
Ólafur is the founder of Belgingur and has worked with atmospheric models since 1997. Having previously worked at the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the Icelandic Energy Authority, Ólafur has a PhD in meteorology from the University of Bergen, Norway. He has been a visiting scientist at NOAA/ESRL (formerly NOAA/ETL) in Boulder, Colorado, on a number of occasions and has authored numerous peer reviewed articles on meteorology and frequently lectures on the subject around the world. Ólafur has been a part time teacher at the University of Iceland as well as co-supervising MSc. projects at Reykjavík University, DTU in Denmark and the University of the Faroe Islands.