Doctor Honoris Causa Award Ceremony
Honorary doctorate degrees constitute the highest academic honour and are conferred to distinguished Greek or foreign scientists, who have produced significant scientific work or have offered valuable services to society. The Technical University of Crete has conferred the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to the following distinguished scientists and other personalities:
Prof. Rainer Stegmann - 30.08.2019 | School of Environmental Engineering
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion of research and technology worldwide in the field of Solid Waste Management, as well as his ongoing support of the academic and research activities of the School of Environmental Engineering of the Technical University of Crete
Prof. George Tchobanoglous - 29.06.2017 | School of Environmental Engineering
In recognition of his outstanding Contributions to the field of Environmental Science and his valuable services to the Technical University of Crete
Dr. Emmanouil Michailakis - 5.12.2015 | School of Environmental Engineering
In recognition of his outstanding Contributions to the field of Medical Science and his valuable services to Greece and the Technical University of Crete
Dr. Jaime-Gil Aluja - 14.12.2012 | Department of Production Engineering & Management
In Recognition of his Outstanding Contributions to the field of Decision Making in Uncertainty
Dr. Asad M. Madni - 12.09.2012 | Department of Production Engineering & Management
Distinguished Professor in the area of systems' design and signal processing, member of the US National Academy of Engineering for "contributions to development and commercialization of sensors and systems for aerospace and automotive safety."
His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 04.10.2012
Prominent figure with diverse social, humanitarian, environmental and spiritual work.
Professor Dimitrios Bertsekas - 29.05.2009 | Department of Production Engineering & Management
McAfee Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, member of the United States National Academy of Engineering.
Professor Roman Slowinski - 10.11.2008 | Department of Production Engineering & Management
Professor at the Computer Science Institute of Poznan University of Technology, Poland, founder of the scientific school of «intelligent decision support systems».
Professor David F. Ollis - 01.09.2008 | Department of Environmental Engineering
Expert on photochemical and biochemical engineering, Distinguished Professor of the North Carolina State University, USA.
Professor Pravin Varayia – 01.09. 2008 Department of Production Engineering & Management
Distinguished Professor of the Department of Electric & Computer Engineering of Berkeley University, USA.
Professor Richard Lambert - 07.05.2006 Sciences Department
Expert on physical chemistry and surface science, Professor of the University of Cambridge.
Professor Eftychios Bitsakis - 01.02.2006 Sciences Department
Outstanding contribution to Theoretical Physics, Honorary Professor of the University of Ioannina.
Professor Laurent Lafforgue - 04.03.2005 Sciences Department
Outstanding contribution to Langlands programme in the fields of number theory and analysis, Permanent Professor of the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques.
Professor Athanassios Fokas - 15.12.2004 Sciences Department
Expert on non-linear mathematical science, Professor of the University of Cambridge.
Professor Mohammad Jamshidi - 15.12.2004 Department of Production Engineering & Management
Expert on modelling, control and applications of large scale complex systems, Regents Professor of the University of New Mexico.
Professor Bernard Roy - 10.06.2002 Department of Production Engineering & Management
Among the founders of the European School of Multicriteria Decision Analysis, Emeritus Professor of the Universite Paris Dauphine.
Professor Kenneth R. Laker - 26.05.2000 Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering
Among the founders of active filters of acoustic surface waves in micro-electronics, Professor of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Sir David Cox - 03.05.1996 Department of Production Engineering & Management
Among the founders of modern Statistics, Professor at the University of Oxford.
Professor Michael Athans - 02.12.1996 Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering
Founder of the self-adjusting control in the field of automation, Professor of the Massachusetts Ιnstitute of Τechnology, USA.
Professor Rudolf Kalman - 05.05.1993 Department of Production Engineering & Management
Founder of the modern mathematical control theory, Emeritus Professor of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
