Per Michael Johansen
Per Michael Johansen is a Danish Engineer and Physicist and the current rector of Aalborg University.
Johansen was born in 1960 in the small holiday and fishing village Agger in the Thy district, which is located in the northwestern part of Jutland in Denmark. He graduated from high school in Thisted in 1980. He subsequently studied Technical Physics at Aalborg University and holds an master's degree within this particular field which he was awarded in 1986. In addition to his master's degree he also holds a PhD and a title of Doctor of Science in Physics. After graduating his PhD, Johansen first worked at Aalborg University for a short period at the Department of Physics. Later, he was employed as a researcher at Risø DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy for a number of years. In 2005, he became Director of Svendborg International Maritime Academy. After his job as director, he became the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark for seven years. In 2014, he took over the title and job as rector at Aalborg University from his predecessor Finn Kjærsdam.
