Background
Hjelt, Sven-Erik Oskar was born on September 18, 1939 in Helsinki, Finland. Son of Osvald and Eva Hjelt.
Hjelt, Sven-Erik Oskar was born on September 18, 1939 in Helsinki, Finland. Son of Osvald and Eva Hjelt.
Diploma engineer, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1964. License technical, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1966. Doctor in Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1970.
Research engineer Outokumpu Company, Helsinki, 1964-1970. Senior research fellow council technical Academy Finland, 1971-1975. Associate professor geophysics University Oulu, Finland, 1975-1988, professor geophysics Finland, 1988—2004.
Chairman of board Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, University Oulu, 1997—2004.
Member Finnish Geological Society, European Association Geophysical Society and Engineering, European Geophysical Society, Society Exploration Geophysicists, Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letter, Finnish Society Sciences and Letters, Finnish Geophysical Society (chairman and vice chairman 1986-1987), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (honorary), Royal Astronomical Society (associate member).
Married Raili Marjatta Rastas, June 5, 1960. Children: Ann-Marie Hjelt-Husso, Erik Hjelt.