Background
Natvig, Bent was born on August 1, 1946 in Oslo, Norway. Son of Birger Johannessen and Kirsten (Aarum) Natvig.
Natvig, Bent was born on August 1, 1946 in Oslo, Norway. Son of Birger Johannessen and Kirsten (Aarum) Natvig.
Candidate, Real University of Oslo, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Sheffield (United Kingdom), 1976.
Research assistant. lecturer Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, 1972—1973, 1976—1977. Research assistant, lecturer University Oslo, 1977—1980, senior lecturer, 1981—1986, professor, since 1986. Leverhulme European visiting fellow University Sheffield, 1973-1975.
Head department statistics University Oslo, 1987-1988, 2005-2008, dean faculty mathematics and natural science, 1990-1993, president university council, 1993. Board member Center for Industrial Research, Norwegian Computing Center, Oslo, 1992, 93-96. Council member Society for Industrial Technology Research, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, 1993.
Chairman board Center Technology, Kjeller, 1995-1998. Consultant Norwegian Computing Center, Oslo, since 1998. Chairman National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology, 2000-2005.
Republican International Marathon Runners Norwegian Athletics Association, Oslo, 1977-1980, Board of Congregations, Oslo, 1982-1990, Norwegian Church Parliament, 1995, 97. Participant Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, 1995, Dagomys, Egham, Crete, Lahti, Lillehammer, Rustenburg, 1988, 90, 94, 96, 97, 99, chairman Norwegian Pugwash Committee, since 1996. Member Society Reliability Engineers (vice president Scandinavian chapter 1983-1987), Norwegian Statistical Association (president 1989-1990), Science and Responsibility in Nuclear Age (president 1989-2006), International Statistical Institute.
Married Helga Sagsveen, May 30, 1971. Children: Maren, Martin.