Background
Besenbacher, Flemming was born on October 4, 1952 in Horsens, Denmark. Son of Orla and Kirsten Besenbacher Hansen.
Besenbacher, Flemming was born on October 4, 1952 in Horsens, Denmark. Son of Orla and Kirsten Besenbacher Hansen.
Doctor of Science, University Aarhus, Denmark, 1978. Doctor of Science, University Aarhus, Denmark, 1994.
Junior research fellow department physics and astronomy University Aarhus, 1978—1979, senior research fellow department physics and astronomy, 1980—1981, associate professor department physics and astronomy, 1982—1986, full professor department physics and astronomy, 1993—2003, vice-director department physics and astronomy Center for Atomic-Scale Materials Physics, 1993—2003, director Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, since 2002, head INANO Graduate School, since 2002. Associate research professor Danish Council for Research Policy, Denmark, 1986—1989. Honorary professor Aalborg University, Denmark, since 2004.
Visiting scientist Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, 1982—1983. Board member department physics and astronomy University Aarhus, 1988—1992, 1999—2004, chairman board Institute for Storage Ring Facilities, 1996—2000, member strategy committee faculty science, 2000, member research committee faculty science, since 2000, member board faculty science, since 2001, member Very Important Person advisory board department physics and astronomy, since 2004, member Doctor of Philosophy evaluation and steering committee department physics and astronomy. Head Minicenter for Nanotribology Danish Materials Research Program, Denmark, 1994—1997, member steering committee Center for Surface Reactivity, Denmark, 1994—1997.
Member science commission for physics and chemistry Danish Technology Research Council, Denmark, 1996—2000. Summer guest professor Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory University California, Berkeley, 1997. Member Danish Natural Science Research Council, Denmark, 1998—2004.
Member advisory board Image Metrology ApS, Denmark, 1999. Member program committee materials program Danish Research Ministry, Denmark, 1999, head advisory committee on nanotechnology, Denmark, 2001. Member European Union Expert Committee on Nanotechnology in relation to the 6th Framework Programme, since 2000.
Member advisory committee on nanotechncology Danish Ministry Education, Denmark, since 2001. Danish representative program committee 7th framework program European Union, since 2004. Danish representative Cooperation in Science and Technology-Nanoscience, since 2001, PESC, since 2001.
Leader Danish National Nano-network and Instrument Center, since 2003. Member international program committee ASEVA Summer School, 2004. Member science committee Fifth Nordic Conference on Surface Science, Finland, 2004.
Member International Advisory Committee of ISSS-4, 2004—2005, Topsøe Catalysis Forum, since 2004, IVS Advisory Board on Nanotechnology, 2004. Member international science advisory committee 16th International Microscopy Congress, Sapphoro, 2005. Member Science Board of NanoBio-Europe Conference, 2005.
Member science advisory board Center for Molecular (Bio)medicine, Trieste, Italy, 2005. Member international advisory board and program committee European Conferences on Surface Science. Member international advisory board Conference on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Denmark.
Chair Programme Committee for NANO-7 & ECOSS-21. Member International Advisory Board of ECOSS-22.
Active Carlsberg Foundation, Copenhagen, 2005, Carlsberg Research Laboratories, Copenhagen, 2005, Carlsberg Brewery, Copenhagen, 2005, Tuborg Foundation, Copenhagen, 2005. Fellow: Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Danish Academy Technology Sciences, Danish Academy Natural Sciences. Member: Institute Nanotechnology, American Materials Research Society, American Chemical Society (Richard A. Glenn award), American Physical Society, European Physical Society, Danish Physical Society (board member 1990-1994, board member solid state section, NKT prize).
Married Bente Besenbacher, October 20, 1979. Children: Søren, Pia.