About me

Personal information:
Born: 28 October, 1980
Civil state: Married, three children.

Degrees:
2010 - Ph.D. in Physics, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
2007 - M.Sc. in Astronomy, University of Copenhagen
2004 - B.Sc. in Physics and Astronomi, University of Copenhagen

Academic Appointments:
2019 - present: Professor, Technical University of Denmark
2018 - 2023: Head of Section for Continuum Modeling and Testing, Technical University of Denmark
2013 - 2019: Associate professor, Technical University of Denmark
2012 - 2013: Researcher, Technical University of Denmark
2010 - 2012: Postdoc, Technical University of Denmark 

Publications:
You can view my publications and h-index on Scopus or Google Scholar or under Publications. 

Grants:
2023: WP-leader on EU Horizon project “HyLICAL”, Budget 37,3 mio. DKK
2022: PI on Villum fonden project "Physics-aware machine learning", Budget 3,00 mio. DKK
2021: PI on Novo Nordisk Fonden project "Superior nature-inspired biomaterials from freeze-casted microchannels", Budget 1,94 mio. DKK
2021: Co-PI on DFF-FTP project “Magnetic Enhancements through Nanoscale Orientation (METEOR)”, Budget: 6,19 mio. DKK
2021: Co-applicant in Novo Nordisk Foundation Challenge project “Ultra-sensitive Bio-Magnetometers with Macro to Nano Resolution (BIO-MAG)”, Budget: 59,96 mio. DKK
2019: PI on Poul Due Jensen Foundation project “Solving Brown’s paradox in micromagnetism”, Budget: 3,85 mio. DKK
2018: PI on DFF-FTP project “Electromagnetic energy harvesting using 2D magnetic levitation”, Budget: 2,58 mio. DKK
2018: Co-applicant – EU H2020 – FET PROACTIVE “Harvestore” project, Budget (total): 53 mio. DKK
2016: PI on EUDP project “Improving power quality using energy storage”, Budget: 14,50 mio. DKK
2016: PI on DFF-FTP project “Controlling ice growth to create micro-channel structures”, Budget: 2,58 mio. DKK
2014: Project leader on EUDP project “Powerpipe” project, Budget: 8,94 mio. DKK
2013: Co-applicant - EU FP7 “NanoCaTe" project, Budget (total): 42 mio. DKK

Awards and memberships:
2016 - 2021: Member of The Young Academy under The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
2012: Co-author on best paper 2012/2013 in International Journal of Refrigeration
2010: Future Energy Leader at the World Energy Congress, awarded by World Energy Council Denmark
2010: Gorm-Petersens Mindelegat – Awarded young researchers for extraordinary good research

Outreach:
2021: Participated in Hjernekassen on DR P1 national radio.
2017: Invited speaker, Sintering 2017 conference, San Diego, USA.
2016: Plenary speaker, Thermag VII 2016, Torino, Italy.
2014: Keynote speaker, Sintering 2014, Dresden, Germany.
2013: Member of the organizing committee of PhD Summer School “Optimized Processing of Multi-Material Architectures for Functional Ceramics“ at DTU Energy.
2007: The article Bjørk, R. (2007), Exploring the Galaxy using space probes, International Journal of Astrobiology, 6, 89-93 was mentioned in articles in New Scientist, The Guardian, Berlingske Tidende and many more. Three radio interviews were given to BBC and DR P3, respectively. Finally, the article was featured on the television show Aftenshowet on DR1.