Staff

Picture of Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir Anna Dóra Sæþórsdóttir
  • Professor
5254287 annadora [at] hi.is nature based tourism;;wilderness tourism;;tourism carrying capacity;;tourism and power production;;power plants;;land use planning;;tourism management and planning https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ba5290b1-1217-4001-9ceb-e30fc2f8138c Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Anna Karlsdóttir Anna Karlsdóttir
  • Associate Professor
annakar [at] hi.is coastal communities in the circumpolar arctic and the north atlantic;;rural regional development;;local economic development;;economic geography;;social cohesion;;green transition and rural regional development;;nordic regional studies;;european regional studies Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/16845e1d-b42f-4509-b1f3-a9aed04a300d Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Arnar Pálsson Arnar Pálsson
  • Professor
5254265 apalsson [at] hi.is evolutionary genomics;;evolution of development;;variation in early development;;genetics of complex traits;;evolutionary biology;;population genetics;;evolution of morphotypes and species;;transcriptional cooption;;transcriptional decay;;genetic diversity in arctic charr;;ants;;culicoides;;genetics;;drosophila melanogaster;;experimental evolution Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ab60ac6e-8a6a-4580-b589-1cb294b42e16 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Ásbjörn Hall Sigurpálsson Ásbjörn Hall Sigurpálsson
  • Technical supervisor
asbhall [at] hi.is Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Benjamin David Hennig Benjamin David Hennig
  • Professor
5254608 ben [at] hi.is geography;;gis;;cartography;;geovisualisation;;inequality;;anthropocene;;sustainability;;maps;;mapping;;europe;;united kingdom;;remote sensing;;island studies;;visualisation;;data visualisation;;spatial analysis Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/5df62929-d9ac-42e4-9f5d-d6cc8e65356a Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Björn Þór Aðalsteinsson Björn Þór Aðalsteinsson
  • Adjunct Lecturer
bta [at] hi.is Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Brendon Lee Brendon Lee
  • Postdoc
brendon [at] hi.is fisheries science;;marine ecology;;general fisheries biology Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Edda Ruth Hlín Waage Edda Ruth Hlín Waage
  • Associate Professor
5254458 erw [at] hi.is human geography;;landscape;;qualitative research methods;;nature perspectives;;environmental issues;;nature conservation;;geography Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/98e9c501-e638-4ebb-b20e-88e97e37bfae Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Egill Erlendsson Egill Erlendsson
  • Professor
5254474 egille [at] hi.is geography;;palaeoecology;;palynology;;sedimentology;;soil science;;environmental geography Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/e08f3594-a539-40b4-b88f-2963383142f2 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Guðmundur H Guðmundsson Guðmundur H Guðmundsson
  • Professor
5255276 ghrafn [at] hi.is innate immunity;;antimicrobial peptides;;epithelial biology;;intracellular signal pathways Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/78672d7f-6e65-4f4e-a781-a6b9d175c991 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Guðrún Marteinsdóttir Guðrún Marteinsdóttir
  • Professor
runam [at] hi.is fisheries ecology;;bioactivity;;biotechnology;;innovation and entrepreneurship;;cosmetic formulation https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/6ad2e9f4-8d3e-42eb-980c-2dcf20495c64 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Guðrún Rútsdóttir Guðrún Rútsdóttir
  • Assistant Professor
5254611 gudrut [at] hi.is Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson Gunnar Þór Hallgrímsson
  • Professor
5254083 gunnih [at] hi.is ornithology;;mammalogy;;ecology;;marine ecology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/d523dd02-70f0-431c-a0c6-753965426b41 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson Gunnar Þór Jóhannesson
  • Professor
5254055 gtj [at] hi.is tourism studies;;innovation and entrepreneurship;;actor-network theory;;arctic;;tourism labour market and employment;;destination development Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/70bba069-84ba-48fd-9a9d-3b2b3c58a0d2 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Haseeb Randhawa Haseeb Randhawa
  • Professor
5254425 hrandhawa [at] hi.is parasitology;;marine biology;;marine ecology;;fisheries ecology Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/00ebfc1f-0e29-40d4-9349-1880dc626f01 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Ingi Agnarsson Ingi Agnarsson
  • Professor
5254612 iagnarsson [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/e34909ac-9cde-4bd2-a445-b696f77816b8 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Magnfríður Birnu Júlíusdóttir Magnfríður Birnu Júlíusdóttir
  • Assistant Professor
5254470 mj [at] hi.is population geography;;human geography;;gender and land rights in africa;;migration;;regional development;;global north south relations;;power plants social impact https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/1c094938-315a-4bb8-941e-d13dc169ba43 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Magnús Haukur Ásgeirsson Magnús Haukur Ásgeirsson
  • Adjunct Lecturer
5254379 mha [at] hi.is service marketing;;service management;;tourism and hospitality https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/6ffb6268-f59f-4b22-b6ff-920c3e04cd5f Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Mariana Lucia Tamayo Mariana Lucia Tamayo
  • Associate Professor
5255226 mlt [at] hi.is conservation biology;;invasive species ecology and management;;herbivory;;aquatic ecology;;plant and invertebrate ecology;;biodiversity;;urban biodiversity https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/6411710d-4250-466c-b6a8-0e22446e00e5 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Ólafur Patrick Ólafsson Ólafur Patrick Ólafsson
  • Technical supervisor
5254601 patrick [at] hi.is Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Rannveig Ólafsdóttir Rannveig Ólafsdóttir
  • Professor
5255482 ranny [at] hi.is physical geography;;sustainable tourism;;tourism and environment;;geographical information system;;environmental management and planning;;tourism and climate change;;geotourism https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/4050fa6c-5770-4ad0-ad11-577b7bebaed5 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir Sara Sigurbjörnsdóttir
  • Assistant Professor
5254627 sarasig [at] hi.is osteoarthritis (oa;;hedgehog signaling;;primary cilium;;cell biology;;molecular biology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/1bdaea92-81ec-4413-bf1f-116dda03d8d8 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Sigrún Reynisdóttir Sigrún Reynisdóttir
  • Technician
5255243 sigreyn [at] hi.is Administration
Picture of Snæbjörn Pálsson Snæbjörn Pálsson
  • Professor
5254293 snaebj [at] hi.is population and evolutionary biology;;biostatistics;;population genetics;;molecular ecology Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/6fa786d6-f54a-4ae5-a928-b1d10232a9c8 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Snædís Huld Björnsdóttir Snædís Huld Björnsdóttir
  • Professor
5254614 snaedis [at] hi.is microbiology;;genetics;;biotechnology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/f5b6bf6e-45ad-4880-8853-7acecebffcbb Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Steven Campana Steven Campana
  • Professor
scampana [at] hi.is fish fisheries otoliths sharks https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/006bff5e-65d0-4254-b08a-92d53b7836bb Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Zophonías Oddur Jónsson Zophonías Oddur Jónsson
  • Professor
5254084 zjons [at] hi.is gene regulation in yeast and arctic charr;;dna replication;;chromatin remodeling;;epigenetics https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/1bf22981-0426-481a-8883-e943ae5565b5 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Þorsteinn Sæmundsson Þorsteinn Sæmundsson
  • Adjunct Lecturer
5255874 steinis [at] hi.is debris flow;;natural hazard;;rock avalanche;;mass movements;;landslide;;mountain permafrost https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/f09592b7-ae1c-48e1-b816-b8ead3e1c5ac Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir
  • Professor Emerita
5254607 theth [at] hi.is plant ecology;;primary succession;;proglacial environments;;lava flows;;reproductive biology;;flowering phenology;;global change;;valuing nature;;visual landscape assessment;;plant ecology primary succession proglacial environments lava flows reproductive biology flowering phenology global change valuing nature visual landscape assessmen;;plant ecology primary succession proglacial environments lava flows reproductive biology flowering phenology global change valuing nature visual landscape assessmen https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/f95c1658-c879-44b1-84a5-8b0a1cc51441 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences

Picture of Einar Árnason Einar Árnason
  • Professor Emeritus
5254613 einararn [at] hi.is marine biology;;evolutionary biology: evolutionary genetics;;population genetics and genomics;;molecular genetics;;evolutionary ecology;;biometry https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/45aaa1ca-a247-4a90-a2ed-4b7eca283dc9 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Eva Benediktsdóttir Eva Benediktsdóttir
  • Retired teacher
5254584 eben [at] hi.is fish pathogens and marine bacteria;;microbiology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/bad59564-03aa-435e-a488-38be36494fbe Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Gísli Már Gíslason Gísli Már Gíslason
  • Professor Emeritus
8615422 gmg [at] hi.is stream ecosystem metabolism;;ecology of streams;;warm stream ecosystem metabolism;;wfd classification of water bodies and ecological status;;eurolimpacs ;;evaluating the impacts of global change on european freshwater ecosystems;;icelandic river ecosystems;;ecological classification of streams and rivers;;arctic and alpine stream ecosystem https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ca83b165-7492-4107-b0a6-56f65864c3c5 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Halldór Þormar Halldór Þormar
  • Professor Emeritus
halldort [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/9deb14e2-bc93-4387-adf7-f9ba98299d60 Biology - department
Picture of Jörundur Svavarsson Jörundur Svavarsson
  • Professor Emeritus
5254610 jorundur [at] hi.is marine biology;;ecotoxicology;;zoology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/048caa00-c117-4fc0-b904-68caa8fb7ea4 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Kesara Margrét Jónsson Kesara Margrét Jónsson
  • Professor Emerita
5254284 kesara [at] hi.is botany;;plant genetics;;plant physiology;;plant molecular biology;;cytogenetics;;plant phylogeography https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ae27f352-9fcd-4457-8ac3-db38167c4f75 Biology - department
Picture of Ólafur Sigmar Andrésson Ólafur Sigmar Andrésson
  • Professor Emeritus
osa [at] hi.is the lichen symbiome. bioactive compounds in lichens and their genes;;lichen genomics;;surrogate expression in bacteria and fungi;; molecular genetics;; genomics;; genetic engineering;; biotechnology;; bioinformatics;;cyanobacterial nitrogen fixation in association with lichens and mosses. alternative nitrogenases in cyanobacteria https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/760d38d3-4011-4951-a998-78df1e60360d Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Sigurður Sveinn Snorrason Sigurður Sveinn Snorrason
  • Professor Emeritus
5254612 sigsnor [at] hi.is ecology;;behaviour ecology;;evolutionary biology;;developmental biology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/65d4c989-d008-4cf8-a2db-c2ac124cad73 Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences