Bantval Jayant Baliga, Progress Energy Distinguished University Professor at N.C. State University, will speak about his IGBT work and experience of receiving the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki. This prestigious award, with a prize of €1,000,000, is given every two years by the Technology Academy Finland and the State of Finland. The Patron of the prize is Finland’s president. The Millennium Prize a tribute to innovations for a better life.
A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., with the talk beginning at 7 p.m.
Parking: Bryan Center, 125 Science Drive, 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû, Durham, N.C.
Contact Peter Malin (malin@duke.edu) for further information