BORN:	January 27, 1964, Reykjavik, Iceland.
CITIZENSHIP:	Icelandic.

EDUCATION:

• B.S., University of Iceland, 1984.
• M.A., Princeton University, 1986.
• Ph.D., Princeton University, 1989. Thesis Advisor: C.G. Callan.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Research Assistant, Princeton University, 1984 - 1985 and 1987 - 1989.
• Teaching Assistant, Princeton University, 1985 - 1987.
• Post-Doctoral Scholar, Stanford University, 1989 - 1993.
• Post-Graduate Researcher, ITP, UC Santa Barbara, 1993 - 1995.
• Assistant Professor, Princeton University, 1995 - 1999. (On leave 1998-99.)
• Professor, University of Iceland, August 1998 - present.
• Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Iceland, July 2007 - June 2008.
• Director of NORDITA, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2008 - present.

VISITING APPOINTMENTS:

• Visiting Professor, Department of Physics, Stanford University: September 1, 2004 - July 15, 2005.
• Visiting Scientist, Department of Physics and Astronomy, RutgersUniversity: May 4 - June 3, 2003; May 1 - 31, 1999; November 1 - December 12, 1992.
• Corresponding Fellow at NORDITA, Copenhagen: 1995 - 1998.
• Visiting Scientist, NORDITA Copenhagen: September 1992, and August - September 1991.

HONORS   AND   AWARDS:

• US Department of Energy, Outstanding Junior Investigator, 1996 - 1999.
• The Icelandic Research Fund, Grant for Excellence, 2004 - 2006.