Background
Bendiksen, Oddvar Olav was born on July 7, 1945 in Tennskjer, Troms, Norway. Son of Albert and Mally Bendiksen.
Bendiksen, Oddvar Olav was born on July 7, 1945 in Tennskjer, Troms, Norway. Son of Albert and Mally Bendiksen.
Bachelor of Science, Northrop Institute of Technology, 1968. Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980.
Engineering system analyst The Fluor Corporation, Los Angeles, 1968—1969. Power plant engineer Trans World Airlines, Kansas City, Missouri, 1969—1970. Engineering systems analyst Pacific Airmotive Corporation, Burbank, California, 1970—1972, project engineer, 1972—1975, senior project engineer, 1975—1976, director engineering, 1976—1977, director of project engineering, 1977—1980.
Assistant professor University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1980—1981, Princeton University, 1981—1988. Associate professor University California, Los Angeles, 1988—1994, professor, vice chairman, 1994—1999, professor, since 1999. Aviation and aerospace engineering consultant.
Associate editor American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 1983—1986.
Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate).
Married Ellen Berit Myklebust, October 24, 1964. Children: Lene, Aage.
