NOVA University Lisbon will confer the title of Doctor Honoris Causa on Robert S. Langer and Maria Damanaki in a ceremony to be held at the University’s Rectorate on 27 June at 4 pm.
Robert S. Langer, a world-renowned figure in the field of biomedical engineering, will be sponsored by Helena Canhão, Director of the NOVA Medical School. The laudatory speech will be pronounced by Pedro Oliveira, Director of the NOVA School of Business and Economics, and João Conde, Deputy Director of Research at the NOVA Medical School.
Maria Damanaki, recognised for her political activity and work in favour of sustainability and the protection of the oceans, will be supported by Margarida Lima Rego, Director of the NOVA School of Law. The eulogy will be delivered by Assunção Cristas, Vice-President of the Faculty Council of NOVA School of Law.
Honourees brief presentation
Robert S. Langer
Robert S. Langer One of MIT’s nine Institute Professors – the highest honor that can be bestowed on a faculty member – Robert S. Langer, author of more than 1,600 papers, researcher with nearly 1,500 patents issued and pending worldwide, and the most cited engineer in history, has received more than 220 major awards throughout his career and is one of three living recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Science (2006) and the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation (2011). In 2002, Forbes named him one of the 15 global innovators who will reinvent our future, and a year earlier, Time named him one of the 100 most important people in America.
Maria Damanaki
Maria Damanaki A first-class graduate of the National Technical University of Athens with a Master’s degree in chemical engineering and a postgraduate degree in gender issues, Maria Damanaki has had a long political career, not only in Greece but also at European level – where, as European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, she has made notable contributions to the management and sustainability of the oceans.
The author of four books on European affairs, human rights, education and women’s rights, her career was marked by her active participation in the clandestine student opposition to the dictatorship in Greece from 1970 to 1974, during which time she was imprisoned and tortured. She went on to become the first woman to lead a political party in Greece and the first woman to be elected President of the Greek Parliament.
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