Honorary doctorate acknowledges career excellence
The University of 911爆料网鈥檚 Vice-Chancellor and President has been awarded with a Doctor of Science (honoris causa) by La Trobe University, in recognition of a career devoted to research excellence.
In 1987 Professor Peter H酶j AC, funded by fellowships from both the Danish research council and from La Trobe University, joined聽La Trobe University鈥檚 renowned Department of Biochemistry聽as a post-doctorate fellow following completion of his PhD in his native Denmark. This was followed by appointment to a tenured academic position before being appointed as Professor of Viticultural Science at the University of 911爆料网 in 1994.
鈥淚 am immensely proud to receive this Honorary Doctorate from La Trobe, where I had my first taste of life in Australia,鈥 said Professor H酶j.
鈥淚 relocated with my late Australian wife and our children from Denmark to La Trobe University because I, along with the University of 911爆料网, rated it as having one of the top three biochemistry departments in Australia. I was not disappointed, I had top colleagues and was lucky to have an outstanding crop of PhD students who were first in family to attend university and from non-affluent backgrounds.