Prof. Henrik Lindberg

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

h.lindberg@example.edu · +46 70 000 0142 · Gothenburg, Sweden · linkedin.com/in/example-profile · example.edu/lindberg

Summary

Twenty years in academic engineering, leading a research group of fourteen across materials and manufacturing. Principal investigator on grants totalling roughly €6m, with 78 peer-reviewed publications. Head of department since 2020.

Work Experience

Professor and Head of Department

January 2020 – Present

Technical university · Gothenburg

  • Lead a research group of fourteen across materials and manufacturing engineering.
  • Principal investigator on grants totalling roughly €6m over five years.
  • Restructured the undergraduate programme; completion within four years rose 14 points.

Associate Professor

September 2012 – December 2019

Technical university · Gothenburg

  • Established the fatigue and fracture laboratory, now used by three research groups.
  • Published 41 peer-reviewed papers, including two highly cited reviews.
  • Built an industrial collaboration programme with six manufacturing partners.

Postdoctoral Researcher

October 2008 – August 2012

Research institute · Trondheim

  • Led an experimental programme on fatigue in welded structures.
  • Developed a testing method subsequently adopted by two industrial partners.
  • Co-supervised three master's projects.

Education

September 2004 – September 2008

Chalmers University of Technology

PhD, Mechanical Engineering

September 1999 – June 2004

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

MSc, Applied Mechanics

Projects

Fatigue and Fracture Laboratory

Established a shared experimental facility now used by three research groups and six industrial partners.

Undergraduate Programme Restructure

Redesigned the engineering curriculum sequence; four-year completion rose 14 points without changing entry requirements.

Skills

Fatigue and fracture mechanicsExperimental designFinite element analysisGrant writingDoctoral supervisionPeer reviewDepartment leadershipIndustrial partnershipResearch strategy

Languages

  • Swedish · Native
  • English · Advanced
  • German · Proficient
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