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Margrethe Wold

Margrethe Wold

Associate Professor

Department of Engineering Sciences >

 

+47 37 23 34 76

+47 957 63 327

Office:
C5087 ( Jon Lilletuns vei 9, Grimstad )

Education:

PhD in astronomy, Stockholm university, 2002

MSc in astronomy/physics, Univ. of Oslo, 1996

BSc in physics, Univ. of Oslo, 1994

Pedagogics, courses:

University-level mathematics teaching course, Matric, 2015-2016 (100 hrs)

University pedagogics, PULS UiA, 2015-2016 (150 hrs)

Work experience:

Associate professor, Dept. of engineering sciences, University of Agder (2015 - )
Senior engineer, County governor of Vest-Agder, Section Climate and Environment (2014)
Project manager, Lista Bird Observatory (2011 - 2014)
Associate professor & Marie Curie Fellow, Niels Bohr Institute, Univ. of Copenhagen (2010 - 2011)
NFR researcher, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, Univ. of Oslo (2007 - 2010)
ESO Research Fellow, European Southern Observatory, Munich (2003 - 2006)
Postdoctoral researcher, Caltech/Spitzer Science Center, USA (2002 - 2003)

Academic interests

Physics, mathematics, astrophysics, ornithology

Courses taught at UiA:

MA 006 summer course mathematics

MA 157/159 mathematics 2 for computer engineering and renewable energy

MA 169 mathematics 1 for electrical engineering

FYS 119/120 physics for computer and electrical engineering

NAT 104 physics1 teacher education GLU 1-7

NAT 110 physics2 teacher education  GLU 1-7

NAT 108 physics2 teacher education GLU 5-10 (Kristiansand)

Projects

Physics and applied mathematics

Asteroids and the two-body problem in celestial mechanics

Renewable energy

Characterization of solar irradiation Grimstad

Learning analytics

Students' use of video recorded lectures

Previous research:

Contract research

County governor of Vest-Agder, section Climate and Environment: “Utvalgte fuglearters bruk av Listastrendene”
County governor of Vest-Agder, section Climate and Environment: “Skisse til overvåkingsprogram for fugl-gårdsvindmølle”

Astrophysics research projects as Principal Investigator:

8m Very Large Telescope - European Southern Observatory

“The stellar velocity dispersion and M-sigma relation of post-starburst quasar host galaxies”
“High-mass star formation in luminous infrared galaxies”
“The dark side of Seyfert galaxies: A VLT/VISIR Pilot study of Obscured, Forbidden NeII”
”Science verification: Obscured, forbidden NeII in the Seyfert2 galaxy NGC7582”

Selected projects at other telescope facilities 
2.5m Nordic Optical Telescope: “The M-sigma relation of red quasars”
ESO 3.6m + New Technology Telescope: “The influence of black hole mass and accretion rate on the FRI/FRII dichotomy”
2.5m Nordic Optical Telescope: “Variability screening of intermediate-mass black hole candidates”
Palomar 200inch: “The influence of black hole mass and accretion rate on the FRI/FRII dichotomy”

Scientific publications

  • Ho, Alex; Wold, Margrethe; Poursina, Mohammad; Conway, John Thomas (2023). The accuracy of mutual potential approximations in simulations of binary asteroids. Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A). ISSN: 0004-6361. 671doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245552.
  • Ho, Alex; Wold, Margrethe; Poursina, Mohammad; Conway, John Thomas (2022). Dynamics of asteroid systems post-rotational fission. Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A). ISSN: 0004-6361. 665doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243706.
  • Ho, Alex; Wold, Margrethe; Conway, John Thomas; Poursina, Mohammad (2021). Extended two-body problem for rotating rigid bodies. Celestial mechanics & dynamical astronomy. ISSN: 0923-2958. 133doi:10.1007/s10569-021-10034-8.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Conway, John Thomas (2021). The planar two-body problem for spheroids and disks. Celestial mechanics & dynamical astronomy. ISSN: 0923-2958. 133doi:10.1007/s10569-021-10023-x.
  • Gjesteland, Thomas; Vos, Pauline; Wold, Margrethe (2018). Mathematical modelling and activation – a study on a large class, a project-based task and students’ flow. International Network for Didactic Research in University Mathematics : INDRUM. ISSN: 2496-1027. s 175 - 184.
  • Wold, Margrethe (2018). Students' usage patterns of video recorded lectures in an undergraduate mathematics course. International Network for Didactic Research in University Mathematics : INDRUM. ISSN: 2496-1027. s 370 - 371.
  • Gjesteland, Thomas; Vos, Pauline; Wold, Margrethe (2017). Students experiencing flow in a Physics lab task using mobile phones and free software. Smart Universities: Education´s Digital Future. ISBN: 978-3-8325-4595-6. Logos Verlag Berlin. Scientific papers. s 37 - 44.
  • Hogner, Silje; Riera, Albert Burgas; Wold, Margrethe; Lifjeld, Jan Terje; Johnsen, Arild (2015). Intergeneric hybridization between Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus and Whinchat Saxicola rubetra revealed by molecular analyses. Journal of Ornithology. ISSN: 2193-7192. 156s 829 - 836. doi:10.1007/s10336-015-1165-x.
  • Hiner, Kyle; Canalizo, Gabriela; Wold, Margrethe; Brotherton, Michael S.; Cales, Sabrina L. (2012). Black-hole-bulge relationship of post-starburst quasars at z~0.3. The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ). ISSN: 0004-637X. 756s 162. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/756/2/162.
  • Toft, Sune; Gallazzi, Anna; Zirm, Andrew; Wold, Margrethe; Zibetti, S.; Grillo, C.; Man, Alison (2012). Deep absorption line studies of quiescent galaxies at z~2: The dynamical-mass-size-relation and first contraints on the fundamental plane. The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ). ISSN: 0004-637X. 754s 3. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/754/1/3.
  • Canalizo, Gabriela; Wold, Margrethe; Hiner, Kyle; Lacy, Mark; Aylor, Kevin (2012). Probing the M-sigma relation in the non-local universe using red qsos. The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ). ISSN: 0004-637X. 760doi:10.1088/0004-637X/760/1/38.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Brotherton, M. S.; Shang, Z. (2008). Black hole mass and variability in quasars. Observational evidence for black holes in the universe. ISBN: 978-0-7354-0582-0. American Institute of Physics (AIP). KAPITTEL.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Brotherton, M. S.; Shang, Z. (2008). Black hole mass and variability in quasars. AIP Conference Proceedings. ISSN: 0094-243X. 1053s 55 - 58. doi:10.1063/1.3009523.
  • Canalizo, G.; Wold, Margrethe; Lazarova, M.; Lacy, Mark (2008). Quasar Black Hole Masses from Velocity Dispersions. AIP Conference Proceedings. ISSN: 0094-243X. 1053s 63 - 66. doi:10.1063/1.3009525.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Brotherton, M. S.; Shang, Z. (2008). Quasar Optical Variability and Black Hole Mass. Revista mexicana de astronomía y astrofísica. ISSN: 0185-1101. 32s 15 - 17.
  • de Diego, J.A.; Binette, L.; Ogle, P.; Anderson, A.C.; Haro-Corzo, S.; Wold, Margrethe (2007). Quasar 3C298: a test-case for meteoritic nanodiamond 3.5micron emission. Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A). ISSN: 0004-6361. 467s L7 - L10.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Brotherton, M. S.; Shang, Z. (2007). The dependence of quasar variability on black hole mass. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ISSN: 0035-8711. 375s 989 - 999.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Lacy, Mark; Armus, Lee (2007). The influence of AGN nuclear parameters on the FRI/FRII dichotomy. Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A). ISSN: 0004-6361. 470s 531 - 538. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065266.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Galliano, E. (2006). Nuclear embedded star clusters in NGC 7582. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ISSN: 0035-8711. 369s L47.
  • Müller, A.; Wold, Margrethe (2006). On the signatures of gravitational redshift: The onset of relativistic emission lines. Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A). ISSN: 0004-6361. 457s 458. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065615.
  • Sollerman, J.; Jaunsen, Andreas Ortmann; Fynbo, J.P.U.; Hjorth, J; Jakobsson, P.; Stritzinger, M.; Féron, C.; Laursen, P.; Ovaldsen, Jan-Erik; Selj, Josefine Helene; Thöne, C. C.; Xu, D.; Davis, T.; Gorosabel, J.; Watson, D.; Refiz, Duro; Ilyin, I.; Jensen, B.L.; Lysfjord, Nina; Marquart, T.; Nielsen, T.; Näränen, J.; Schwarz, H. E.; Walch, S.; Wold, Margrethe; Östlin, G. (2006). Supernova 2006aj and the associated X-Ray Flash 060218. Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A). ISSN: 0004-6361. 454s 503 - 509. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065226.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Lacy, Mark; Kaufl, H.U.; Siebenmorgen, R. (2006). The nuclear regions of NGC 7582 from [Ne II] spectroscopy at 12.8 μm - an estimate of the black hole mass. Astronomy and Astrophysics (A & A). ISSN: 0004-6361. 460 (449). doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053385.
  • McLure, R.; Lacy, Mark; Willott, C.J.; Jarvis, M.J.; Rawlings, S.; Hill, G.; Mitchell, E.; Dunlop, J.S.; Wold, Margrethe (2004). A sample of radio galaxies spanning three decades in radio luminosity - I. The host galaxy properties and black hole masses. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ISSN: 0035-8711. 351s 347.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Armus, L.; Neugebauer, G.; Jarrett, T.H.; Lehnert, M. (2003). Overdensities of extremely red objects in the fields of high-redshift QSOs. Astronomical Journal. ISSN: 0004-6256. 126s 1776.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Lacy, Mark; Dahle, H.; Lilje, Per Barth (2002). AGN-selected clusters as revealed by weak lensing. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ISSN: 0035-8711. 355s 1017.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Lacy, Mark; Lilje, Per Barth; Serjeant, Stephen (2001). Radio-quiet quasar environments at 0.5 < z < 0.8. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ISSN: 0035-8711. 323s 231.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Lacy, Mark; Lilje, Per Barth; Serjeant, Stephen (2000). Clustering of galaxies around radio quasars at 0.5 < z < 0.8. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ISSN: 0035-8711. 316s 267.
  • Lacy, Mark; Ridgway, S.; Wold, Margrethe; Lilje, Per Barth; Rawlings, S. (1999). Radio-optical alignments in a low radio luminosity sample. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ISSN: 0035-8711. 307s 420.
  • Pedersen, H.; Jaunsen, A.O.; Grav, T.; Østensen, R.; Andersen, M.I.; Wold, Margrethe; Kristen, H.; Broils, A.; Naslund, M.; Lacy, Mark; Castro-Tirado, N.; Gorosabel, J.; Rodrigues-Espinosa, J.M.; Pérez, A.M.; Wolf, C.; Fockenbrock, C.; Hjorth, J.; Muhli, P.; Hakala, P.; Piro, L.; Feroci, M.; Costa, E.; Nicastro, L.; Palazzi, E.; Frontera, F.; Monaldi, L.; Heise, J. (1998). Evidence for diverse optical emission from gamma-ray burst sources. The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ). ISSN: 0004-637X. 496s 311. doi:10.1086/305385.
  • Castro-Tirado, A.J.; Gorosabel, J; Benitez, N.; Wolf, C.; Fockenbrock, R.; Martínez-González, E.; Kristen, H.; Broeils, A.; Pedersen, H.; Greiner, J.; Costa, E.; Feroci, M.; Piro, L.; Frontera, F.; Nicastro, L.; Palazzi, E.; Bartolini, C.; Guarnieri, A.; Masetti, N.; Piccioni, A.; Mignoli, M.; Wold, Margrethe; Lacy, Mark; Birkle, K.; Broadhurst, T.; Brandt, S.; Lund, N. (1998). Photometry and spectroscopy of the GRB 970508 optical counterpart. Science. ISSN: 0036-8075. 279 (1011). doi:10.1126/science.279.5353.1011.
  • Wold, Margrethe; Ho, Alex; Poursina, Mohammad; Conway, John Thomas (2022). Two-body interactions with surface integrals.
  • Ho, Alex; Wold, Margrethe; Conway, John Thomas; Poursina, Mohammad (2021). Dynamics of Asteroid Binary Systems through the Use of Surface Integrals.
  • Wold, Margrethe (2020). NRK Sørlandet, intervju om vintersolverv og Saturn og Jupiters konjunksjon i desember 2020..
  • Wold, Margrethe; Conway, John Thomas; Ho, Alex (2019). The planar rigid two-body problem.
  • Wold, Margrethe (2019). On black holes.

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