Helen Dannetun, Date of Birth

Helen Dannetun

professor

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1957

Profession: physicist, university teacher, researcher

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Helen Dannetun (born in 1957), is a Swedish professor of physics and rector of Linköping University. In 1980 Helen Dannetun received a Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at Linköping University, Sweden, and in 1987 a doctoral degree in applied physics.
In 1996 she became an associate professor and in 1994 a senior lecturer.
In 2002 she was appointed as a professor of physics at Linköping University.She was Head of the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM) 2000 -2003, and Dean of the Institute of Technology 2004-2011.
In June 2011 she was appointed rector of Linköping University. Helen Dannetun serves as a leading technical advisor to the Swedish Ministry of Education and was a member of the governing board of the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research 2010-2011 and of the Swedish Technology Delegation (Teknikdelegationen) 2008-2010.