Bo Sundqvist
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Bo Sundqvist (born 21 September 1941) is a Swedish physicist and former rector magnificus of Uppsala University.
Bo Sundqvist | |
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Bo Sundqvist in 2009 | |
| Born | 21 September 1941 (age 84) |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | physics |
| Institutions | Uppsala University |
| Doctoral students | Roman Zubarev, David Fenyő |
Sundqvist was educated at Uppsala University, where he received his PhD in Nuclear Physics. He was appointed professor of Ion physics in 1987, and elected rector magnificus in 1997, a position he held until his retirement on 30 June 2006.[1] He was president of the Association of Swedish Higher Education, a co-operative body for more than 40 institutions of higher education in Sweden, in 2005–2006.
He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and was the president of the academy from 1 July 2006 until 30 June 2009.[2] He is also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala, and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
