!!Olav Eldholm
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[Obituary|Acad_Main/News2_Archive/Olav Eldholm (1941 - 2022)], [Eystein Jansen|Member/Jansen_Eystein] MAE, Academic Director of the Academia Europaea Bergen Knowledge Hub\\
[Obituary|https://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/about/news-and-events/news/2022/in-memoriam-olav-eldholm.html], University of Oslo
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!Curriculum vitae

__Education__
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*1967		Cand.real. degree, University of Bergen (UiB)
*1968		Diploma in education, UiB
*1976		Dr.philos. degree, UiB
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__Employment history__
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*1967 - 1969	Research scientist, Continental Shelf Project, Seismological Observatory, UiB
*1969 - 1970	NTNF Research Fellow, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY (LDGO)
*1970 - 1974 	Research scientist, LDGO
*1974 - 1981             Professor petroleum geology, Department of Geology, University of Oslo (UiO)
*1981 - 2003	Professor marine geophysics, Department of Geology, UiO
*1999 - 2002	Adjunct full professor, Institute of Solid Earth Physics, UiB
*2003 - 2009	Head of department and Professor of Earth Science, Department of Earth Science, UiB
*2009	Professor emeritus UiB
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__Field of Scholarship__
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The study of composition, architecture and evolution of the Earth by marine geophysical methods and geological data. Focus on plate tectonics, development and evolution of ocean basins and continental margins, and large igneous provinces. 
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__Honours and Awards__
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*1973	Geological Society of Norway Reusch Medal 
*1991	The Nansen Award
*1919	The Norwegian Geophysical Prize
*1997	Statoil Research Prize 1997, 
*2007 	Knight First Class, the Royal St. Olav Order
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__Academy memberships__
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*The Norwegian Acaddemy of Science and Letters (elected 1982)
*Academia Europaea (elected 1990). 
*Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab (elected 1997) 
*Foreign Fellow Indian Geophysical Society (elected 1998) 
*Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (elected 2008)
*Norwegian Academy for Polar Research (elected 2008)