Prof. Jorma Kalevi Kivilahti

Received the IEEE Fellow award for contributions to the reliability of lead-free electronics.

Prof. Kivilahti's key technical contributions have been in the areas of
thermodynamic and kinetic modeling of electronic materials such as lead-free
solders, their compatible metallization and diffusion barrier layers, and the
modeling of multi-phase diagrams. Prof. Kivilahti has published over 200
scientific and technical papers and four book chapters in his career, given over
30 keynotes and invited lectures and tutorials, and received best paper awards
in the areas of materials and manufacturing technologies. He has served as an
Advanced Research Fellow of the Academy of Finland, a member and Chair of
committees of international conferences, and a reviewer for a number of
international research journals. He received the Order of Merit: The White
Rose of Finland (Knight, I Class) in 1998 for his contribution to the Finnish
electronics society. He served as the first Chairman of the CPMT Finnish
Chapter from 1998 to 2001, advising students and holding meetings to promote
CPMT activities within the student body and professionals within the Helsinki
area. As an educator, he has graduated over 100 MS and over two dozen PhD
students over his career.