Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences





























Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien
Formation
26 October, 1919
Headquarters
Stockholm,
Sweden Sweden
Membership

1000 members
300 foreign members
Preses
Carl-Henric Svanberg
Website
[1]



The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences or Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the royal academies in Sweden. The academy is an independent organisation, which promotes contact and exchange between business, research, and government, in Sweden and internationally. It is the world's oldest academy of engineering sciences.[citation needed]


The academy awards several prizes: Large Gold Medal (since 1924), Gold Medal (since 1921), Brinell medal (Brinellmedaljen, since 1936, and named after Johan August Brinell), Gold Plaque (since 1951), Honorary Sign (since 1919), Axel F. Enstrom Medal (1959–1981), amongst others.






Contents






  • 1 Presidents


  • 2 Academy member


  • 3 Focus areas


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Presidents


The following people have been presidents of IVA since its foundation in 1919:[1]



  • 1919-1940: Axel F. Enström

  • 1941-1959: Edy Velander

  • 1960-1970: Sven Brohult

  • 1971-1982: Gunnar Hambraeus

  • 1982-1994: Hans G. Forsberg

  • 1995-2000: Kurt Östlund

  • 1999-2001: (temporary) Enrico Deiaco

  • 2001-2008: Lena Treschow Torell

  • 2008-: Björn O. Nilsson



Academy member


Each year, outstanding scientists and engineers are elected into membership of IVA. Currently, the academy has 1000 Swedish and 300 foreign members.[2]. Foreign members are non-resident and non-citizen of Sweden. All new members are nominated by existing members.



Focus areas


The academy focuses on twelve [3] areas of engineering sciences:


  • Mechanical Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Building and Construction

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Mining and Materials

  • Management

  • Basic and Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences

  • Forest Technology

  • Economics

  • Biotechnology

  • Education and Research Policy

  • Information Technology

Each focus area is addressed by a committee with a representative chair.



See also



  • List of Swedish scientists


  • Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden


  • Royal Academy of Engineering, UK


  • European Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering (Euro-CASE)

  • Academia Europaea



References





  1. ^ Kungl. Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien: IVAs VDar, accessed on July 19, 2009 (in Swedish)


  2. ^ "IVA in English". www.iva.se..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "The Academy". www.iva.se.




External links


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