Background
Gislason, Haflidi Petur was born on December 2, 1952 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Gisli Haflidason and Thorunn Gudmundsdottir.
Gislason, Haflidi Petur was born on December 2, 1952 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Gisli Haflidason and Thorunn Gudmundsdottir.
Master of Science in Engineering Physics, University Lund, Sweden, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Lund, Sweden, 1982. Docent habilitation, University Linköping, Sweden, 1984.
Research associate, U. Lund, 1982-1983; research associate, U. Linköping, 1983-1984; research associate, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1984-1986; professor experimental physics, U. Iceland, Reykjavik, since 1987; head physics section Science Institute, U. Iceland, Reykjavik, since 1991.
Fellow Societas Scientarium Islandica. Member American Physical Society, Icelandic Physical Society.
Married Gudny Asa Sveinsdottir, June 12, 1976 (divorced September 1983).