Reidar Nydal

Background

Nydal, Reidar was born on November 22, 1925 in Flora, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Son of Gustav Andreas and Mathilde (Nervik) Nydal.

Education

Master of Arts, U. Oslo, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Oslo, 1968.

Career

Research assistant, Radiological Dating Laboratory, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1954-1957; director, Radiological Dating Laboratory, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway, 1960-1995; professor, Institute Physics, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, since 1986.

Achievements

• Reidar Nydal has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Leader Young Men’s Christian Association Scouts, Trondheim, 1960-1990. With Norwegian Defense, 1947-1965. Member American Geophysical Union, Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab, Norges Tekniske Videnskapsakademi.

Connections

Married Eva Irene Christ Raudsep, August 28, 1954. Children: Ellen. Roar, Karl.

Father:

Gustav Andreas Nydal

Mother:

Mathilde (Nervik) Nydal

Spouse:

Eva Irene Christ Raudsep

child:

Karl Nydal

child:

Ellen. Roar Nydal