John Ugelstad

John Ugelstad
Born(1921-03-31)31 March 1921
Trondheim
Died3 April 1997(1997-04-03) (aged 76)
NationalityNorwegian
Educationchemical engineering
Alma materNorwegian Institute of Technology (NTH)
Known fordiscovering a process to manufacture microbeads and dynabeads
SpouseViola Kristine Rigstad
Scientific career
Fieldspolymer chemistry

John Ugelstad (31 March 1921 – 3 April 1997) was a Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor, known for discovering a process to manufacture monodisperse micropellets or microbeads and dynabeads. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology and consultant for DuPont.