Francisco Sánchez, doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad de Florida

Francisco Sánchez
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El Profesor Francisco Sánchez, director y fundador del Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), será investido Doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad de Florida  (Estados Unidos) durante la ceremonia anual que tendrá lugar el próximo 3 de mayo en la citada institución.

El galardón, que será recogido personalmente por Francisco Sánchez,reconoce su liderazgo, su contribución al desarrollo de la astronomía en España y su papel clave a la hora de impulsar la colaboración internacional surgida a partir de la exitosa construcción del Gran Telescopio CANARIAS, situado en el Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos, en la isla de La Palma.

La Universidad de Florida indica que este Honoris Causa es la máxima distinción que puede conceder, como entidad académica, en reconocimiento a su labor pública y a sus eminentes logros académicos cosechados desde la década de los sesenta.

 

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