Swedish Institute of Space Physics
Olle Norberg is an accomplished leader in the field of space science and engineering, currently serving as the Director-General at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics since September 2021. Prior to this role, Norberg held the position of Vice Rector at Luleå University of Technology from September 2018 to August 2021. As the Director-General of Rymdstyrelsen from June 2009 to May 2018 and the Head of Esrange Space Center at SSC - Swedish Space Corporation from 2001 to 2009, Norberg significantly contributed to advancing Sweden's space initiatives. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Space Plasma Physics from Umeå University and a Master of Science in Engineering Physics/Applied Physics from KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
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Swedish Institute of Space Physics
The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (Institutet för rymdfysik, IRF) is a governmental research institute with about 100 employees. Its primary task is to carry out basic research, education and associated observatory activities in space physics, space technology and atmospheric physics. IRF has employees in Kiruna, Umeå, Uppsala and Lund. The main office is located in Kiruna in northern Sweden (geographic coordinates 67.84° N, 20.41° E). IRF has satellite instruments orbiting the Earth and Mars and others on their way to Mercury. IRF also has responsibility for two instruments on a major European mission (JUICE) to Jupiter and its icy moons in 2022.