Torbjørn Digernes

Torbjørn Digernes (born 30 March 1947 in Ørsta) is a Norwegian physicist and professor of marine systems design.

[2] His successor is Gunnar Bovim who officially assumed the post 1 August 2013.

[3] Digernes is a former student of the then Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) as an engineering graduate of technical physics in 1972.

He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1982 from the same institution within informatics, concerning technical-economical analysis of design and operation of fishing vessels.

His academic career started at the calculation centre at the University of Trondheim 1972-74, at Fishery Science Research Institute 1974-1986 and at MARINTEK from 1986-1990.