The Triangle Finnish Association, in collaboration with Duke University, is hosting a special event honoring B. Jayant Baliga, Progress Energy Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State.
Baliga received Finland’s 2024 Millennium Technology Prize — a €1 million international honor for his invention of the insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a semiconductor breakthrough that has improved global energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions on a massive scale.
The celebration will take place Tuesday, April 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Duke’s Schiciano Auditorium and will include remarks from Baliga, a Q&A session and refreshments.
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