Marianne Kärrholm
Swedish chemical engineer and academic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ebba Marianne Kärrholm née Hellsten (1921–2018) was a Swedish chemical engineer and educator. Conducting research from 1945 at the Swedish Textile Research Institute at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, she collaborated with textile companies. The year 1971 saw publication of a major study she coordinated for the Swedish Consumer Council on consumer-oriented technology, which was also published in English. After earning a Ph.D. in 1960, she became the first woman to be appointed senior lecturer at Chalmers. She became professor of the university's newly established Consumer Technology Department in 1984 until her retirement in 1989.[1][2][3] The following year, she was awarded the Chalmers' Medal.[4]