Background
Östman, Birgit Anna-Lisa was born on July 5, 1941 in Växjö, Sweden. Daughter of David and Elin Frida Svensson.
Östman, Birgit Anna-Lisa was born on July 5, 1941 in Växjö, Sweden. Daughter of David and Elin Frida Svensson.
Master of Arts, University Lund, Sweden, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University Stockholm, 1971.
Teacher high school, Malmö (Sweden) Municipality, 1963-1966; research assistant, Surface Chemical Institute, Stockholm, 1966-1968; research engineer, Atomic Energy Company, Stockholm, 1968-1971; researcher, Swedish Forest Product Laboratory, Stockholm, 1971-1980; researcher, project leader, Swedish Institute for Wood Technology Research, Stockholm, 1980-1991; research leader, Swedish Institute for Wood Technology Research, Stockholm, since 1991.
Member American Society for Testing and Materials, Forest Products Research Society, Fire Protection Association, International Association for Fire Safety Science, Swedish Association for Pulp and Paper Engineering.
Married Alvar G. Östman, October 14, 1972. Children: Anna, Anders.