Romanian doctorate for Prof Chisti
Professor Yusuf Chisti has been awarded an honorary doctorate
from the Technical University of Iasi, Romania.
Based in the
Institute of Technology and Engineering, Professor Chisti is a
world-renowned expert in biochemical engineering with international
experience in biotechnology manufacturing, research and
education.
He was nominated by Iasi University’s Faculty of
Industrial Chemistry and traveled to Romania for the award last
month. Among the people who attended the honorary doctorate ceremony
were professors from the Technical University of Denmark, the Delft
University of Technology in the Netherlands, Lund University in
Sweden, and Claude Bernard Universite in France.
Professor
Chisti received his doctorate in chemical engineering in 1988 from
University of Waterloo, Canada. He is the author or co-author of
nearly 200 publications and is currently the editor and editorial
board member of several international research journals and
encyclopedias. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical
Engineers, Britain, and a member of six other professional
societies.
In 2004 he took the lead of the first
Government-funded national programme aimed at upskilling industry in
biotechnology by providing high-level, enterprise-specific, modular
workshops. The programme’s content was developed in consultation
with industry and is focused in four areas: biotechnology science,
processing, regulatory compliance and business.
Professor
Chisti has held visiting appointments in Spain, Canada, Thailand,
and Nigeria, and has consulted for companies and governments in 12
countries. He recently received commemoration certificates for 25
years of membership in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
Washington DC, and the Society of Chemical Industry,
London. |
