Magne Fjeld

Background

Fjeld, Magne was born on September 19, 1939 in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway. Son of Alf and Gundborg Marie (Hansen) Fjeld.

Education

Master of Science in Elec. Engineering, Norwegian Institute Technology, Trondheim, 1964; Doctor of Science, Norwegian Institute Technology, Trondheim, 1972.

Career

Research assistant, postgraduate fellow, Norwegian Institute Technology, Trondheim, 1964, 65-69; group head, project manager, The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research, Trondheim, 1970-1973; associate professor to professor and head department electrical engineering, U. Nairobi, 1973-1975; senior scientist, The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research, Trondheim, 1975-1978; senior staff engineer, AccuRay Corporation, Columbus, Ohio., 1979-1981; research fellow, group head, The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research, Trondheim, 1981-1983; research and development manager, Statoil, Trondheim, 1983-1987; manager energy market analysis to vice president technical, Statoil Refining & Marketing, Stavanger, 1987-1989; director development, Norsk Hydro, Porsgrunn, 1989-1990; vice president technical, Elkem, Oslo, Norway, since 1990. Consultant AccuRay Corporation, 1974-1977, Tofte Industrier, Tofte, Norway, 1977-1979. Member permanent audit committee Norwegian Option Central, Oslo, 1990-1991,chairman audit committee, since 1991.

Chairman The International Federation of Automatic Control Workshop on Artificial Intelligence-Korean Broadcasting System Systems in process Control, Bergen, 1991.

Achievements

• Magne Fjeld has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Norwegian Academy Technological Sciences, International Federation Automatic Control (vice chairman working group on chemical process control, member application committee), Foundation for Science and Industrial Research at Norwegian Institute Technology (member county since 1988).

Interests

• Avocations: running, mountain hiking, orienteering.

Connections

Married Astrid Margrethe Fuglem, August 10, 1963. Children: Ingrid Elisabeth, Cecilie.

Father:

Alf Fjeld

Mother:

Gundborg Marie (Hansen) Fjeld

Spouse:

Astrid Margrethe Fuglem

child:

Cecilie Fjeld

child:

Ingrid Elisabeth Fjeld