Bo Sundqvist (born 21 September 1941) is a Swedish physicist and former rector magnificus of Uppsala University.

Bo Sundqvist
Bo Sundqvist in 2009
Born21 September 1941 (1941-09-21) (age 82)
NationalitySwedish
Alma materUppsala University
Scientific career
Fieldsphysics
InstitutionsUppsala University
Doctoral studentsRoman Zubarev, David Fenyő

Sundqvist was educated at Uppsala University, where he received his PhD in Nuclear Physics. He was appointed professor of Ion physics in 1987, and elected rector magnificus in 1997, a position he held until his retirement on 30 June 2006.[1] He was president of the Association of Swedish Higher Education, a co-operative body for more than 40 institutions of higher education in Sweden, in 2005–2006.

He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and was the president of the academy from 1 July 2006 until 30 June 2009.[2] He is also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala, and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

References edit

  1. ^ "Anders Hallberg föreslås bli ny universitetsrektor". Upsala Nya Tidning. 15 November 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Rektor Bo Sundqvist vald till preses vid KVA" (Press release). Uppsala university. 13 January 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
Academic offices
Preceded by Rector of Uppsala University
1 July 1997 – 30 June 2006
Succeeded by