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Professor Yuri Estrin from the Faculty of Engineering's Department of Materials Engineering has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
The Doctorate is one of the highest distinctions the RAS awards foreign scientists.
Professor Estrin is the only academic in the area of chemistry and materials science to receive the honour and is believed to be the only Australian awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the RAS in recent times.
In awarding Professor Estrin the RAS said: "This Honorary Doctorate has been awarded to you in recognition of your world-class achievements in materials science and engineering, particularly in the areas of physical metallurgy, materials modelling, and development of new materials."
Professor Estrin, who was born and educated in the former Soviet Union, came to Australia in 1992 and joined Monash's Materials Engineering Department last year on a shared appointment with the CSIRO.
He said he felt very proud and honoured to receive the Honorary Doctorate.
"Going back to Russia after 30 years in the west to receive the award was very exciting and moving," Professor Estrin said. |
