Expert Panels
Expert Panel members are
appointed by the Science Committee of the Icelandic Science and Technology
Policy Council. Up to seven individuals with qualifications at associate
professor level or higher, who have extensive experience of research, are
appointed to each Expert Panel. At least two members of each Expert Panel shall
be predominantly active professionally outside of Iceland.
For guidlines for expert panels and external experts, please consult the IRF Handbook .
IRF Expert Panels
Seven Expert Panels review the applications (see table below). Seven active scientists make up each Expert Panel, and they are selected for their expert knowledge in the relevant field. In the application form, the applicants select the Expert Panel in which they wish the application to be evaluated. IRF staff can move an application between Expert Panels if recommended by the chairs of the panels. See Section 4: Expert Panel guidelines, for additional information on the work of Expert Panel members.
| Expert Panel | Scientific category |
| Physical sciences and mathematics |
Physical sciences Chemical sciences Nano-technology Earth and related environmental sciences Mathematics |
| Engineering and technical sciences |
Industrial Biotechnology Environmental engineering Computer and information sciences Environmental biotechnology Civil engineering Materials engineering Mechanical engineering Medical engineering Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering Chemical engineering Other engineering and technologies |
| Natural and environmental sciences |
Biological sciences (plant sciences, botany, zoology, ornithology, entomology, behavioral sciences biology, marine biology, freshwater biology, limnology, ecology, biodiversity conservation, evolutionary biology) Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries Agriculture and biotechnology Other agricultural sciences Animal and dairy science Other natural sciences Veterinary sciences |
| Biomedical sciences |
Basic medicine Biological sciences (cell biology, immunology, microbiology, virology, biochemistry, molecular biology, biochemical research methods, mycology, biophysics, genetic and heredity) |
| Clinical sciences and public health |
Clinical medicine Public health Health sciences Other medical sciences Health biotechnology |
| Social sciences and educational sciences |
Economics and business Educational sciences Law Other social sciences Political Science Social and economic geography Psychology Media and communications Sociology |
| Humanities and arts |
History and archaeology Languages and literature Art (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music) Other humanities Philosophy, ethics and religion |
Questions regarding individual Expert Panels and scientific categories shall be directed to the staff of the Icelandic Centre for Research. Applicants may under no circumstances be in contact with Expert Panel members during the review process.
IRF Expert Panel members
| Physical sciences and mathematics | ||
| Gunnar Stefánsson, chair |
University of Iceland |
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| Biplab Sanyal | Uppsala University | |
| Kari Strand | University of Oulu | |
| Peter Bøggild | DTU | |
| Nicholas Westwood | University of St Andrews | |
| Abigail Barker | Uppsala University | |
| Sadegh Kochfar | University of Edinburgh | |
| Engineering and technical sciences |
|
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| Rúnar Unnþórsson, chair |
University of Iceland | |
| Regina Hebig |
Univ of Gothenburg, Chamlers |
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| Felix Albu | Valahia Univ of Targoviste | |
| Paolo Gargiulo | Reykjavik University |
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| Valentina Markova | Technical University of Varna | |
| Vikram Pakrashi | University College Dublin | |
| Jeroen Arendsen | Stichting Sherpa Expertiscentrum | |
| Natural and environmental sciences | ||
| Starri Heiðmarsson, chair |
NW-Iceland Nature Research Center | |
| Asuncion Rios Murillo |
Museo Nzcional de Ciencias Naturales |
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| Gunilla Rosenqvist |
NTNU |
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| Håkan Wallander |
Lund University |
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| Martin Genner | University of Bristol | |
| Carmen Galan | University of Cordoba | |
| Xavier Vekemans | University de Lille | |
| Biomedical sciences | ||
| Bryndís Birnir, chair |
University of Uppsala |
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| Albert Vernon Smith |
University of Michigan |
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| Anders Woetman Andersen |
University of Copenhagen |
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| Anne Ephrussi | EMBL | |
| Martin Bushell | University of Glasgow | |
| Jóhann Guðjónsson |
University of Michigan |
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| Suparna Sanyal |
Uppsala University |
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| Clinical sciences and public health | ||
| Álfgeir L. Kristjánsson, chair |
West Virginia University |
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| Ingunn Björnsdóttir | University of Oslo | |
| Josef Kautzner | IKEM |
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| Mari Kangasniemi | University of Turku | |
| Maren Kristine Raknes | NTNU | |
| Peymane Adab |
University of Birmingham | |
| Lorraine Harper | University of Birmingham | |
| Social sciences and educational sciences | ||
| Helga Hallgrímsdóttir, chair |
University of Victoria | |
| Naomi Ekos | Texas Christian University | |
| Anna Ólafsdóttir | University of Akureyri | |
| Gylfi Magnússon | University of Iceland | |
| Sveinn Eggertsson |
University of Iceland | |
| Herdís Steingrímsdóttir | Copenhagen Business School | |
| Kamrul Hossain |
University of Lapland |
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| Humanities and arts | ||
| Már Jónsson, chair |
University of Iceland |
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| Hilary M. Carey | University of Bristol | |
| Jóhannes Dagsson | Iceland University of the Arts | |
| Marcos Martinón-Torres | University of Cambridge | |
| Stephanie Gropper | University of Tuebingen | |
| Paul Tenngart | Lund University | |
| Synne Behrndt | Stockholm University of the Arts | |
