Nationality Norwegian Alma mater University of Oslo Name Kenneth Ruud Residence Norway Doctoral advisor Trygve Helgaker | Institutions University of Tromso Notable awards 2008 Dirac medal Education University of Oslo Fields Theoretical chemistry | |
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Two short stories on relativistic effects in chemistry
Kenneth Ruud (born 16 September 1969) is a Norwegian chemist.
He is a professor of chemistry at the University of Tromso. He is author or coauthor of more than 150 scientific articles and director of the Centre for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry in Tromso. In 2008, he was the recipient of the Dirac medal from the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists. He is one of the main contributors to the DALTON program package.
In 2012 he was elected fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Since April 2010, Kenneth is president of the Norwegian Chemical Society.
In February 2013, Kenneth was elected Prorektor (= Vicepresident) for research of the University of Tromso. He will take up this function on August 1, 2013.