Sigbritt Karlsson (31 January 1958 – 28 October 2023) was a

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and president of

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between November 2016 and November 2022. Karlsson earned a

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chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials int ...

with a specialization in

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from KTH. She subsequently completed a PhD in

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. From 1996 to 2004 Karlsson worked as Director of Studies at KTH. Between 2008 and 2010 she was Vice Dean with responsibility for strategic education issues. Karlsson was Vice-Chancellor of the

University of Skövde The University of Skövde (in Swedish: Högskolan i Skövde, HIS) is a state university in Skövde, Sweden. The University of Skövde was granted university status in 1983 and is now an academic institution with general and specialised educational ...

2010–2016. On November 12, 2016, she became the 19th President of KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

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1958 births 2023 deaths Swedish chemical engineers Women chemical engineers 21st-century Swedish engineers 21st-century chemists 21st-century women engineers Women heads of universities and colleges Rectors of KTH Royal Institute of Technology {{academic-administrator-stub