Bertil Andersson is a Swedish college administrator and academic who served as the third president of Nanyang Technological University.
20 Facts About Bertil Andersson
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Bertil Andersson started his research career at Lund University, after which he became a professor of biochemistry at Stockholm University, Sweden, in 1986.
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In 1999, Bertil Andersson became the Rector of Linkoping University, Sweden, where he served until the end of 2003.
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From April 2007 to June 2011, Bertil Andersson served as Provost of NTU in Singapore.
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Bertil Andersson is a plant biochemist and the author of over 300 papers in photosynthesis research, biological membranes, protein and membrane purification and light stress in plants.
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Bertil Andersson has pioneered research on the artificial leaf, a promising area of sustainable energy research that uses sunlight to produce clean, low-cost sources of energy.
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Bertil Andersson holds honorary doctorates from several universities, the most recent of which are Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of New South Wales and Symbiosis International University.
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Bertil Andersson holds honorary doctorate from SRM University, Chennai, India.
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Bertil Andersson continues to hold academic appointments as professor of biochemistry at Linkoping University and adjunct professor at Umea University.
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In 2017, Bertil Andersson was a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.
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In October 2013, Professor Bertil Andersson received the Medal for Educational Merit during the 30th Award Ceremony of the World Cultural Council.
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In November 2010, Bertil Andersson received the Wilhelm Exner Medal in Vienna, Austria.
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Bertil Andersson is the first Singapore-based researcher to receive the award since it was introduced in 1921.
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Bertil Andersson has a long association with the Nobel Foundation and served as chairman of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry in 1997.
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Bertil Andersson has been a member of the boards of several Swedish and international foundations and learned societies, including the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Australian Academy of Science, Academia Europaea and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
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Bertil Andersson is a research advisor to the Swedish government and was, between 2004 and 2009, the Vice-President of the European Research Advisory Board of the European Commission in Brussels.
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Bertil Andersson is a board member of Singapore's Building and Construction Authority and A*STAR.
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Bertil Andersson serves on the governing board of the Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, a Research Centre of Excellence at NTU.
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Bertil Andersson was elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 1999 as a Corresponding Fellow.
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Bertil Andersson is the honorary Pro-Chancellor of SRM University, Andhra Pradesh.