Editing Norwegian Institute of Technology

{{Short description|Former science institute in Trondheim, Norway}}
{{Distinguish|National Institute of Technology (Norway)}}
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[[Image:Hovedbygget ntnu.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hovedbygningen, the main building of the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH)]]
The '''Norwegian Institute of Technology''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: ''Norges tekniske høgskole'', '''NTH''') was a science institute in [[Trondheim]], [[Norway]]. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 58 years, after which it was merged into the [[University of Trondheim]] as an independent college.<ref>[https://www.ntnu.no/2010/historie/1968unit About the establishment of the University of Trondheim (Norwegian)]</ref>

In 1996 NTH ceased to exist as an organizational superstructure when the university was restructured and rebranded. The former NTH departments are now basic building blocks of the [[Norwegian University of Science and Technology]] (NTNU).

NTH was primarily a [[institute of technology|polytechnic]] institute, educating master level [[engineer]]s as well as [[architect]]s. In 1992 NTH had 7627 master and doctoral students and 1591 employees; it graduated 1262 chartered engineers (master level), 52 chartered architects, and 92 Dr.Ing. (PhD). The operating budget was equivalent to US$100[[million|M]], and the total premises amounted to around 260,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> (64 [[acre]]s).

Since the merger, it forms a part of the university campus commonly known as [[Gløshaugen]], from the geographical area in which it is situated.

==History==
[[File:Seal of the Norwegian Institute of Technology.svg|thumb|Seal of the Institute]]
The decision to establish a Norwegian national college of technology was made by the Norwegian parliament, the [[Storting]], in 1900, after years of heated debate on where the institution should be located; many representatives felt that the capital [[Oslo|Kristiania]] (now Oslo) was self-evident as the place for this nationally important seat of learning. However, eventually ''Den Tekniske Høgskole''  was located in the geographically central city of [[Trondheim]], based on an emerging policy of decentralisation as well as the city's existing and highly esteemed technical college, ''Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt''.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

Hovedbygningen, the building of Norges tekniske høgskole was designed by architect [[Bredo Greve]]. It was built of granite block construction in the [[National Romantic style]] of architecture.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

Five academical departments were originally present in the parliament's resolution of 31 May 1900:
* [[Architecture]] and city planning
* [[Civil engineering]]
* [[Mechanical engineering]] (a. General and b. Naval, i.e. ship and ship engine construction)
* [[Electrical engineering]]
* [[Chemistry]] (a. General and b. Electro-chemistry)

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==Academic faculties==

The academic structure of NTH during the last years before its inclusion in [[Norwegian University of Science and Technology|NTNU]] was as follows:
*Faculty of Architecture, with 5 Departments:
**Form and Colour Studies
**Building Technology
**Architectural History
**Arch. Design
**Town and Regional Planning
*Faculty of Applied Earth Science and Metallurgy, with 3 Departments:
**Metallurgy
**Geology and Mineral Resources
**Petroleum Technology and Applied Geophysics (see also [[Department of Petroleum Technology and Applied Geophysics, NTNU|Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics]])
*Faculty of Civil Engineering, with 8 Departments:
**Building and Construction Engineering
**Geotechnical Engineering
**Road and Railway Engineering
**Transportation Engineering
**Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering
**Building Materials
**Structural Engineering
**Geodesy and Photogrammetry
*Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, with 5 Departments:
**Electrical Power Engineering
**Telecommunications
**Engineering Cybernetics
**Physical Electronics
**Computer Systems and Telematics
*Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, with 7 Departments:
**Inorganic Chemistry
**Organic Chemistry
**Physical Chemistry
**Chemical Engineering
**Industrial Chemistry
**Industrial Biochemistry
**Biotechnology
*Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, with 6 Departments:
**Thermal Energy and Hydropower
**Machine Design and Materials Technology
**Production and Quality Engineering
**Applied Mechanics, Thermo- and Fluid Dynamics
**Heating and Ventilation
**Refrigeration Engineering
*Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, with two Departments:
**Mathematics Sciences
**Physics
*Faculty of Marine Technology, with 4 Departments:
**Marine Systems Design
**Marine Structures
**Marine Hydrodynamics
**Marine Engineering
*Faculty of Economics and Industrial Management, with two Departments:
**Economics
**Organisation and Work Science (Norwegian abbreviation: ORAL)
*Center for Management Education (Norw. abbrev.: ULA)
*Technical University Library of Norway (Norw. abbrev.: NTUB)
**The national resource library of technology and architecture
**Locations: Technical Main Library as well as six Faculty Libraries on campus

==Notable alumni==
* [[Jens G. Balchen]], electronics engr., professor, "father of Norwegian cybernetics", [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]] fellow
* [[Alf Egil Bogen]], electronics engr., co-inventor of [[Atmel AVR]] μcontroller, co-founder of Atmel Norway
* [[Helmer Dahl]], electronics engr., World War II radar and [[Sonar|ASDIC]] pioneer, research and industry mentor, technology historian
* [[David Lie Eide]], engineer
* [[Johannes Falnes]], wave energy researcher
*[[Ivar Asbjørn Følling]] - chemical engr., discovery of [[Phenylketonuria]], [[Jahreprisen]] 1960
* [[Ivar Giaever]], mechanical engr., physicist, 1973 [[Nobel laureate]]
* [[Bjarne Hurlen]], mechanical engr., army officer, defence industry executive ([[Kongsberg Gruppen|Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk]] 1956&ndash;1975)
* [[Ralph Høibakk]], physicist, computer industry executive, mountaineer, adventurer ([[Seven Summits]]; South Pole)
* [[Fred Kavli]], physicist, innovator, business leader (sensor technology: [[Kavlico Corporation|Kavlico Corp.]]), and philanthropist
* [[Paal Kibsgaard]], petroleum engineer, chairman and CEO of [[Schlumberger]]<ref name=Schlumberger>{{cite web|title=Paal Kibsgaard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Schlumberger Limited|url=http://www.slb.com/about/execmanagement/pkibsgaard.aspx|website=Schlumberger|access-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119020045/http://www.slb.com/about/execmanagement/pkibsgaard.aspx|archive-date=19 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Arne Korsmo]] - architect, professor, [[Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry]]
* [[Olav Landsverk]], electronics engr., military weapon systems computer pioneer, professor
* [[John M. Lervik]], electronics engr., co-founder and CEO of [[cXense]], co-founder and former CEO of [[Fast Search and Transfer|Fast Search & Transfer (FAST)]]
* [[Finn Lied]], electronics engr., World War II resistance agent, defence research director, Minister of Industry
* [[Terje Michalsen]], electronics engr., venture capitalist
* [[Lars Monrad Krohn]], electronics engr., industrialist (mini- and microcomputers)
* [[Ingvild Myhre]], electronics engr., telecom industry executive (Alcatel Telecom Norway, [[Telenor]] Mobil)
* [[Lars Onsager]], chemical engr., 1968 [[Nobel laureate]]
* [[Venketa Parthasarathy]], chemical engr., noted for work on [[wood pulp]] and two-stage oxygen delignification
*[[Erik Rolfsen]], architect and city planner for [[Oslo]]
* [[Edgar B. Schieldrop]], mechanical engr., [[Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem|student society]] co-founder, popular science & technology author
* [[Rolf Skår]], cybernetics engr., industrialist (minicomputers), Norwegian Space Centre director
* [[Einar Aasen Skogsholm]], PhD Electrical Engr., VP of MECO
* [[Øystein Stray Spetalen]], petroleum engr., Norwegian investor
* [[Berit Svendsen]], telecom. engr., [[Master of Business Administration#Specialization|MTM]], [[Chief Technology Officer|CTO]] of [[Telenor]] 2000&ndash;.
* [[Anders Talleraas]], mechanical engr., MP for 20 years, former Conservative party parliamentary leader
* [[Vebjørn Tandberg]], electronics engr., industrialist (radio, tape recording, television)
*[[Theodore Theodorsen]], [[Norwegian-American]] [[aerodynamicist]]
* [[Leif Tronstad]], [[Order of the British Empire|O.B.E.]], chemist, nuclear chemistry scientist, planner and organiser of World War II's ''[[Norwegian heavy water sabotage|Operation Gunnerside]]''
* [[Tor Olav Trøim]], marine engr., shipping and energy industry executive (Frontline, Seadrill)
* [[John Ugelstad]], chemical engr., known for his pioneering work on monodisperse polymer beads
* [[Tore M. Undeland]], electrical engr., professor, international textbook author (Wiley), [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]] fellow
* [[Gjert Wilhelmsen]], marine engr., co-founder of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
* [[Bror With]], mechanical engr., inventor of the ''[[Rottefella]]'' ski binding and [[Dromedille]] dinghy; World War II resistance agent
* [[Vegard Wollan]], electronics engr., co-inventor of [[Atmel AVR]] μcontroller, co-founder of Atmel Norway

==Commercial impact==

The following companies, or divisions of international companies, have been created directly or partly from NTH research and influence, including its contract research arm [[SINTEF]] with spin-offs:

*3d-Radar AS (advanced ground penetrating radar technology for shallow subsurface mapping in [[3D computer graphics|3D]]) [http://www.3d-radar.com]
*[[Atmel AVR|Atmel Norway]] (inventors and designers of the [[Atmel AVR]] RISC microcontroller family, incl HW/SW tools) {{in lang|no}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20040505065627/http://www.atmel.no/]
*Ceetron AS (3D visualization and technical computing for oil & gas, plus aerospace, automotive, and consumer electronics) [http://www.ceetron.com]
*[[Cybernetica (Norwegian company)]] advanced process control, specializing in nonlinear [[model predictive control]]
*[[CorrOcean]] (industrial/off-shore [[Corrosion Monitoring]]) [http://www.corrocean.no]
*ErgoRunit AS ([[outsourcing]] services in IT system planning/[[system administrator|administration]] and accounting) [https://web.archive.org/web/20040512034831/http://www.ergorunit.no/ErgoRunit/ErgoRunit%20Trondheim.aspx] (N)
*[[Fast Search and Transfer|Fast Search & Transfer (FAST)]] (inter/intranet [[search engine]]s; developers of alltheweb.com) [http://www.fast.no]
*GE Vingmed Ultrasound, formerly Vingmed Sound ([[ultrasound]]-based imaging in medical diagnosis and surgery support systems) [https://web.archive.org/web/20040219092726/http://www.gemedicalsystemseurope.com/nono/] (N)
*Marine Cybernetics, specialising in the testing and verification of ship and offshore structure control systems [http://www.marinecybernetics.com/] (N)
*MARINTEK, The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute,<ref>A majority share is owned by the [[SINTEF|SINTEF Group]]</ref> including MARINTEK (USA), Inc. [http://www.marintek.sintef.no/eway/default0.asp?e=0&pid=209&lang=eng]
*[[Nordic Semiconductor|Nordic Semiconductor ASA]] ([[application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC]] design, SoCs, [[radio frequency|RF]]/mixed-signal hybrid [[integrated circuit|IC]]'s) [http://www.nordicsemi.no/index.cfm?obj=menu&act=displayMenu&men=65]
*Oceanor (oceanographic measurements and real-time environmental monitoring in oceans, freshwater, and soil) [http://www.oceanor.no]
*Powel ASA (IT products/services for energy production companies) [https://web.archive.org/web/20031022173455/http://www.powel.com/?id=228]
*Q-Free ASA; formerly Micro Design AS (radio systems for tolling, traffic information, parking, ticketing, access control, logistics) [http://www.q-free.no]
*Schlumberger Information Solutions Trondheim, formerly VoxelVision AS (3D visualization, mostly for oil & gas applications) [http://www.sis.slb.com/content/about/news/2003/news_09082003.asp]
*SINTEF, The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at NTH (contract research corp, 1700 employees) [https://web.archive.org/web/20040903172422/http://www.sintef.no/eway/default0.asp?e=0&pid=199&lang=eng]
*SINTEF Energy Research, SINTEF Petroleum Research, and SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture ²
*Sinvent Ltd., SINTEFs development and investment company
*Sun Microsystems Trondheim; formerly ClustRa Systems (high-availability, real-time [[database]] technology) [http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/2002-03/sunflash.20020319.2.html]
*Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS; acquired Systems in Motion AS (3D visualization software) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110130031446/http://www.kongsberg.com/kogt] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120806074058/http://www.coin3d.org/]

==References==
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==External links==
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*Kongsberg Maritime, Trondheim; formerly Autronica (ship cargo handling systems, sensors and transmitters)
*Siemens Norway, Trondheim division (electric heating technology, power electronics, [[Uninterruptible Power Supply|UPS]], industrial power distribution systems)
*Zenitel Norway, Communication & Security Systems, formerly STENTO ASA; initially Stentofon (ind./pro. comm. systems)
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