Chris Palmstrøm from UC Santa Barbara has been named Honorary Doctor at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) at Lund University.
Chris Palmstrøm's research group focuses on heteroepitaxial growth of novel materials and structures to form the basis for making new electronic, optoelectronic, magnetic and micromechanical devices. Chris had been a valuable returning guest and advisor to nanoscience research at Lund University since the 1990s and he has hosted a number of masters and PhD students at his lab at UCSB. Chris is a member of the NanoLund Scientific Advisory Board and has also been advising the Linneaus Center NanoScience and Quantum Engineering.
The Ceremony will take place May 25th 2018 at Lund University.