Jens Glad Balchen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jens Glad Balchen

Norwegian civil engineer and professor

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1926

Place of Birth: Kristiansand, Southern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 12-Apr-2009

Profession: professor, Master of Science in Engineering

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Jens Glad Balchen (20 April 1926 – 12 April 2009) was a Norwegian engineer.
He was born in Kristiansand and graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology and the Yale University.
He was appointed professor of cybernetics at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1962.
His research included projects in medicine, on aquaculture and on dynamic positioning of ships and platforms.
He was decorated Commander of the Order of St.
Olav in 1996.