Bent Sørensen (physicist)

Bent Erik Sørensen
Born 13 October 1941
Nationality Danish
Occupation Physicist

Bent Erik Sørensen (born 13 October 1941), is a Danish physicist, distinguished mainly by research into future forms of renewable energy.[1] He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change in Roskilde University, Denmark,[2] and president of Novator Advanced Technology Consulting.[3]

Biography

Sørensen gained his MSc in physics and mathematics in 1965 and was awarded a PhD in 1974 by the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, where he worked until 1980, when he became professor at Roskilde University.[1] He has undertaken sabbatical appointments in Japan, France, USA and Australia and has presented at numerous international events.[1]

He received the Australian Government Award for Eminent European Scientists in 1982 and the European Solar Prize in 2002.[3] In 1989 he was knighted by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.[1]

Publications

Sørensen has published over five hundred articles, reports and papers, and has written a number of books, including:

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Bent Sørensen". Roskilde University. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bent Sørensen (7 November 2007). Renewable Energy Conversion, Transmission, and Storage. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-374262-9. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bent Sorensen (Sorensen) (15 November 2011). Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: Emerging Technologies and Applications. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-396503-5. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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