Olav Aasmund Smidsrød (9 November 1936 – 29 January 2017) was a Norwegian biochemist. He was born in Sem. He took the siv.ing. degree in 1961 and the dr.ing. degree in 1971 at 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 ...

, and was a professor at the

University of Trondheim The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ...

from 1977, later the

Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ...

. He is known for his work with

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s, particularly heteropolysaccharides. In 2008 he was awarded the

Gunnerus Medal The Gunnerus Medal () is a medal awarded by the learned society Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. It was inaugurated in 1927, and named after Johan Ernst Gunnerus, founder of the learned society. Members of the learned society are e ...

. He is a fellow of the

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and the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences.

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1936 births 2017 deaths People from Tønsberg Norwegian biochemists Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Members of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences {{Norway-academic-bio-stub