Name: Björn Margeirsson

Current education/work: Ph.D. student at Matis ohf. / University of Iceland. Project: „Thermodynamical modelling of chilling and transportation for fish“

Aim: To become a specialist in applying CFD in the fishing industry Field of study: Mechanical engineering – Computational Fluid Dynamics

CV: 2005 - 2007 M.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg,Sweden. Specialisation: Computational Fluid Dynamics 1999 -2003. B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from University of Iceland 1994 - 1998. College degree from Menntaskólinn við Sund in Iceland.

Course of study: physics and natural science 2003 – 2005. Job as a B.Sc. Engineer at Almenna Consulting Engineers. Heating, ventilation and sanitary systems for buildings, Pumping and cleaning systems, Machinery and metal parts. 2000-2003 Sommerjob at Almenna Consulting Engineers. 1995-1999 Sommerjob at the Icelandic Telephone company

Publications:

Ritrýndar greinar, bókakaflar og ráðstefnurit (Scientific articles, bookchapters and papers in conference proceedings): Margeirsson, B., Arason, S. 2008. Temperature monitoring and CFD modelling of a cold storage. In: CCM 2008: The 3rd International Workshop on Cold Chain Management. 2 – 3 June 2008. Bonn, GER, p. 215 – 226. Margeirsson, B., Arason S. 2008. Comparison between different ice media for chilling fish. In: CCM 2008: The 3rd International Workshop on Cold Chain Management. 2 – 3 June 2008. Bonn, GER, p. 265 – 272.

Prófritgerðir (Thesis work): Margeirsson, B. 2007. Computational Modelling of Temperature Distribution in a Cold Storage. Report for a 7.5 ECTS units project at Chalmers University of Technology. Gothenburg, Sweden. Margeirsson, B. 2007. Computational Modelling of Flow over a Spillway in Vatnsfellsstífla Dam in Iceland. M.Sc. thesis at Chalmers University of Technology. Gothenburg, Sweden.

Skýrslur (Reports): Margeirsson, B. 2008. Samanburður á einangrun kera með tilraunum og varmaflutningslíkönum. Matís report 09-08, 15 pages. Margeirsson, B., Hilmarsson, Ó. Þ. 2007. Ferlastýring í kjúklingaiðnaði – Úttekt hjá Reykjagarði hf. Matís report 45-07, 10 pages.

Fyrirlestrar á ráðstefnum og fundum (Presentations at conferences, seminars and workshops): Margeirsson, B. Samanburður kælimiðla og kortlagning á kælikeðjum. Presentation at Icelandic focus group meeting. EU project; Chill On – Novel Technologies for a Safe and Transparent Food Supply. Reykjavík, Iceland. 29 April 2008. Margeirsson, B., Arason, S. Temperature monitoring and CFD modelling of a cold storage. Proceedings from CCM 2008: The 3rd International Workshop on Cold Chain Management. Bonn, Germany, 3 June 2008. Margeirsson, B. Að hefja doktorsnám í verkfræðideild HÍ. Presentation at Meistaradegi verkfræðinnar in University of Iceland. Reykjavík. 29 May 2008. Margeirsson, B. Temperature mapping and logistical assessment of the Icelandic-UK fresh fish supply chain. Erindi flutt á vinnufundi Chill On verkefnisins. EU project; Chill On – Novel Technologies for a Safe and Transparent Food Supply. Valencia, ESP. 4 Dec. 2007. Margeirsson, B. Logistics. Workshop: Tiltak um fiskivinnuna um feskan fisk. Föroya Ráfiskakeyparafelag. Thorshavn, Faroe Islands. 26 Oct. 2007. Margeirsson, B. Evaluation of cooling techniques. First Annual Stakeholder Forum. EU project; Chill on - Novel Technologies for a Safe and Transparent Food Supply. Cologne, GER. 18 Oct. 2007. Margeirsson, B. Chilled Transport and Storage - Supporting Technologies. First Annual Stakeholder Forum. EU project; Chill on - Novel Technologies for a Safe and Transparent Food Supply. Cologne, GER. 17 Oct. 2007.

Veggspjöld (Poster presentations): Margeirsson, B., Arason, S. Comparison between different ice media for chilling fish. In: CCM 2008: The 3rd International Workshop on Cold Chain Management. 2 – 3 June 2008, Bonn, Germany.

Kennsla (Teaching): Háskóli Íslands. Food Engineering 1 Autumn 2007. Heat transfer. Sjávarútvegsskóli Sameinuðu Þjóðanna (UNU). Haust 2007. Ice and its usage. Sjávarútvegsskóli Sameinuðu Þjóðanna (UNU). Haust 2007. Cold store and logistics.

 bjorn.margeirsson@matis.is / Fon: +3454 422 5057 - 663 1745