University Day
Herbert Danninger and Alberto Molinari to receive honorary doctorates from the UC3M
1/26/16
On Friday, January 29th, on the occasion of University Day, professors Herbert Danninger and Alberto Molinari will become part of the faculty awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). The appointment ceremony, led by Rector Juan Romo, will take place in the Aula Magna on the Getafe campus. During the ceremony, the investiture of new doctors and the awarding of additional doctoral prizes will also take place.
Doctors Herbert Danninger and Alberto Molinari, full professors at the TU Vienna and the University of Trento, respectively, are international experts in the field of Materials Science and Engineering. The governing board of the UC3M has named them both doctor honoris causa of this University in recognition of their significant scientific and academic merits.
The tribute to professors Herbert Danninger and Alberto Molinari will be delivered by Professor Mónica Campos, from the UC3M Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering. This department and the Álvaro Alonso Barba Technological Institute of Chemistry and Materials promoted the investiture of these new honorary doctors of the UC3M.
Both academics are linked to the prestigious Höganäs Chair in Powder Metallurgy, in which the UC3M participates.. They have made many contributions through this association, such as participating in doctoral courses and other educational sessions, the exchange of doctoral students, the creation of joint science publications, etc.
During the ceremony, the investiture of new doctors and the awarding of additional doctorate prizes will take place.
