LARS ARNBERG (born 1947) received his doctorate degree in Inorganic Chemistry fromStockholm University in 1979. After spending 2 years as a post doc at MIT, he was hired bythe Swedish Institute of Metals Research where he conducted research on powder metallurgyand rapid solidification technology and managed a research department. In 1990 Lars Arnbergwas appointed a Professor of Metallurgy at the Norwegian University of Science andTechnology. His main field of research and teaching is solidification and casting of metals,particularly light metals. This research includes fundamental studies of crystal nucleation andgrowth as well as studies of casting defects and process technology.Lars Arnberg has a wide international network; he has research cooperation with leadinggroups in the area of solidification in Europe, USA and Australia. He has more than 150publications and has received international rewards for his research.
Published March 13, 2006
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