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Overview of Åsmund Røhr Kjendseth’s appointments, funding, and academic service.

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Name Åsmund Røhr Kjendseth
Roles Head of Education (Pro-Dean) & Section Leader Chemistry, Associate Professor of Biophysical Chemistry (KBM, NMBU)
Email asmund.rohr@nmbu.no
Research areas Metalloenzymes, spectroscopy, structural biology, computational chemistry
ORCID 0000-0002-4956-4865
Website https://www.kjendseth-lab.org

education

  • 2010
    PhD, Biochemistry
    Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway
  • 2001
    Cand. scient., Biochemistry
    Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Norway

positions

  • 2025–
    Head of Education (Pro-Dean) & Section Leader Chemistry
    Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Food Science (KBM), NMBU
  • 2020–
    Associate Professor & Group Leader Chemistry
    KBM, NMBU
  • 2015–2020
    Principal Investigator / Researcher
    KBM, NMBU
  • 2010–2015
    Postdoctoral Fellowships
    KBM NMBU (2014–2015); ESRF Grenoble (2014); Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo (2012–2014 & 2010)
  • 2008–2012
    Research Manager / Senior Scientist
    Keep-it Technologies AS, Norway
  • 2003–2004
    Visiting PhD Fellow
    Institute of Physics, University of Lübeck, Germany

project management & grants

  • 2019–2026
    COOFIX – Evolving novel CO₂-reducing enzymes (FRIPRO)
    • Principal Investigator, Research Council of Norway
  • 2019–2026
    CUBE – ERC Synergy Grant
    • Co-Principal Investigator
  • 2017–2019
    ERC StG Application Improvement (CoG preparation)
    • Principal Investigator, 500 kNOK
  • 2017–2022
    OXYMOD – Optimised oxidative enzyme systems
    • Partner, Digital Life Norway
  • 2016–2020
    Talent Development & Strategic Grants (NMBU)
    • 2,780 kNOK total personal support
  • 2015–2019
    Resolving molecular mechanisms of biomass degrading enzymes
    • Principal Investigator, Research Council of Norway (FRINATEK)
  • 2015–
    NOTUR / Sigma2 High-Performance Computing allocations
    • ~400,000 CPUh annually for QM/MM and MD

supervision

MSc (main supervisor) 11
PhD (main supervisor) 3 (current and completed)
Additional roles Mentor for postdocs and co-supervisor on multiple PhD projects

leadership & service

  • UiO Education Leadership Programme (ULP), 2025
  • Study Program Leader, Chemistry Education, KBM NMBU (2020–)
  • Head of Education, KBM NMBU (2022–2023)
  • Leader & Board Member, Norwegian Biochemical Society – Ås (2017–)
  • UiO Research Leadership Programme – RLP Start (2017)
  • Board member, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, NMBU (2016–2017)

career breaks

  • 2015 & 2016
    Parental leave (two periods)
    • Three months each

invited presentations (selection)

  • 2025 · Oslo University Hospital, Dept. of Medical Biochemistry
  • 2025 · Hylleraas Centre for Quantum Molecular Sciences, UiO
  • 2024 · LPMO symposium, University of York
  • 2022 · Chemistry Union, University of Marseille
  • 2021 · Department of Chemistry, University of Lisboa
  • 2019 · International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry, Interlaken

patents

  • EP2697641 A1 “Time-temperature indicator system” (granted across AU, JP, CN, NO)
  • EP2697617 A2 “Time-temperature indicator system I” (granted across AU, CH, DE, FR, UK, JP, CN, NO)
  • Two additional patents pending

innovation & industry collaboration

  • Keep-it Technologies AS (2008–2012) – Invented and developed the temperature-sensitive chemistry behind the company’s flagship freshness indicator; served as Research Manager and led IPR efforts.
  • Orphan Diagnostics AS (2015– ) – Lead enzyme discovery and optimisation for bedside toxic alcohol diagnostics; prototype currently in clinical testing.