Tor Brustad

Tor Brustad (20 December 1926 – 12 September 2016) was a Norwegian biophysicist.

Tor Brustad
Born	20 December 1926 Nittedal, Norway
Died	12 September 2016 (aged 89)
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation	Biophysicist
Awards	Order of St Olav

Personal life

Brustad was born in Nittedal to schoolteacher Johan Ludvig Brustad and Aslaug Kristoffersen. He married Berte-Marie Bjørtomt in 1953.[1]

Career

Brustad studied physics at the University of Oslo and the University of California, Berkeley. He graduated as cand.mag. in 1951, cand.real. in 1953, and dr.philos. in 1962. He was assigned with the Norwegian Radium Hospital from 1960, and headed the department of medical physics from 1968. He was also appointed professor of radiation physics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1970.[1]

He was decorated Knight, First Class of Order of St. Olav in 1995, and was a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He resided at Jar, and died in September 2016.[2][3]

References

1. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Brustad, Tor". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 86. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
2. Johannessen, Jan Vincents; Jetne, Vidar (20 September 2016). "Tor Brustad". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 September 2016.
3. Berg, Kristian; et al. (24 September 2016). "Tor Brustad til minne". Budstikka (in Norwegian). p. 50.