Personal Data and Contact Information
- Citizenship: USA
- Work Address: Fysikvej, Bld. 311, Kongens Lyngby, 2800, Denmark
- Phone: +45 5037 6413
- Email: brse@fysik.dtu.dk
- Website: http://www.SegerResearch.com

Current Position

2022 – Current  Professor
                        Institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
                        Department/Section: Physics/ Surface Catalysis & Physics (SurfCat)

2023–Present   CAPeX Center X-trail Leader on Sustainable Aviation & Shipping Fuels                      

Previous Positions

2017 –2022 AssociateProfessor
                        Institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
                        Department/Section: Physics/ Surface Catalysis & Physics (SurfCat)

2014 –2017  Assistant Professor
                        Institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
                        Department/Section: Physics/ Surface Catalysis & Physics (SurfCat)

2011 – 2014  Post-doctoral Associate
                        Institution: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
                        Advisor: Ib Chorkendorff

2010 – 2011  Post-doctoral Associate
                        Institution: University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane, Australia
                        Advisor: Gao Qing (Max) Lu and Lian Zhou Wang

Education
2009 PhD in Chemical Engineering
                        Institution: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA
                        GPA: 3.9/4.0
                        PhD Advisor: Prashant Kamat
                        Thesis: “Electrocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Aspects of Proton Exchange Membrane Based  Nanostructured Assemblies”

2003 Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering, 2003
                        Institution: University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
                        Class Rank: 1st of 30 (GPA: 3.9/4.0)
                        Thesis: “Hydrogen Production by Steam Reformation of Ethanol”

Teaching Activities

2018- Current     Main lecture for ‘Physics of Solar Energy and Energy Storage’ – Bachelors level
2016- 2021         Main lecturer for 1st year general physics course- Bachelors
2015- Current     Main lecturer for ‘Physics of Sustainable Energy’- Masters
2024- Current     Guest lecture in ‘X-ray and Neutron Experiments at International Research Facilites’- Bachelors
2019- Current     Guest lecture in ‘Experimental introduction to physics of sustainable energy’- Bachelors
2018- Current     Guest lecture in ‘Experimental Surface Physics’ -Masters
2015- 2018 5      Fagprojects on photocatalysis for bachelors students (10 ECTS points course)

Supervision of Students

2018- current   Advisor for 10 post-docs (3 currently)
2017- current   Advisor for 13 PhD students (3 currently)
2015- current   Advisor for 12 master student thesis projects (1 currently)
2017- current   Advisor for 11 bachelor projects
2019- 2021      Coordinator for Marie Curie post-doc
2014- current   Advisor for 3 visiting PhD students
2013- current   Advisor for 21 personalized research projects for bachelor/masters students

Collaborators External (Academic) Peter Strasser (TU Berlin) Sebastian Peter (JNCASR) Prashant Kamat (Notre Dame) Ming Ma (Xian U) John Varcoe (U of Surrey) Csaba Janaky (U of Szegad) Tom Burdyny (TU Delft) Jakub Drnec (ESRF) Jinlong Gong (Tianjian U) Zhenhai Wen (FJIRSM)

Industrial      HPNow      Topsoe Catalysts      De Nora      Spectro Inlets      Twelve Internal       Alexander Bagger (Physics)       Georg Kastlunger (Physics)       Ib Chorkendorff (Physics)       Peter Vesborg (Physics)       Anker Degn Jensen (Chemical Engineering)

Research Activities
Total publications: 100+
Total citations: 20,000+
H-index: 52 (determined via ISI Web of Knowledge on 1-11-2025)
Invited talks at conferences: 23
Other conference talks/seminars: 35
Web-based modeling website: SolarFuelsModeling.com

Other Professional Activities
2023 - Current     Associate Investigator in Australian GETCO2 center located at U of Queensland.
2019 - Current     Academic advisor for 1st year general engineering students at DTU
2025 - Current     Danish Electrochemical Society Board member
2019, 2021          Reviewer for EU Marie-Curie Fellowships
2017 - Current     PhD Censor for PhD candidates throughout Europe, North America, China (~3-4 per year)
2010 - 2018        Reviewer for individual grant proposals in Europe, USA, and Middle East

-- Reviewer for the following journals: Science, Nature, Energy and Environmental Science, Angewandte Chemie, JACS, ACS Catalysis, ACS Energy Letters, as well as others.

Past Successful Grant Applications

2025 Villum Experiment, 2.5M DKK – Sole PI
2025 Innovation Fund Denmark, China-India grant- 300k € Coordinator
2023 Novo Nordisk Technical Sciences Grant, 3.0 M DKK- Sole PI
2023 DFF1- Green Transition, 2.0 M DKK- Sole PI
2022 CAPex Pioneer Center, 390M DKK, Work package leader ~ Lead 1/7 of project
2022 Innovation Fonden (with 4 other PI’s), 24M DKK – Work Package Leader
2022 Innovation Fonden-Chinese Collaboration (with 5 other PI’s), 10M DKK – Coordinator

Languages
English: Native language
Danish: Conversational

 

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