After completing a
Master of Science in Engineering degree in 1985, he worked at
SAAB Automobile in Trollhättan, Västergötland before returning to Chalmers for doctoral studies. In 1992, Bengtsson defended his thesis on how complex silicon-based materials and components can be constructed using
wafer bonding, for which he received the SAAB–Scania Award. Since 2002, he has been a professor in
solid-state electronics at Chalmers. His field of study includes silicon-based materials, components and electronic circuits, namely the basis of all
consumer electronics. Following the
turn of the millennium, he was a visiting professor at the
Grenoble Institute of Technology for six months. Bengtsson held office as vice-chancellor of
Malmö University as well as prorector and vice-president of the
Chalmers University of Technology, prior to his promotion on 1 August 2015 as president. Since 1 February 2014, he has been chairman of the board of
SUNET, the Swedish university computer network. == References ==