Background
Rønningen, Knut was born on July 20, 1938 in Tylldalen, Norway. Son of Knut and Emma (Nøstereggen) Rønningen.
animal husbandry and genetics educator
Rønningen, Knut was born on July 20, 1938 in Tylldalen, Norway. Son of Knut and Emma (Nøstereggen) Rønningen.
Candidate Agriculture, Norwegian Agricultural University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Sciences, Cornell University, 1966. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1968.
Doctor Agricultural Sciences, Cornell University, 1970.
Research trainee, Norwegian Agricultural Research Council, 1963-1972;
science research assistant Department animal breeding, Norwegian Agricultural U., 1963-1972;
professorial chair animal breeding, Swedish U. Agricultural Sciences, 1972-1981;
vice-chairman livestock section, Swedish U. Agricultural Sciences, 1972-1976;
chairman, Swedish U. Agricultural Sciences, 1977-1981;
professor, head department animal husbandry and genetics, Norwegian College Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, since 1981;
vice principal, Norwegian College Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, 1989-1995;
section leader department morphology, genetics and aquatic biology, Norwegian College Veterinary Medicine, Oslo, 1993. Chairman Norwegian Food Research Institute. Deputy member Nordic Programme Committee forBiotech.
Chairman Research Council Coordinating Committee on Biotech. Chairman com.on biotechnology Research Council Norway. Member general commission on biotechnology Research Council Norway.
Norwegian delegate Regulatory Committee for Research and Technological Development programme in field of biotechnology, European Union, 1990-1994, 94-.
Member Swedish Royal Forestry and Agricultural Academy, Swedish Royal Science Society, Norwegian Science Academy.
Married Aud Olov Dählie, March 13, 1941. Children: Knut Olav, Arne Erik.