Ole A. Misund#
Membership Number: | 2979 |
Membership type: | ORDINARY |
Section: | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION |
Elected: | 2011 |
Main Country of Residence: | NORWAY |
Homepage(s): | http://www.npolar.no |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2017, 09 - present Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
- 2016, 02 - 2017, 08 Director of NIFES, Bergen, Norway
- 2012, 03 - 2016, 01 Director, UNIS, Longyearbyen, Norway
- 2007, 07 - 2012, 02 Deputy Director and Director of Programs, IMR, Bergen, Norway
- 2004, 01 - 2007, 06 Research Director, IMR, Bergen, Norway
- 2000, 08 - 2003, 12 Research Director, Centre of Marine Environment, IMR, Bergen, Norway
- 1997, 01 - 2000, 07 Head of Section, Fish Capture, Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway
- 1992, 03 - 1992, 10 Scientist, ORSTOM, Montpellier, France
- 1991, 01 - 1996, 12 Scientist, Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
Fields of Scholarship
- Climate change and polar ecosystems
- Fisheries Technology to improve fishing gear selectivity and efficiency
- Acoustic Abundance estimation of fish schools
- Applied fish behavior to understand and predict fish distribution and reaction
Honours and Awards
- Several awards awarded to Institute of Marine Research during Ole Misund's period as a Research Director
- Alumni of the year, 2018, University of Bergen