Linn Bolin Haakenstad

she/her
PCAPS Communications Fellow
Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway)
Norway

Linn is part of the PCAPS International Coordination Office (ICO) team, primarily focusing on science communication and engaging younger audiences.

She recently completed a Master's degree in physics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and holds a Bachelor's degree in physics from NTNU. Her academic specialization is in astroparticle physics. During the summers of 2022 and 2024, she worked at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET Norway) in Oslo, where she contributed to the validation of various weather models. In the summer of 2024, she joined the PCAPS team.

Linn has participated in NTNU's Researcher's Night, focusing on making science and physics more engaging for younger generations. She has also contributed to NTNU's Natural Sciences social media to encourage more women to pursue physics as a field of study.

Research interests:
Astroparticle physics│Weather modelling│Neutrino physics