Erik W. Thulstrup

Short CV:

Born Oct. 14, 1941. Danish citizen. Married, 3 children

Education and Honors:

Cand. Scient. (M.Sc.) Aarhus University, 1967
Post-Doctoral fellow, Univ. of Florida (on the basis of Masters Thesis), 1968-69
Gold Medal, Aarhus University, 1969
Lic. Scient. (Ph.D.) Aarhus University, 1970, Dr. Scient., Aarhus University, 1980
Elected the first and only Danish Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences, 1996
Fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences, 1999

Positions Held:

Research Associate, University of Florida, 1971-72
Lektor (Assoc. Prof.), Aarhus University, 1972-81
Professor, Danish Ped. University, 1981-89
Visiting Professorships for up to one year at Univ. of Florida, Univ. of Utah, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Univ. of Bologna, Univ. of Ljubljana, and Univ. of California (Berkeley), 1974-97
Senior Science and Technology Specialist, The World Bank, 1989-93, 1997-98
Professor, Roskilde University, 1993-97, 1998-

Major Administrative Tasks:

Chairman, Chemistry Dept., Aarhus University, 1975-77
Member, Danish Natural Science Research Council, 1979-83
Member, EU Task Force on Research Evaluation, 1980-83
Member, Aarhus University Council, 1978-81, and Danish Ped. Univ., 1983-85
Chairman, Task Force for Evaluation of Higher Education in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy in Denmark, 1987-89
Leader of the World Bank Work Program for Science & Technology, 1990-93
Leader of several large scale evaluations, e.g. the Danida Program for Enhancement of Research Capacity in Developing Countries, 1992, the SAREC Research Support for Ethiopia, 1995, Zimbabwe, 1996, Bolivia, 2006.
President, The Danish National Commission for UNESCO, 1993-95
Referee for the Indonesian and Slovenian governments on large research proposals, 1995-96.
Member, Third World Academy of Science, Finance Committee, 1999-
Leader, evaluation of the International Foundation for Science (IFS), 2000-01
Leader, evaluation of the Danish Polymer Center, 2002

Research Interests:

Polarization Spectroscopy, developed a method for production of aligned molecular samples and for optical spectroscopic studies of such samples. Author of three leading monographs in the field.
Science and Development, in particular the role of scientific research and science education for economic development. Extensive science policy and research evaluation work in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America for several donors and development banks.

Publications:

Typical publications, Polarization Spectroscopy:

J. Michl and E.W. Thulstrup, "Spectroscopy with Polarized Light. Solute Alignment by Photoselection, in Liquid Crystals, Polymers, and Membranes", 600 pages softcover edition. VCH Publishers, New York, (1995).
E.W. Thulstrup, A. Brodersen, and S.K. Rasmussen, "The Use of Linear Polarization for Spectroscopic Studies of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds: The Case of Carbazole" Polycyclic Arom. Hydrocarbons 9, 273 (1996).
J. Radziszewski, J.W. Downing, M.S. Gudipati, V. Balaji, E.W. Thulstrup, and J.Michl, "How Predictable are Vibrational Transition Moment Directions? Propene and Deuterated Propenes" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 118, 10275 (1996).
F.R. Steenstrup, K. Christensen, C. Svane, and E.W. Thulstrup, "Aligned Solutes in Stretched Polyethylene: Uniaxiality and Temperature Effects", J. Mol. Structure 408, 139-49 (1997).
E.W. Thulstrup and J. Michl, "Elementary Polarization Spectroscopy" - second edition, VCH Publishers, New York (1997).
K.B. Andersen, J. Waluk, and E.W. Thulstrup, "The Electronic Structure of Carcinogenic Dibenzopyrenes: Linear Dichroism, Fluorescence Polarization Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanical Calculations". Photochemistry and Photobiology 69, 158-66 (1999).
T. Thormann, M. Rogojerov, B. Jordanov, and E.W. Thulstrup. "Vibrational Polarization Spectroscopy of Fluorene: Alignment in Stretched Polymers and Nematic Liquid Crystals" J. Mol. Structure 509, 93-104 (1999).
E.W. Thulstrup, J. Waluk, J. Spanget-Larsen. "Electronic Spectroscopy: Linear Dichroism, Applications". In: Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry. Lindon JC, Tranter GE, Holmes JL, editors. Academic Press, pp 1169-1175. London (1999).
J. Spanget-Larsen, E.W. Thulstrup, and J. Waluk, "Electronic States of Diphenyl- and Dipyridyl-s-tetrazines: Linear and Magnetic Circular Dichroism, and Quantum Chemical Calculations". Chem. Phys. 254, 135-149 (2000).
J. Spanget-Larsen, D. Liang, C. Erting, and E.W. Thulstrup. "Assignments of the IR and UV Spectra of Dibenzofuran: Linear Dichroism Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations". Asian Chem. Lett. 4, 121-134 (2000).
J. Spanget-Larsen and E.W. Thulstrup, “The Electronic Transitions of Dibenzothiophene: Linear Dichroism Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanical Calculations”. J. Mol. Struct. 661, 603-610 (2003).
S.E. Braslavsky (Ed.), E.W. Thulstrup et al, “Glossary of Terms used in Photochemistry, 3^rd Edition”, p. 1-149. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2005).
Le Thanh Tu, C. Brygger, C. Overgaard, A. Søderman, and E.W. Thulstrup, ”Polarization Spectroscopic Studies of Ordered Samples”, Bul. Chem. Com 37, 321-6, 2005.
E.W. Thulstrup and P.W. Thulstrup, “Polarization Spectroscopic Studies of Ordered Molecules” (invited review), Acta Chim. Slov. 52 371-83, 2005.
P.W. Thulstrup and E.W. Thulstrup, “Polarized Light Spectroscopy”, Chapter 16 in “Handbook of Solid State Chemistry”, Springer Verlag (in press, 2006).

Typical publications, science and development:

E.W. Thulstrup, "Spectroscopy in the Third World", J. Mol. Structure 347, 509 (1995).
E.W. Thulstrup, "Strengthening Science Based Fields in Third World Universities", in "Research for Development: SAREC 20 Years" Sida, The Swedish Foreign Ministry, Stockholm (1995).
E.W. Thulstrup, M. Fekadu, and A. Negewo, "Building Research Capacity in Ethiopia" Sida, The Swedish Foreign Ministry, Stockholm (1996).
E.W. Thulstrup, "Strategies for Research Capacity Building through Research Training", in "Research Training for Development" E.W. Thulstrup, Editor, Roskilde University Press, Copenhagen (1996).
E.W. Thulstrup, D. Jagner, and P.N. Campbell, "Natural Science Research in Zimbabwe", Sida Evaluation 97/14, pp. 1-82, The Swedish Foreign Ministry, Stockholm. (1997).
E.W. Thulstrup, "Evaluation of Research Capacity Building Projects", invited contribution to Knowledge and Policy 10, 90-101 (1998).
E.W. Thulstrup, "Science Education for Development: Is Quality Affordable?", p. 215-228 in "Education Reform in the South in the 1990s", L. Buchert, Editor, UNESCO, Paris, (1998)
E.W. Thulstrup, "How Training in the Basic Sciences Affects the Development Process", p. 27-36 in M.J. Garrett and C.G. Granquist, Eds., "Basic Sciences and Development: Rethinking Donor Policy", Avebury Press (1998).
E.W. Thulstrup, "Secondary School-University Interface: Science and Engineering". Invited contribution to Global Journal of Engineering Education 3, 9-20 (1999).
E.W. Thulstrup. "How can Research Capacity be Created and Used in Developing Countries?" P. 21-38 in "Nordic Challenges in North South Cooperation in Higher Education and Research", J.G. Simonsen and J.P. Myklebust (Eds.), NUAS, Univ. of Bergen (1999).
E.W. Thulstrup, "University-Industry Cooperation in Undergraduate Project Based Learning". In "University-Industry Cooperation: How to make it work". A. Kornhauser, Editor, ICCS, University of Ljubljana (2000).
A.M. Cetto, T.H. Freyvogel, M. Touré, and E.W. Thulstrup (Team Leader), "Mobilising Scientists for Development: A Precious Mission in a Changing Context", International Foundation for Science, Stockholm (2001).
E.W. Thulstrup and J. Koswara, “Participation of East Asian Women in higher Education, with Particular Emphasis on Science Based Fields”, Int. J. Sociological and Social Policy 21, 72-83 (2001).
B.L.M. Mwamila and E.W. Thulstrup, Eds. “Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Development - Research, Education and Development”. Sida/SAREC, Stockholm (2002).
E.W. Thulstrup, F.P.T. Baaijens, R. Keunings, R.A. Pethrick, and M. Antoietti, “Evaluation of the Danish Polymer Centre”. p. 1-76. The Danish Research Agency, Copenhagen (2002).
T. Solomon, M. Åkerblom, and E.W. Thulstrup, “Analytical Chemistry in the Developing World”, Anal. Chem. 75, 106A (2003).
E.W. Thulstrup, “Connecting Chemical Education with the Real World”, in “Proceeding of the 7^th ECRICE and 3^rd ECCE”, pp37-50. S.A Glazar and D. Krnel, Editors. Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (2005).
E.W. Thulstrup, M. Muñoz and J.-J. Decoster, “Building Research Capacity in Bolivian Universities”, pp. 1-91, Sida-SAREC, Stockholm, 2006