Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL

Name:

Dag Anders Moldestad

Nationality:

Norway

	Date of birth:	02.12.70
	Civil Status:	Married, no children
	Address:	Maria Dehlis vei 57, 1084 Oslo, Norway
	E-mail:	dmoldestad@www.dagandersmoldestad.com
	Phone:	+4791328273
	Web page:	http://www.dagandersmoldestad.com/
	Key qualifications	-Friction on snow and ice -Micro- and nanotribology -Anti-fouling, bioadhesion, corrosion & coating of surfaces. -Measurement and characterisation of snow, ice and snow/ice physics -Climate change, cosmic rays, ionisation, clouds, aerosols & electrostatic effects -AutoSock and tyre dynamics -Nanotechnology -Characterisation of surface structure (texture), e.g. skis, boats, AutoSocks, tyres, oil/gas pipes and skates -Optical contouring/Interferometry -Material technology -Physics, electrostatics, mass and heat transfer, fluid dynamics and continuum mechanics -Instrumentation -GPS data logging -Cell mechanisms & electrostatics -Image processing -Applied data and information technology -Programming -Remote sensing -Process control -Electronics, microprocessors

EDUCATION

3/2000

Doctorate

Dr.ing degree
Friction/Arctic Technology

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Norway-Sør-Trøndelag-Trondheim

12/1995

Master’s degree

"Sivilingeniør" Graduate degree

The Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics

Norway-Sør-Trøndelag-Trondheim

6/1992

Bachelor’s degree

Engineering degree

Sogn og Fjordane College, Engineering Department, Electrical Engineering

Norway-Sogn og Fjordane-Førde

6/1989

Secondary school or equivalent

Førde Gymnas

Norway-Sogn og Fjordane-Førde

WORK EXPERIENCE

1/1996 - 3/2000

Dr.student

NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering

Trondheim

The title of my doctoral thesis is "Some aspects of ski base sliding friction and ski base structure" (http://www.diva-portal.org/ntnu/abstract.xsql?dbid=1515), and this includes the following items:

·Ski base sliding friction theory and development of mathematical models that expresses the relation between structure, pressure distribution and sliding properties of cross-country skis.
·Development of a PC-based instrument for non-contact measurement of the structure in a ski sole, SSA - Ski base Structure Analyser.
·Measurements and characterisations of ski base structures with the SSA.
·Measurement and characterisation of snow.
·Verification of ski base structure and sliding friction theory by execution of accurate sliding tests.
·The effect of electrical charging and electrostatic pressure on ski base sliding friction.

1/1996 - 10/2003

Consultant

Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

Trondheim

Member of "Gliprosjektet", "Olympiatoppen", the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (1996-2003). Responsible for the practical accomplishment of "Gliprosjektet" between 1998 and 2003.

My work for the "Olympiatoppen" collaboration project "Gliprosjektet", included snow and weather measurements and ski base structure measurements prior to and during the Nordic World Championships'97 in Trondheim, Norway, prior to the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, prior to and during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, USA, prior to and during the Nordic World Championships'2003 in Val di Fiemme, Italy, as well as taking part in the extensive sliding test programs prior to the four events. In the four events Norwegian athletes competing in sports participating in "Gliprosjektet" won a total of 59 medals (24 Gold, 20 Silver and 15 Bronze medals).

4/2000 - 10/2003

Post doctor

NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering/Department of Civil and Transport Engineering

Trondheim

Continuation of the friction research that was initiated in my dr.study.

One of the spin-offs that has turned out as a result of this research, was a project on surface coating of kayaks, canoes, rowing boats and sailboats. In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney all the Norwegian kayaks, canoes and boats were coated by a team from NTNU. The Norwegian kayaking, canoeing, rowing and sailing teams won two Gold, one Silver and one Bronze medal in these Olympics.

6/2003

Visiting scientist

The University of Edinburgh, Centre for Materials Science and Engineering

Edinburgh

Experiments with LTSEM (Low Temperature Scanning Electron Microscope) imaging of ski bases that had underwent different glide preparation.

12/1999 – 06/2006

Friction Consultant

07/2006 – 03/2008

R & D Manager

11/2000 – present

Owner

AutoSock A/S

Oslo

The AutoSock is a tyre cover made of a special textile fabric, aimed at increasing tyre-to-road friction when driving cars on icy or snowy roads (www.autosock.no). Initial field tests on snow and indoor tests on ice showed that the ice friction properties had to be improved. Thus, I was engaged by AutoSock to assist on the following matters in 1999 and 2000:

·To improve the ice friction of the AutoSock without compromising the snow properties.
·To make use of “state-of-the-art” knowledge on ski base sliding friction theory and ski base structures to increase the understanding of friction between car tyres/AutoSocks and snowy/icy road surfaces.
·To exploit ways to objectively and scientifically describe the surface texture of different AutoSock prototypes in order to increase the understanding of the prevailing friction.
·To run several more friction tests on ice and snow of socks with different material and surface properties.

Through extensive research and testing up to 100% higher values for the average maximum friction coefficient were achieved on ice in 2000.

The AutoSock is patented, commercialised and approved by German TÜV (Tecnicher Überwachungs Verein) as winter aid (“Winternotfahrhilfe”) for passenger vehicles. Over 1 000 000 pairs of AutoSocks have been sold in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Be-Ne-Lux, Italy, France, Spain, Japan and US since 2000, and the product has gained good editorial reviews in automotive magazines, newspapers, TV and radio in a number of countries. AutoSockis approved and sold as a genuine car accessory by 12 different car makers (Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors, Mazda, Subaru, Peugeot, VW, BMW, Mercedes and Fiat). Fred. Olsen & Co is the major stockholder in AutoSock AS.

Since 2000 my responsibilities in AutoSock have included being the expert reg. friction, fit and dynamics of the AutoSock. This has involved e.g.:

· Dynamic fit and friction testing of AutoSocks in-situ under winter and summer conditions using a state-of-the-art GPS Data Logging System for measurement of braking distance (resolution 0.01 m), acceleration time (resolution 0.01 seconds), vehicle movement & dynamics (position, distance, time, heading, height, car speed, individual wheel speeds, individual wheels slip percentages, steering angle, accelerator pedal++).

· Dynamic testing of AutoSocks on the tyre rig at Telemark University College in Porsgrunn with high-speed imaging (up to 600 images per second) for characterisation of movement of AutoSocks relative to tyre.

· Presentations of the AutoSock friction technology for customers and journalists.

Moreover, I have been crucial in the development and release of the AutoSock for e.g. Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi Motors, Mazda, Subaru, Peugeot, VW and Mercedes in Japan, Finland, Norway and Germany.

AFFILIATIONS

2003 - Present

Norwegian Research Council, NANOMAT (Nanotechnology and new materials)

Participant in expert panels for evaluation of applications for the research programme NANOMAT

2004 - 2005

Norwegian Research Council

Member of foresight project “Advanced Materials Norway 2020”

3/2003 - Present

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Reviewer of paper submitted for publication in this international journal

1/1994 - 7/2003

NTHI/NTNUI Sports Team

Athlete, Nordic and athletics, economics Nordic (95-96)

9/1991 - 6/1992

Sogn og Fjordane College

Student representative

11/1989 - 11/1992

Gaular Idrettslag

Board member, coach athletics

SKILLS

DATA:
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access and Project), MATLAB, Image processing (Adobe PhotoShop, SolidCapture, Firehand, SmartDraw Business Graphics), GPS (Google Earth, VBOX Tools), Assembler, C, Visual C++, HTML, QlikView.

LANGUAGE:

Norwegian, English and German.

SELECTED COURSES

2002: Study Tour on Nanotechnology, Boston, December 1 - 6, 2002, Norwegian Trade Council.

2004: New Technologies and Smart Textiles for Industry and Fashion, The Royal Society, London December, 1-2,2004.
2006: Study Tour on Nanotechnology, Boston, May 8 - 12, 2006, Norwegian Trade Council.

2007: Tyre Technology Expo 2007, Cologne, February 2007.

2007: Bioinspired Nanotechnologies for Smarter Products, Institute of Nanotechnology, London, March 20-21, 2007.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Moldestad, D. A. (1995): PC-basert system for måling og valg av sålestruktur på langrennsski. The Norwegian Institute of Technology, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Master thesis (in Norwegian), 82 p..
Moldestad, D. A. (1996): Snø- og værmålinger samt glidetester av langrennsski i Hakuba, februar 1996. Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering, Restricted, Report No. R-14-96 (in Norwegian), 79 p..
Moldestad, D. A. (1996): Snø- og værmålinger samt glidetester av langrennsski i Granåsen, vinteren 1996 - Del I. Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering, Restricted, Report No. R-15-96 (in Norwegian), 43 p..
Moldestad, D. A. (1996): Snø- og værmålinger samt glidetester av langrennsski i Granåsen, vinteren 1996 - Del II. Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering, Restricted, Report No. R-16-96 (in Norwegian), 55 p./3 app..
Moldestad, D. A. (1998): Essential snow and weather measurements together with glide test results from Snow Harp, Hakuba, 23. - 28. January 1998. Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering, Preliminary and restricted, 5 p./1 app..
Moldestad, D.A. (1999): Some Aspects of Ski Base Sliding Friction and Ski Base Structure. Dr. thesis, 1999:137, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 198 p.
Moldestad, D. A. and S. Løset (2000): Factors affecting ski base friction on snow. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Snow Engineering, Trondheim, Norway, June 19-22 2000, pp. 139-135.

Løset, S. and D. A. Moldestad (2000): Characterisation of snow structure in a cross-country race ski track. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Snow Engineering, Trondheim, Norway, June 19-22 2000, pp. 123-128.
Moldestad, D.A. and S. Løset (2000): Evaluation of the AutoSock. Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering, Restricted, Report No. R-10-00, 33 p..
Moldestad, D.A. and S. Løset (2001): The Ski base Structure Analyser (SSA). Proceedings of the Nordic MATLAB Conference, October 17-18 2001, Oslo, Norway, pp. II-99-104.
Moldestad, D. A. and S. Løset (2003): The Ski base Structure Analyser (SSA). Modeling, Identification and Control, Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 15-26.

Moldestad, D. A. (2003): Nanotribology. On poster presenting NTNU at the “Nanotech 2003 + Future” International Congress and Exhibition on Nanotechnology, Tokyo, Japan, February 26 - 28, 2003, 1 p.

Moldestad, D. A. and S. Løset (2003): Friction of the AutoSock on ice. Proceedings of the 17^th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions (POAC), June 16-19 2003, Trondheim, Norway, Vol. 2, pp. 747-756.

Moldestad, D. A. (2005): Characterisation of liquid water content and snow density in a cross-country race ski track. Bulletin of Glaciological Research, Vol. 22, pp. 39-49.

SUPERVISOR OF MASTER STUDENTS

Solli, S., A. Hallgrimsen and E. Leirfjord (2005): Identification of motion dynamics of AutoSock. Project work, Faculty of Technology, Telemark University College, 44 p.

M. A. Abdullahi Abukar (2006): Image Analysis for Measurement of AutoSock. Master thesis, Faculty of Technology, Telemark University College, 69 p.

N. Kapetanović (2006): Prediction model for AutoSock behaviour. Master thesis, Faculty of Technology, Telemark University College, 74 p.