Carl-Olof Morfeldt

Carl-Olof Morfeldt
Born 19 May 1919
Hedemora, Dalarna
Died 21 December 2003
Residence Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Citizenship Sweden
Alma mater Stockholm University
Awards Geologist of the Year (1999)
Scientific career
Fields Geotechnical engineering
Hydrogeology
Tunnel construction
Institutions Skånska Cement AB
Royal Institute of Technology
Hagconsult AB

Carl-Olof Morfeldt (1919–2003) was a Swedish geologist and businessman. He was a founder and CEO of Hagconsult AB, an enterprise dedicated to geotechnical consultancy. In 1964, he became also its majority shareholder. Morfeldt was the foremost authority on geotechnical studies for building in Sweden.[1] An expert on building tunnels and rooms in bedrock,[2] Morfeldt was awarded a honorary doctorate from Chalmers University of Technology in 1979.[1] In 1999, he was awarded the prize Geologist of the Year (Swedish: Årets geolog) by Naturvetarna.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Taflin, Per (January 12, 2004). "Carl-Olof Morfeldt. Eldsjäl inom bergbyggnad". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Carl-Olof Morfeldt". Chalmers.se (in Swedish). Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB. October 14, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Årets geolog". naturvetarna.se (in Swedish). April 20, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2017.


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