Martin Cederwall, 610417-5119
Date of Birth: | April 17, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of Birth: | Göteborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Citizenship: | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Address: | Department of Fundamental Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Home address: | Hus 43,
S-430 81 Köpstadsö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Telephone: | +46(31)7723181 (work), +46(31)970101 (home), +46(733)500886 (cell) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E-mail: | martin.cederwall@chalmers.se | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WWW: | http://fy.chalmers.se/tp/cederwall/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Education: | Chalmers University of Technology,
Göteborg, 1979-1982
(M.Sc. in Physics, 1982, awarded the John Ericsson Medal); Gothenburg Conservatory, Göteborg, 1987-1989 (University Diploma in Music, 1989); Institute for Theoretical Physics, Göteborg, 1982-1986, (Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics, 1986, with the thesis ``Suite for Strings'', awarded the Natural Science Foundation's prize). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Positions: | Post-doctoral position,
Laboratoire de Physique
Théorique de l'École Normale
Supérieure, Paris, 1986-1987;
Elementary school teacher, Styrsö, 1990; Assistant Professor (forskarassistent), Institute for Theoretical Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 1992-1995; Senior Lecturer, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Göteborg University, 1995-1999; Associate Professor (docent), Institute for Theoretical Physics, Göteborg University, 1997; Professor, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Göteborg University, 2000-2004; Professor, Department of Fundamental Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 2005- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Teaching Experience: | Elementary school teacher in mathematics,
chemistry and biology (1990);
Assistant teacher in courses at Chalmers University of Technology and Göteborg University (1982-1993): Various Mechanics courses, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Vector Analysis, Statistical Mechanics; Lecturer in Special Relativity (1985, 2002-); Lecturer in Advanced Electrodynamics (2001); Lecturer in Mechanics (1992-1998, 2002-); Lecturer in Quantum Physics (1995-2000); Lecturer in Lie Algebra, graduate course (1995-2003); Lecturer in Particle Physics (2002-2003); Lecturer in General Relativity and Cosmology (2005-); Developed and lectured (1995-1998) a new Mechanics course, including writing of a compendium on Analytical Mechanics and implementing computer-aided learning of mechanics; Developed and lectured (1999-2000) an introductory undergraduate physics course combining experimental methods with physical and mathematical modelling and project-based work. Developed and lectured (1999-2001) a popular university course ``Physics for Poets''. A number of (more or less) popular lectures, discussions &c. in different contexts on relativity, quantum mechanics, modern space-time physics, string theory and such; appearances on radio and television. Currently main supervisor of one graduate student at the Department of Fundamental Physics, Chalmers University of Technology. Graduated PhD's: Alexander von Gussich (1997), Magnus Holm (1999), Mikkel Nielsen (2002). Graduated licentiate: Tom Adawi (1999). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the board of the Institute for Theoretical Physics, Göteborg University and Chalmers University of Technology, 1996-2004. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Board member of the Center for Man, Technology and Society at Chalmers University of Technology 1994-98. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the board of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Göteborg University and Chalmers University of Technology, 1997-2000, 2002-2004. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of the appointment committee at
Physics and Engineering Physics, 2001-2004; chairman 2003-2004.
Member of the Faculty Board
(fakultetsrådet)
at Chalmers University of Technology 1996-2002. | Chairman of the ``sektionskollegium'' of
Physics and Engineering Physics 2002-2004. | Vice prefect of the Department of Theoretical Physics,
2003-2004. | Director of Engineering Physics
undergraduate program at Chalmers, 2005-. | Awarded the John Ericsson Medal for
MSc degree 1982. | Awarded the Natural Science Foundation's
prize for PhD thesis 1986. | Awarded
``Chalmers Pedagogiska Stipendium''
(pedagogical prize) 1995. | Tage Erlander laureate
2001. | Awarded ``Guldäpplet'' (pedagogical
prize)
2005. | |