Rune Skarstein (born 7 April 1940) is a Norwegian radical economist employed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. Skarstein was born on 7 April 1940 in the village of Olden in Nordfjord in Western Norway.
He graduated as a chartered engineer at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (now part of NTNU), with an emphasis on construction and building. He continued his education and obtained a PhD in social economy in 1974. He has worked at CMI in Bergen, later in Tanzania, and since 1980 he has worked for the University of Trondheim (UNiT) which is now part of NTNU. [1]
Lars Onsager was an American physical chemist and theoretical physicist. He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1968.
Trondheim, historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and was the fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the significant technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), and St. Olavs University Hospital.
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology is a public university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters campus is located in Trondheim, with regional campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund.
SINTEF, headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is an independent research organization founded in 1950 that conducts contract research and development projects. SINTEF has 2000 employees from 75 countries and annual revenues of three billion Norwegian kroner. SINTEF has a close partnership with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), started in 1950 when SINTEF was founded. SINTEF has expertise in technology, medicine and the social sciences. Alexandra Bech Gjørv is the CEO of SINTEF, preceded by Unni Steinsmo, Morten Loktu and Roar Arntzen.
Bernhard Cornelius Brænne was a Norwegian factory owner and member of the Norwegian Parliament with the Conservative Party.
The NTNU University Museum in Trondheim is one of seven Norwegian university museums with natural and cultural history collections and exhibits. The museum has research and administrative responsibility over archaeology and biology in Central Norway. Additionally, the museum operates comprehensive community outreach programs and has exhibits in wooden buildings in Kalvskinnet.
Arne Sølvberg is a Norwegian computer scientist, professor in computer science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway, and an expert in the field of information modelling.
Terje Bjørklund is a jazz pianist and composer. He was an active jazz pianist until approximately 1980. From then on he has concentrated on composing.
Morten Levin is a Norwegian sociologist and Professor of Organization and Work Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He has formerly been a Research Director at SINTEF and has worked for the Royal Norwegian Defense Research Establishment and universities throughout Scandinavia and at Cornell University. His research focuses on change in organizations, especially with a view to the importance of the interaction between technology and organization. He has contributed to the epistemological and methodological basis of action research, and has published books and articles on organization and management, organizational development and action research.
Stian Westerhus is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, explored with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and with Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, and Ingar Zach.
Vigleik Storaas is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, and the younger brother of composer and bassist Gaute Storaas. He is known from a series of album releases and collaborations with jazz musicians such as Norma Winstone, Karin Krog, Terje Rypdal, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Chet Baker, Jack DeJohnette and Warne Marsh.
Gunnar Bovim is a Norwegian physician and civil servant. He has been the rector at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology from August 1, 2013 to August 21, 2019. After that he will be working with policy matters related to education and research at NTNU and be of disposal to NTNUs top management.
Herman Watzinger was a Norwegian engineer in the area of cooling technique from NTH in Trondheim and a crewmember on the Kon-Tiki expedition. He was also a Milorg member during the Second World War operation Polar Bear II, which was brought to Trondheim by Captain Leif Hauge.
Espen Berg is a Norwegian musician, arranger and composer from Trondheim, known for his collaborations with musicians such as trumpeter Per Jørgensen, saxophonist Marius Neset and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
Magnus Langseth is a Norwegian researcher. He is a professor at the Department of Structural Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. «His research is primarily related to impact and crashworthiness of aluminium and high-strength steel structures as well as lightweight ballistic protection. Included here is the development of test facilities for material testing at elevated rates of strain as well as facilities for impact and crashworthiness testing of components and structures.»
Sverre Pedersen was a Norwegian architect and urban planner.
Kari Jorun Blakkisrud Hag is a Norwegian mathematician known for her research in complex analysis on quasicircles and quasiconformal mappings, and for her efforts for gender equality in mathematics. She is a professor emerita of mathematics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). With Frederick Gehring she is the author of the book The Ubiquitous Quasidisk.
Anne Borg is a Norwegian professor of physics and rector at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. She was prorector of education at NTNU from August 1, 2017 to August 20, 2019. She was appointed acting rector of NTNU on August 21, 2019, later being officially employed as rector on December 13 the same year.
Signe Helene Kjelstrup is a Norwegian professor of physical chemistry at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. She is a principal investigator at PoreLab, a Center of Excellence at NTNU.
Trond Amundsen is a Norwegian biologist, and a Professor of Biology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He specializes in ethology. He is a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He has also been very active in disseminating knowledge about behavior, ecology and evolution to the general public, and in general public discourse on research, and in 2018 he was awarded NTNU's prize for research dissemination.