Personal profile

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Primary fields of research

My personal interest is in brewing science and technology, traditional cider making, production of soft drinks and distilling spirits with special emphasis on product development, flavour evaluation and fermentation.

Lectures/teaching

I am main responsible for the brewing specific courses as part of the MSc specialization in Brewing Science and Technology at University of Copenhagen, Department of Food Science:

  • ‘Brewing and Raw Materials’ (7.5 ECTS, MSc course)
  • ‘Brewing Process and Technology’ (7.5 ECTS, MSc course)
  • ‘Beer and Packaging Technology’ (7.5 ECTS, MSc course)
  • ‘Brewing Project in Practice’ (15 ECTS, MSc course)

I am main responsible for the bachelor course ‘Brewing Summer Course’ for bachelor students, which is offered in three course versions giving 2.5 or 5 or 7.5 ECTS.

I am also teaching heat transfer, mass transfer, sedimentation and pump calculations on BSc course ‘Produktion af Flydende Fødevarer’ (Danish, 5 ECTS).

I am main responsible for the microbrewer education Diploma Craft Brewer in close cooperation with Scandinavian School of Brewing. The education is offered as continuous education and consist of two weeks course:

  • Craft Brewer Course under Copenhagen Summer University in August
  • Craft Brewer Course II at Department of Food Science January-February.

The students make a project at a microbrewery and a report between the two weeks.

I am main responsible for the pilot brewery at Department of Food Science.

Education/Academic qualification

University pædagogy, Københavns Universitet, Institut for Naturfagenes Didaktik

Award Date: 1 Aug 2023

Diploma in Distilling, Institute of Brewing and Distilling

Award Date: 30 Jun 2019

Engineering Business Administration, Danish Technical University

Award Date: 30 Jun 2002

Certificate of Proficiency in English, University of Cambridge

Award Date: 30 Jun 1995

Diploma in Brewing, Institute of Brewing and Distilling

Award Date: 30 Jun 1991

Chemical Engineer, B.Eng., Technical University of Denmark

Award Date: 30 Jun 1986

External positions

Director, Scandinavian School of Brewing

20172021

Training Manager, Scandinavian School of Brewing

20092017

Senior consultant, Alectia A/S

20082009

Cider maker, owner, Pomona cider

20032020

Project manager, Ørbæk Mostfabrik

2002

Senior Brewing Engineer, Danbrew

20002002

Senior brewing engineer, Alfred Jørgensen Laboratory Ltd.

19892000

Fermentation chemist, Danisco Biotechnology

19861989

Keywords

  • Food production