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Johannes Moe (born 24 April 1926) is a Norwegian engineer and research administrator. He was born in
Modalen Modalen is a municipality in the Nordhordland district in the central part of Vestland county in Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mo. The other main village in the municipality is Øvre Helland. Most of th ...
, and graduated from the
Norwegian Institute of Technology The Norwegian Institute of Technology (Norwegian: ''Norges tekniske høgskole'', NTH) was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 58 years, after which it was m ...
in 1952. He was appointed professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1962 to 1976, and from 1972 to 1976 he served as rector of the institute. From 1977 to 1989 he was appointed director of
SINTEF SINTEF ( no, Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning), headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is an independent research organization founded in 1950 that conducts contract research and development projects. SINTEF has 2000 employees from 7 ...
. He served as president of the
Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences ( no, Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi, NTVA) is a learned society based in Trondheim, Norway. Founded in 1955, the academy has about 500 members. It is a member of the International Council of Aca ...
from 1993 to 1999. He was decorated Commander of the
Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...
in 1976. Moe was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1977 for contributions to structural analyses and optimization with applications to wood and concrete construction and to ship and shell structures.


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1926 births Living people People from Modalen Norwegian engineers Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian Institute of Technology Rectors of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Members of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences {{Norway-engineer-stub