Dr Fransson is Prof Emeritus in Heat and Power Technology from KTH, Sweden, with specialty toward aeroelasticity in turbomachines. Over the years he has been involved in a large number of research projects in the energy area. He has been a pioneer in digital education in the energy sector for close to 25 years, ranging from the creation, and running of two Erasmus Mundus Joint Master and one Joint Doctoral programs, life-long learning programs as well as the early creation of remote laboratory exercises.
Dr Fransson is Chevalier de L'Ordre National du Mérite, France, Member of the Royal Engineering Academy (IVA) and Royal Physiographical Society in Sweden. He is a Fellow of ASME and has received the ASME Dedicated Service Award, USA (2003). He is Dr Honoris Causa at The Open University, Sri Lanka, and an International Engineering Educator Honoris Causa from the International Society for Engineering Education.
Dr Fransson was instrumental in the establishment of the EIT InnoEnergy, and served as its first Educational Director for more than 5 years. He is presently involved in four Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education projects in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Robert Kielb
Professor Emeritus
Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
Consultative Status with UNESCO