Torbjørn Digernes
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Torbjørn Digernes is a Norwegian
physicist and current rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
(NTNU) and Professor
of marine systems design.
He is a former student of the then Norwegian Institute of Technology
(NTH) as an engineering graduate of technical physics in 1972. He took a Doctor of Philosophy
degree in 1982 from the same institution within informatics, concerning technical-economical analysis of design and operation of fishing vessels.
His academic career started at the calculation centre at the University of Trondheim 1972-74, at Fishery Science Research Institute 1974-1986 and at MARINTEK from 1986-1990. From 1990-1996 he was employed at the European Space Agency
space station program at the European Space Technical Centre in the Netherlands
. In 1984 he became Professor II and in 1998 Professor in marine projecting. He was Dean
of the Faculty of Marine Technology from 1999 to 2001, when this was merged with three other faculties to create the Faculty of Engineering and Technology from 2002, where he also was Dean. He started as Rector of NTNU from August 1, 2005.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
physicist and current rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
(NTNU) and Professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of marine systems design.
He is a former student of the then Norwegian Institute of Technology
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
(NTH) as an engineering graduate of technical physics in 1972. He took a Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree in 1982 from the same institution within informatics, concerning technical-economical analysis of design and operation of fishing vessels.
His academic career started at the calculation centre at the University of Trondheim 1972-74, at Fishery Science Research Institute 1974-1986 and at MARINTEK from 1986-1990. From 1990-1996 he was employed at the European Space Agency
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency , established in 1975, is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 18 member states...
space station program at the European Space Technical Centre in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. In 1984 he became Professor II and in 1998 Professor in marine projecting. He was Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the Faculty of Marine Technology from 1999 to 2001, when this was merged with three other faculties to create the Faculty of Engineering and Technology from 2002, where he also was Dean. He started as Rector of NTNU from August 1, 2005.