Wingquist Laboratory Advisor Becomes Honorary Doctor at Chalmers

With a heart beating for classification systems inspired by biology, Professor Hoda A. ElMaraghy became new Honorary Doctor at Chalmers University of Technology on June 1st.

Professor Hoda A. ElMaraghy, University of Windsor, Canada, is a well-known person for Wingquist Laboratory members. She is since 2007 engaged as advisor in Chalmers' Wingquist Laboratory VINN Excellence Centre, where she has contributed strongly to the increased internationalization of the centre and to the very good results the centre has received in international evaluations.

Certificate for attractiveness

 “This is a fantastic honour for us as hosts at the Department for Product and Production Development. But also for Wingquist Laboratory VINN Excellence Centre. Hoda A. ElMaraghy is one of our three international scientific advisors together with Professor Panos Papalambros from the University of Michigan and Professor Rainer Stark from the German research institute Fraunhofer IPK in Berlin”, says director Rikard Söderberg. “We see this as a confirmation of that we are able to attract some of the best scientists in the world to our centre.”

Outstanding research and strong engagement

Hoda ElMaraghy was appointed the honorary doctorate for her outstanding research and her strong international dedication in the area of production. She is an internationally very well-known and respected researcher in the areas of production and manufacturing and has an extensive international network.

Text: Carina Schultz

Photo: Jan-Olov Yxell