Background
Bjørnø, Leif was born on March 30, 1937 in Svendborg, Denmark. Son of Svend Aage Valdemar and Elna Marie Jensen.
Bjørnø, Leif was born on March 30, 1937 in Svendborg, Denmark. Son of Svend Aage Valdemar and Elna Marie Jensen.
Student, University Roskilde (Denmark), 1956. Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Technology University Denmark, Lyngby, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Technology University Denmark, Lyngby, 1967.
Diploma, Imperial College, London, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Crete, 1996. Professor (honorary), Harbin University Engineering, 1994.
Assistant professor, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, 1967-1969;
associate professor, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, 1970-1978;
professor industrial acoustics, Technology U. Denmark, Lyngby, since 1978;
professor honoris causa, Harbin U. Engineering, 1994. Visiting professor Imperial College, London, 1969-1970. Chairman mechanic engineering, vice president Academy Technology Sciences, 1989-1993.
Chairman, Board Of Directors Brunata Aktieselskab, Syd-Tek, Food Tech Aktieselskab, UltraTech Aps, Enviro-Tech Contracting Aktieselskab. Board directors Reson Aktieselskab, Reson Inc. United States of America, president 2d European Congress Underwater Acoustics, 1994.
Member Council of the Church, Taastrup, 1977-1980. Fellow Acoustical Society of America, Institute Acoustics United Kingdom, South African Acoustical Institute, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Member Society Exploration Geophysicists, Acoustical Society Japan, Academy Technology Sciences, United States Naval Institute, Institute Noise Control Engineering (correspondent), Spanish Acoustical Society (honorary), Polish Acoustical Society (honorary), Sigma Xi.