Lars Onsager (1903-1976) was born
in Oslo, Ch.E. degree from Norges Tekniske Høiskole, Trondheim, in 1925.
He emigrated to the USA in 1928 and became an American citizen in 1945.
He received the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work done in 1931 on irreversible thermodynamics.
An annual funding is available for The Lars Onsager Professorship. The recipient is to spend 3-6 months at NTNU
to collaborate with scientists here.
The Lars Onsager Professor for 2006 has been awarded to Professor
John R. Klauder, Departments of Physics and Mathematics, University of Florida.
He will visit the Department of Physics, NTNU.