Sigvard Eklund
Encyclopedia
Dr. Sigvard Arne Eklund (1911 – 2000) was a director of the International Atomic Energy Agency
security council from 1961 to 1981.
, Norrbotten County
, Sweden
, Eklund obtained a Master of Science degree in 1936 and of Doctorate of Science in 1946 at Uppsala University
. In 1937, he started working at the Nobel Institute of Physics as an assistant scientist. He was later promoted to senior scientist, and stayed at the Institute until 1945.
From 1946 to 1950, Dr. Eklund was a senior scientist at the Research Institute for National Defence in Stockholm
. He was Assistant Professor of Nuclear Physics at the Royal Institute of Technology
in Stockholm from 1946 to 1956. From 1950 to 1956, he was Director of Research at the Swedish Atomic Energy Company (AB Atomenergi, Stockholm).
Starting in 1950, Dr. Eklund was the deputy to the managing director of AB Atomenergi. He was also the director of the reactor development division at AB Atomenergi from 1957 to 1961. In 1957, he was Secretary General for the Second International United Nations Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. He was appointed as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in 1961.
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
in 1953. He received the American Atoms for Peace Award
in 1968.
International Atomic Energy Agency
The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA was established as an autonomous organization on 29 July 1957...
security council from 1961 to 1981.
Career
Born in KirunaKiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...
, Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Eklund obtained a Master of Science degree in 1936 and of Doctorate of Science in 1946 at Uppsala University
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
. In 1937, he started working at the Nobel Institute of Physics as an assistant scientist. He was later promoted to senior scientist, and stayed at the Institute until 1945.
From 1946 to 1950, Dr. Eklund was a senior scientist at the Research Institute for National Defence in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. He was Assistant Professor of Nuclear Physics at the Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
in Stockholm from 1946 to 1956. From 1950 to 1956, he was Director of Research at the Swedish Atomic Energy Company (AB Atomenergi, Stockholm).
Starting in 1950, Dr. Eklund was the deputy to the managing director of AB Atomenergi. He was also the director of the reactor development division at AB Atomenergi from 1957 to 1961. In 1957, he was Secretary General for the Second International United Nations Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. He was appointed as Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in 1961.
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien , founded in 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
in 1953. He received the American Atoms for Peace Award
Atoms for Peace Award
The Atoms for Peace Award was established in 1955 through a grant of $1,000,000 by the Ford Motor Company Fund. An independent nonprofit corporation was set up to administer the award for the development or application of peaceful nuclear technology. It was created in response to U.S. President...
in 1968.
Sources
- http://www.iaea.org/About/DGC/memoriam_eklund.html