Unni Steinsmo

Unni Steinsmo is a Norwegian chemical engineer and research executive. She served as chief executive of SINTEF from 2004 to 2015.

Biography

Steinsmo was born in Levanger Municipality on 15 March 1954. She graduated as chemical engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Technology, and as Doctor of Engineering degree in materials science in 1987.
An associate professor at the Norwegian University of Technology, she was appointed research director at SINTEF from 1997 to 2003, and served as Chief executive officer from 2004 to 2015. She has been a board member of Research Council of Norway, and member of the European Research Advisory Board.