Dirk Fransaer Explained

Dirk Jozef Alfons Fransaer (born 9 August 1958 in Dendermonde)^[1] is a Belgian engineer and director of the Flemish Institute for Technological Research in Mol, Belgium.

He graduated as a civil engineer at the University of Ghent (Ghent) in 1980 and as biomedical engineer at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven) in 1985.

Honours

• 2010: Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts^[2]
• 2012: Commander in the Order of Leopold.^[3]
• 2014: Fray International Sustainability Award, SIPS 2014^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: SHECHTMAN::Symposium.
2. http://www.kvab.be/leden?_=84_%_%_u#tab5 Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium: members
3. http://www.etaamb.be/fr/document-du-14-juillet-2013_n2013204927.html Royal order of 14 July 2013
4. Web site: Dirk Fransaer Winner of the Fray Award.