November 9, 2009
Aerospace engineering professor Ivo Babuska, has been named honorary member of the Czech Society for Mechanics. Babuska was recognized for his “distinctive contributions to engineering, science, research and other pursuits allied with and beneficial to the cooperation between scientific institutions and universities throughout the world.” The society also acknowledged his unique role in the education and encouragement of a new generation of scientists, and his long-term, active support of the society’s activities.
Babuska holds the Robert B. Trull Chair in Engineering.
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