Background
Petersen, Steffen Bjørn was born on November 24, 1949 in Copenhagen. Son of Oluf Børge and Julie Elisabeth (Folkjaer) Petersen. arrived in Norway, 1990.
chemist educator research scientist
Petersen, Steffen Bjørn was born on November 24, 1949 in Copenhagen. Son of Oluf Børge and Julie Elisabeth (Folkjaer) Petersen. arrived in Norway, 1990.
Master in Chemistry, University Copenhagen, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Copenhagen, 1981.
Research associate, Danish Heart Foundation, 1981-1982;
applications manager, NOVO Nordisk, Copenhagen, 1983-1986;
director biostructure, NOVO Nordisk, Copenhagen, 1986-1990;
head research, Magnetic Resonance Center The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research, Trondheim, Norway, 1990-1997;
professor, Norwegian Technology U., Trondheim, 1990-1997;
professor biostructure and protein engineering, Aalborg (Denmark) U, since 1997. President European Science for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology, 1988-1989. Science advisor European Parliament, since 1990, Swedish, Finnish, British, Norwegian, Danish and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Research Couns.
Visiting scientist U. Utah,1979-1980, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1981-1983. Program director protein engineering Nordic Industrial Foundation, 1989-1993. Coordinator 24 laboratories European Commission Research Program Biotechnology, since 1994.
Research professor department biotechnology U. Aalborg, since 1997.
With Danish Air Force, 1969-1970. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Norwegian Bio-chemical Society, Norwegian Academy Technology Science, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Lise Pii Engel Jensen, 1969 (divorced 1975). 1 child, Klaus; married Ursula Sonnewald, July 11, 1981 (divorced 1996). Children: Anika, Maike.
Married Maria Teresa Da Cruz Augusto Neves, March 1, 1997.