La couronne de la personnalité

N. Dorin Ruse was awarded the Couronne de la Personalité for 2014 from the Faculté de chirurgie dentaire, Université Paris V René Descartes on December 11, 2014.

This award is bestowed on outside individuals for his or her impact on the research of the Faculté.

Ruse was recognized for his long collaboration with research teams at the university (from 2002 to 2014), and for the quality of its publications, 17 in total.

In a statement from Paris Descartes University: “Le Professeur Dorin Ruse a reçu la couronne de la personnalité « hors » Paris Descartes pour la qualité de ses publications et son étroite collaboration depuis plusieurs années avec les équipes de recherches de notre faculté.”

Ruse is a professor and chair of Biomaterials in the UBC Faculty of Dentistry.

N. Dorin Ruse taking a break in Whistler, BC, from his lab at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia.

He is well known for his research in the application of fracture mechanics and fatigue crack propagation methodology to the study of biomaterials, hard tooth tissues, and adhesive interfaces.

When accepting the award through Skype from his office in Vancouver, Ruse also learned he has been nominated by the Faculté for the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of the Université Paris V René Descartes, a nomination that is currently under consideration.

Read here for more information about the award and the ceremony >>