Professor Hans-Joachim Freund receiving his Honorary Doctoral Degree

Thursday, 12. May 2016

Today, UniCat Professor Hans-Joachim Freund has received his Honorary Degree of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Prof. Hans-Joachim Freund

Professor Hans-Joachim Freund has been honored for his outstanding contributions to surface science, in particular concerning the development of oxidic model systems for heterogeneous catalysis.

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of the largest and most prestigious research and education institutions in Germany known for its high quality of research work around the world.

KIT was created in 2009 when the University of Karlsruhe, founded in 1825 as public research university, merged with the Karlsruhe Research Center Karlsruhe, which was originally established as a national nuclear research center (Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe) in 1956.