Receiving degree

Christophe Lasseur of ESA’s Life Support & Physical Sciences Instrumentation Section – leader of the 11-nation MELiSSA programme – receiving an honorary ‘Doctor Honoris Causa’ degree for scientific merit from the University of Antwerp’s Faculty of Science. Christophe Lasseur is seen seated, in between the University of Antwerp Rector Herman Van Goethem and the Chair of the Department of Bioscience Engineering Samson Roeland. The awarding of these honorary degrees by the University faculties is an annual event, acknowledging the quality of scientific work.