CURRICULUM VITAE Thorsteinn I. Sigfusson

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1954	Born June 4th at Godasteinn, Vestmannaeyjar.
1973	Studentsprof" Physics Line Menntaskolinn vid Hamrahlid College of Further Education Reykjavík.
1973	Physics and Mathematics towards cand. scient.University of Copenhagen.
1978	Offered by Prof. Sir Brian Pippard(Cavendish Professor) and Prof D. Shoenberg to come The Cavendish Lab. University of Cambridge for PhD work in low temperature magnetism in metals.
1981	Offered the Clerk-Maxwell prize-scholarship for temperature modulation technique development.
1983	PhD Thesis "Electronic Structure and Magnetic Excitations in Ni 3Al". Supervised by G.G.Lonzarich. Elected Research Fellow Darwin Collega Cambridge.
1985	Deemed qualified for the position of a professor in experimental physics by an international evaluation committee.
1986	Deemed qualified for a position of a professor in solid state physics by an international evaluation committee.
1987	A new position of a research scientist at the Science Institute.
1988	Nominated together with Jon Halfdanarson for the Nordic technology prize.
1989	Icelandic Alloys Chair (Donated to the University by the Corporation) as a Research Professor at the University of Iceland. Formally offered.
1990	Editorial Board Physica Scripta until 1994 Chairman of University of Iceland Public Relations Committee (Kynningarnefnd) until 1991
1991	Chairman of the Governing Board of the Science Institute until 1995 Board of Nordic Industry Foundation Nordlist Committee
1992	Board member of the Human Capital and Mobility EU and BRITE Euram Comm. Brussels.
1993	Chairman University Library until 1994
1993	Fulbright Commission member of the Board. Member of Strategy group Nordtest on materials.
1994	Vice chairman of the new National Library, Landsbókasafn-Háskólabókasafn. Chairman of the Icelandic Research Council Board of Industry and Technology. Chairman of the University of Iceland/Vestmannaeyjar Cooperation Committee. Board of Hugvisir, Young scientists contest in cooperation with TMR Brussels.
1995	Chairman of Fulbright. Director of the Engineering Research Institute Promotion to Professor II. Chairman of RITTS project on Regional Innovation in Iceland.
1996	Chairman of International Physics Olympiad in Iceland 1998 Management Committee.
1997	Vice Board Member of Innovation Fund, Nýsköpunarsjodur atvinnulífsins.
1997	Government appointed Chairman of the Icelandic Research Council "Rannis" until 2000 .
1998	Chairman of Alur alvinnsla Ltd.,, an aluminium recycling company.
2000	Chairman of Icelandic New Energy Ltd.,
2003	Co-Chairman of the Implemenation and Liaison Committee of IPHE, International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy when founded in Washington DC.
2006	Member of the Board of Directors of the International Hydrogen Energy Association.
2007	Global Energy International 2007 prize awarded by President Putin June 9th 2007 in St. Petersburgh
2007	Appointed Director General of newly established Iceland Innovation Centre

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