Jorn Larsen-Basse

Background

Larsen-Basse, Jorn was born on October 14, 1934 in Maribo, Denmark. Son of Asger Bernhard Bjerregaard and Ragnhild Sofie (Jorgensen) Larsen Badse. came to the United States, l962.

Education

Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Royal Danish Technology U., Copenhagen, l958; Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgy, Royal Danish Technology U., Copenhagen, l96l.

Career

Research metallurgist, Soderfors Bruk, Soderfors, Sweden, l96l-62; research associate, Stanford (California) U., l963-64; professor mechanic engineering, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, l964-86; department chairman, U. Hawaii, l976-8l, 82-85; professor mechanic engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1986-1991; program director, National Science Foundation, Washington, since 1988. Consultant Honolulu, 1964-1986, Washington, since 1992. Visiting professor U. NSW, Sydney, Australia, 1978, Tsinghua U., Beijing, 1983.

Visiting researcher in tribophysics Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, Melbourne, Australia, 1979.

Achievements

• Jorn Larsen-Basse has been listed as a noteworthy engineering educator, consultant, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Metallurgical Society of American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, American Society for Metals, American Society for Engineering Education, National Association Corrosion Engineers, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Margarita Simpson, March 3l, l959. L child, Kai Erik.

Father:

Asger Bernhard Bjerregaard Badse

Mother:

Ragnhild Sofie (Jorgensen) Larsen Badse

Spouse:

Margarita Simpson