Date of birth:	March 10th 1935, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Education:	College for further education "Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík" June 1955. Dipl. Chem. from Technical University of Munich, Germany, July 1961. Postgraduate studies at Technical University of Munich until end of 1961. Postgraduate research work at University of Copenhagen and Nuclear Research Establishment, Risö, Denmark 1962. Awarded Dr. scient. degree from University of Iceland, July 1976.
Professional carrieer:	Junior research fellow Institute of Physics, University of Iceland 1963 - 1966. Research fellow Science Institute University of Iceland 1966 - 1970. Associate professor of chemistry, University of Iceland 1970 - 1976. Professor of chemistry, University of Iceland from 1976.
Fields of research:	Isotope geochemistry, hydrology and glaciology. Alternative energy.