Jos Roerdink nominated by the UG to be awarded Royal Decoration

Prof. Jos Roerdink nominated by the University of Groningen will receive a royal decorations on Tuesday 26 April. Prof. Jos Roerdink has been appointed Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

The Mayor of Leiden, H.J.J. Lenferink, and the Mayor of Zeist, J.J.L.M. Janssen, gave permission for the royal decoration to be presented to Prof. Jos Roerdink respectively in the municipality of Groningen. During the celebratory ceremony at the Buitensociëteit venue on Meerweg in Haren, the decoration will be awarded by Mayor of Groningen K.F. Schuiling.

Jos Roerdink is a Professor of Scientific Visualization and Computer Graphics at the Faculty Science and Engineering (FSE) of the University of Groningen. At the time of his appointment as associate professor in 1992, the Computer Science department consisted of a only a handful students and staff members. As a result of his efforts and vision, he has managed to create a strong internationally recognized top institute. As a professor, he also established the Computing Science course unit as well as the Scientific Visualization and Computer Graphics research group. In addition, he led the successful merger between the ALICE research institute and the Johann Bernoulli Institute. He is also considered to be a key and impartial pillar, and for this exact reason he has been able to unite computer scientists and unify the field. Jos Roerdink was also amongst the first board members of CogniGron and he was key in getting CogniGron to where it stands today.