Faculty of Natural Sciences
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Who are we?
About 900 employees working at:
• 8 different departments – 7 in Trondheim
and 1 in Ålesund
• the faculty administration
• the common workshops and research
infrastructures
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We are also.....
...among the 900, in addition to
permanent staff
• about 320 PhD students. On average 60 degrees
awarded annually
• about 80 postdocs and 50 researchers
Around 3000 students enrolled on 34 different
study programs. On average about 650 graduating
annually.
Annual budget about 700MNOK (housing not
included)
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Our characteristics
Gunnerus SeaLab
Extensive laboratory infrastructure for
and field work in education and
research
Hosting NTNU Nanolab, Sealab and
Gunnerus on behalf of NTNU
NTNU
NanoLab
Leading one national research
infrastructure (NORFAB) and
participating in 10-12 national and EU
infrastructures
Computational activities increasing in
importance in all fields
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Our departments
Department of Biology (IBI)
Department Head: Else Berit Skagen
Department of Biological Sciences Ålesund (IBA)
Department Head: Tove Havnegjerde
Department of Biotechnology and Food Science (IBT)
Department Head : Kjetil Rasmussen
Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science (IBF)
Department Head : Randi Utne Holt
Department of Physics (IFY)
Department Head : Erik Wahlström
Department of Chemistry (IKJ)
Department Head : Marie-Laure Olivier
Department of Chemical Engineering (IKP)
Department Head : Edd Anders Blekkan
Department of Materials Science and Engineering (IMA)
Department Head : Jostein Mårdalen
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Knowledge for a better world
Values: Creative, Constructive, Critical, Respectful and Caring
We contribute to fulfil this vision within our fields, being at
the core of NTNUs charter, through our education, research,
innovation and outreach activities.
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Innovative education and development of
teaching practice
Projects co-funded between
NTNU and the faculty, as well
as together with other
faculties
– Ex. Virtual Chemical Rooms
Projects within the faculty cofunded by the departments
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Centres lead by the NV-faculty
CBD
Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics
Metal Production
Resource efficient metal production
from a clean industry
iCSI
Industrial Catalysis Science and
Innovation for a competitive and
sustainable process industry
SUBPRO
Subsea production and
processing
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Enabling Technologies
(2013-2020)
NTNU Biotechnology
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NTNU Digital
NANO@NTNU
Outreach
Innovation
Innovation and
development in existing
companies and as
startups
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In 2017 we will....
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Build the new faculty
Develop the faculty strategy
Develop a common culture at the faculty
Develop a budget destribution model at
the faculty level
• Prepare for the coming 4-year period
through hiring of department heads and
dean as well as corresponding vicepositions
MOST importantly – educate well qualified
students, perform high quality research,
develop our innovative ideas and carry out
outreach activities!
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Let us get started!
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