Pål Brekke
Senior Adviser, Norwegian Space Center

Pål Brekke work as a Senior Advisor in Space Science at the Norwegian Space Centre. He is currently a board member of the University of Tromsø.

Pål Brekke received a Dr. Scient degree in 1993 from the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo working on space based observations of the Sun from rockets and satellites. Since 1993 he participated in the Norwegian involvement'sin theESA/NASA mission Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). After the launch of SOHO in December 1995 he was part of the science operation team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. In 1999 he joined the European Space Agency (ESA) as the SOHO Deputy Project Scientist stationed at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. He was also in charge of outreach and media activites, making SOHO to one of the most well known current satellite projects.

He received a Fulbright Fellowship in 1994, ESA´s´Eceptional Achievement Award in 2002, Laurels for Team Achievements from the International Academy of Astronautics in 2003. Served on several NASA Review Panels and as referee for various scientific journals. Professional publications: Refereed Journals - 42, Proceedings - 69, Popular Science - 22. Numerous appearances in national and international news-networks (CNN, USA Today, Der Spiegel, BBC etc.).