Eivind Hiis Hauge

Eivind Hiis Hauge
Born November 15, 1937 (1937-11-15) (age 78)
Bergen
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation Physicist
Awards Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav

Eivind Hiis Hauge (born 15 November 1937) is a Norwegian physicist.

He was born in Bergen,[1] but took his secondary education at Oslo Cathedral School.[2] He then took the siv.ing. degree, graduating from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1962 and took the dr.techn. degree in 1965.[1] He spent the years 1965 to 1967 as a research fellow at Rockefeller University. He was a professor of theoretical physics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1976.[2]

In 2001, having been dean of the Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, he ran for election as rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the successor of the Institute of Technology. He chose Julie Feilberg as his vice rector candidate, and they edged out the other candidates Kathrine Skretting and Ingvald Strømmen.[3] He assumed the rector chair in 2002.[1] In the summer of 2005 his period ended, and he was succeeded by Torbjørn Digernes.[4]

He has been the chair of Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and the Trondheim Soloists, and a board member of the Nansen Academy.[3] He is a member the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.[5] In 2006 he was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Eivind Hiis Hauge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. 1 2 Jakobsen, Siw Ellen (March 2002). "Tåler kjeft". Bladet Forskning (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Hauge/Feilberg vant rektorvalget ved NTNU". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 6 November 2001. p. 2.
  4. ↑ Hugubakken, Tore (28 July 2005). "Hauges siste rektordager". Universitetsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Medlemmer: HAUGE, Eivind Hiis" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Asphjell, Arne (18 May 2006). "Hiis Hauge hedret med St Olav". Universitetsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 May 2009.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Emil Spjøtvoll		 Rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2002–2005 		Succeeded by
Torbjørn Digernes


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