Background
Olhoff, Niels was born on April 12, 1941 in Copenhagen. Son of Aage F.F. and Poula (Møller Olesen) Olhoff.
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Niels Olhoff
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Education
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Technology University Denmark, Lyngby, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Technology University Denmark, Lyngby, 1969. Dr.techn., Technology University Denmark, Lyngby, 1979.
Career
Assistant professor Technology University Denmark, Lyngby, 1969-1970, associate professor, 1970-1985. Professor institute mechanical engineering Aalborg (Denmark) University, since 1985. Honorary professor Dalian University of Technology, 1996.
Member Commission on Mechanical Sciences, Danish Technology Research Council, Copenhagen, 1987-1993, Advisory Board Danish Technology Research Council, 1999-2004, director program on research on computer-aided design, 1989-1998. Director European Union/STRIDE Program on Rational Design and Optimization, Aalborg, 1993-1995. Chairman Panel 2 International Evaluation of Latvian Research, Copenhagen, 1992.
Chairman Danish National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Member Danish Academy Technology Sciences, International Union Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (member congress committee 1988-2004, secretary congress committee 1992-2000, member bureau since 2004), International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (vice president 1995-1999, president 1999-2003, treasurer since 2003), Nordic Association Computational Mechanics (executive committee 1995-2007), Royal Society of Arts and Sciences Sweden (foreign).
Connections
Married Jette Wiberg-Larsen, February 2, 1963. Children: Inge Olhoff-Jakobsen, Anne.
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Education
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1965
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1969
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1979
Awards
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Recipient Esso prize for outstanding technical science research Esso Foundation, 1980. Tuborg Breweries Travel grantee, 1982, Max Planck Award International Research Cooperation, 1997.Recipient Esso prize for outstanding technical science research Esso Foundation, 1980. Tuborg Breweries Travel grantee, 1982, Max Planck Award International Research Cooperation, 1997.