iCORE Chair receives honorary professorship in China

Professor G. Lachapelle, CRC/iCORE Chair in Wireless Location and Head of the Department of Geomatics Engineering at the Univesrity of Calgary has been conferred an Honorary Professorship from the University of Wuhan, Peoples Republic of China. The University of Wuhan, established in 1893, is a key university of the People's Republic of China with an enrolment of 43,000 students.

In awarding the status of Honorary Professor to Dr. Lachapelle, the University of Wuhun cited his pionneering contributions and numerous outstanding achievements in the area of satellite-based positioning and navigation during the past 25 years. His sustained involvement in graduate education and in related professional and scientific societies was also cited.

The award was made at a formal ceremony that took place at the University of Wuhan on November 8.