Marit Trætteberg, née Krogstad (28 September 1930 – 27 October 2009) was a Norwegian chemist. She was born in

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. She graduated from the

Norwegian Institute of Technology The Norwegian Institute of Technology ( Norwegian: ''Norges tekniske høgskole'', NTH) was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 58 years, after which it was ...

with the siv.ing. degree in 1954, and was hired as a lecturer in 1962. In 1969 she was promoted to

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, and in 1970 she took the dr.philos. degree. She was promoted to professor in 1974. From 1992 to 1994 she was the prorector of the

University of Trondheim The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ...

. She died in October 2009 in

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. She was a fellow of the

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, the

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and the

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. She was a board member of NAVF from 1972 to 1978.

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1930 births 2009 deaths Norwegian chemists Norwegian women chemists Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian Institute of Technology Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters Members of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences Norwegian women academics People from Ålesund {{Norway-scientist-stub