The election took place in the meeting April 29, 1998. Lounasmaa
is the third Finn to be elected member of the Academy. The other
Finns are Albert de la Chapelle and Kai Simons. The event was
celebrated in the lab on May 11th with traditional cake and
coffee.
Olli Lounasmaa with the raspberry decorated cake and the rector of HUT, Paavo Uronen
Olli Lounasmaa, Teuvo Kohonen, Mauri Lounasmaa, Risto Nieminen, Paavo Uronen and Mikko Paalanen (giving the speech)
Olli Lounasmaa, Teuvo Kohonen, Anna Kaarina Hakala and Mauri Lounasmaa