Eivind Hiis Hauge is a Norwegian physicist.

He was born in Bergen

Bergen

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, but took his secondary education at Oslo Cathedral School

Oslo katedralskole

Schola Osloensis, known in Norwegian as Oslo katedralskole and more commonly as "Katta" is an upper secondary school located in Oslo, Norway. The school offers the college preparatory studiespesialisering of the Norwegian school system...

. He then took the siv.ing.

Sivilingeniør

Sivilingeniør used to be a Norwegian university degree protected by Norwegian law issued to graduates from technical universities. To qualify for the title, you had to follow a structured study programme in technology and natural sciences of 4,5 - 5 years duration at a Norwegian university or...

 degree, graduating from the Norwegian Institute of Technology

Norwegian Institute of Technology

The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...

 in 1962 and took the dr.techn. degree in 1965. He spent the years 1965 to 1967 as a research fellow at Rockefeller University

Rockefeller University

The Rockefeller University is a private university offering postgraduate and postdoctoral education. It has a strong concentration in the biological sciences. It is also known for producing numerous Nobel laureates...

. He was a professor of theoretical physics

Theoretical physics

Theoretical physics is a branch of physics which employs mathematical models and abstractions of physics to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena...

 at the Norwegian Institute of Technology from 1976.

In 2001, having been dean of the Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, he ran for election as rector

Rector

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 of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...

, the successor of the Institute of Technology. He chose Julie Feilberg as his vice rector candidate, and they edged out the other candidates Kathrine Skretting and Ingvald Strømmen. He assumed the rector chair in 2002. In the summer of 2005 his period ended, and he was succeeded by Torbjørn Digernes

Torbjørn Digernes

Torbjørn Digernes is a Norwegian physicist and current rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Professor of marine systems design....

.

He has been the chair of Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and the Trondheim Soloists

Trondheim Soloists

Trondheim Soloists are a musical chamber ensemble of string players based in Trondheim, Norway. The ensemble was founded in 1988 and has been an arena for professional concert training for string-players at the Music Conservatory at the Norwegian University of Science and...

, and a board member of the Nansen Academy

Nansen Academy

The Nansen Academy the Norwegian Humanistic Academy, is a folk high school in Lillehammer, Norway.It was named after Fritjof Nansen, and established in 1938 by Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Jr. and Anders Platou Wyller...

. In 2006 he was decorated as a Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.