Per "Åke" Öberg, born 1937 in

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, is a

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. Öberg received his

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in 1964 from

Chalmers University of Technology Chalmers University of Technology ( sv, Chalmers tekniska högskola, often shortened to Chalmers) is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that conducts research and education in technology and natural sciences at a high international level ...

and his

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in 1971 from

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. In 1963-1972 he worked as a

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. He is since 1972

. He is also active at the

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.Hungarian Academy of Engineering bio-sketch of Prof. Öberg.
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from the

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, 2003. Öberg's research interests are in circulatory physiology, bio-optics, biomedical instrumentation,

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and

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. He has published over 400 scientific papers and books in these areas. Öberg is the founding chairman of the Clinical Engineering Division of the

. This same organization has also elected him as an honorary life member. He is a former president of the Swedish Society of Medical Physics and Medical Engineering and a former chairman of the

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within the

Honours

* Vladimir K. Zworykin Award,

, 2003. * Honorary Life Member,

, 2000 * Fellow,

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* Honorary Member of the

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, 1994. * Honorary Member of the Finnish Society for Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, 1988 * Member of the

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, 1987. *

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, 1980. * Erna Ebeling Prize, Swedish Society for Medical Engineering and Medical Physics, 1977

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oberg, Ake 1937 births Swedish engineers Academic staff of Linköping University Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Chalmers University of Technology alumni Uppsala University alumni Living people Medical physicists Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering