Background
Kvalseth, Tarald Oddvar was born on November 7, 1938 in Brunkeberg, Telemark, Norway.
Kvalseth, Tarald Oddvar was born on November 7, 1938 in Brunkeberg, Telemark, Norway.
Bachelor of Science, University Durham, King's College, England, 1963; Master of Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California-Berkeley, 1971.
Research assistant engineering experiment station, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1963-1964;
teaching assistant department mechanic engineering, U. Colorado, Boulder
mechanic engineer, Williams & Lane Inc., Berkeley, 1964-1965;
research assistant department industrial engineering and operations research, University of California-Berkeley, 1965-1971;
research fellow, University of California-Berkeley, 1973;
assistant professor School Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1971-1974;
senior lecturer industrial management division Norwegian Institute Technology, U. Trondheim, 1974-1979;
head industrial management division, U. Trondheim, 1975-1979;
associate professor department mechanic engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1979-1982;
professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1982. Guest worker National Aeronautics and Space Administration Ames Research Center, California, 1973. Member organizing committee 1st Berkeley-Monterey Conference Timespan, Pay and Discretionary Capacity, 1973.
Member steering committee International Conference Human Factors in Designand Operation Ships, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1977. Member board Norwegian Ergonomics Committee, 1977-1980. General session chairman Conference Work Place Design and WorkEnviron.
Problems, Trondheim, 1978.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute Industrial Engineers (senior ), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (president upper Midwest chapter), Nordic Ergonomics Society (council 1977-1980), International Ergonomics Association (general council 1977-1980, vice president 1982-1985), Institute Ergonomics & Human Factors, Psychonomic Society, American Psychological Society, American Statistical Association, Mathematics Association American, Sigma Xi.
Married; 3 children.