Torbjørn Digernes (born 30 March 1947 in

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) is a Norwegian physicist and

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of marine systems design. He is a former Rector of the

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(NTNU) He started as Rector from 1 August 2005. His successor is

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who officially assumed the post 1 August 2013. Digernes is a former student of the then

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(NTH) as an engineering graduate of technical physics in 1972. He was awarded a

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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

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1972-74, at Fishery Science Research Institute 1974-1986 and at MARINTEK from 1986-1990. From 1990-1996 he was employed at the

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space station program at the European Space Technical Centre in the

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. In 1984 he became Professor II and in 1998 Professor in marine projecting. He was

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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. Digernes is a fellow of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Digernes, Torbjoern 1947 births Living people People from Ørsta Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Rectors of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norwegian physicists Members of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences