Background
Asbjornsen, Odd Andreas was born on July 22, 1930 in Skåtøy, Telemark, Norway. Son of Lars Bakke and Magdalene Johanne (Thorbjørnsen) Asbjornsen.
process and systems engineering educator
Asbjornsen, Odd Andreas was born on July 22, 1930 in Skåtøy, Telemark, Norway. Son of Lars Bakke and Magdalene Johanne (Thorbjørnsen) Asbjornsen.
Master of Science in Engineering, Norges Tekniske Høgskole, Trondheim, Norway, 1954. Doctor of Technology, Norges Tekniske Høgskole, Trondheim, Norway, 1962. Honorary Teknologie Doktor, Åbo (Finland) Academi, 1988.
Honorary professor Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1970-1975. Corporation coordinator Norsk Hydro AS, Porgsgrunn, Norway, 1975-1983. Professor University Houston, 1982-1986, University Maryland, College Park, 1986-1992, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Trondheim, since 1992.
Guest professor Delft (Holland) University of Technology, 1997-1998. Director education University Maryland, College Park, 1988-1992. President Smart International Corporation, Delaware, United States of America, 1992-1997, Skarpodd Company, Maryland, since 1994.
Chairman of board Cardiac, Indiana, Trondheim/Porsgrunn, since 1994.
Member Norwegian Academy Technology Sciences, Royal Norwegian Society Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy Engineering Sciences.
Married Helga Faye Gjesdahl, July 29, 1957 (divorced August 9, 1977). Children: Lars, Hartvig, Johan, Rasmus. Marith Ritha Varøy, February 15, 1980.
Children: Kristian, Maggi, Ragnhild, Petter.