NTVA Review 2015

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PUBLISHER
Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA), Lerchendal gaard, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
Phone: + (47) 73 59 54 63, E-mail: post@
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Layout and printing: Fagtrykk Trondheim AS, 2016
Cover: From the Motivation Day at the University of Oslo 21 October 2015. Photo: Yngve Vogt
Photografers names are linked to the pictures. The other pictures; Lars Thomas Dyrhaug
THE GOALS OF NTVA ARE TO:
– Promote research, education and development
of technology and natural sciences
– Encourage international cooperation within these fields
– Further the understanding of technology and natural
sciences among the authorities and the public to the
benefit of Norwegian society and industrial
development in Norway.
NTVA’s members are scientists and industrial leaders
recruited from academic institutions and industries in
Norway and abroad. Individuals who have contributed
significantly to the technological sciences or in related
areas, or whose work has furthered practical applications
of technology are eligible for membership. The total
number of personal members was 572 at the end of 2015.
NTVA has an Industrial Council consisting of
representatives of the management of companies and
institutions in Norway. The purpose of the council is to
support NTVA in fulfilling its missions and to strengthen
its relations with society. In 2015, the Council had 39
members.
THE MAIN ACTIVITIES
NTVA hosted 36 events in 2015. In 2015 NTVA celebrated
the Academy’s 60th Anniversary. As part of the jubilee
there were arranges seminars in a number of cities.
On 28 April a symposium on Natural Disasters and Societal
Safety Natural Hazards and Public Safety, was held at
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo
with more than 120 participants. Regular meetings
and seminars were held in Bergen, in Oslo, Stavanger,
Kristiansand, Tromsø, and Trondheim. Selected themes
from these arrangements are reported in this Review.
The annual meeting for NTVA’s Industrial Council was
held 25 February in Oslo.
NTVA IN BRIEF
The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA) is an independent organization founded in 1955.
NTVA is a member of the International Council of Academies of Engineering (CAETS) and of the European
Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering (Euro-CASE).