After his research studies in Combustion Physics, Öivind Andersson worked for seven years with development of diesel combustion systems at Volvo Car Corporation. He was recruited to the division of Combustion Engines at Lund University in 2007, became Docent (reader) in 2010 and is Professor since 2011. His research is mainly connected with combustion in diesel engines, especially in-cylinder soot processes. The research is mostly conducted using laser-based and other optical measurement techniques in optically accessible research engines. 2012 he published the book Experiment!: Planning, Implementing and Interpreting with John Wiley & Sons