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Department of Chemical Engineering
Annual Report 2015
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completes the degree. The quality of the research is of
course very important but harder to measure. Many of
our senior scientists are highly cited and recipients of
professional awards nationally and internationally. It is
also very encouraging that younger members of staff get
acknowledged. Dr. Jannike Solsvik was awarded the
DKNVS (Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters)
price for young scientists (natural sciences) for 2015 in a
ceremony held in March 2016.
The Department is located in chemistry buildings K-IV
and K-V, experimental halls C and D and in the PFI-
building. Our buildings date back to 1957/58 (K-V/Exp.
Halls) and 1965 (K-IV). Most of the buildings have been
renovated and modernized in recent years, providing the
department with excellent laboratory facilities and
modern offices. The last facility to be upgraded was hall
C, where our largest pilot experimental rigs including the
rigs for amine based CO
2
capture is located. Only the K-V
building is now awaiting renovation, and in the
meantime the experimental activities in this building is
kept at a minimum in order to maintain good HES
standards.
Our buildings, from the right: K4, K5, Experimental halls and the PFI-building (blue)