[Neutron] The NSSA announces the recipients of its four major prizes

[Fernandez-Baca, Jaime A.]

Please find attached the press release announcing the recipients of the NSSA 2012  prizes.


The Neutron Scattering Society of America is pleased to announce the 2012 recipients of its four major prizes.



Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau

University of California Berkeley

is the recipient of the

2012 Clifford G. Shull Prize

of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) with the citation
"For his seminal scientific contributions, tireless leadership, and devoted mentoring in the field of neutron scattering"



Dr. Gian Piero Felcher

Argonne National Laboratory

is the recipient of the

2012 Sustained Research Prize

of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) with the citation
"For pioneering the development of neutron reflectometry and demonstrating its application to magnetic and polymer film systems."



Dr. Guangyong Xu

Brookhaven National Laboratory

is the recipient of the

2012 Science Prize

of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) with the citation
"For his work on relaxor ferroelectrics that have provided new insights into the role of polar nano-regions in determining the extreme electromechanical properties of these materials"



Dr. Claire White

Los Alamos National Laboratory

is the recipient of the

2012 Prize for Outstanding Student Research

of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) with the citation
"For pioneering a new methodology to elucidate accurate structural representations of complex materials by combining neutron diffraction and computational chemistry"


Please join us in congratulating the recipients of these  four major prizes.
Sincerely yours,


Jaime A. Fernandez-Baca
Membership Secretary
Neutron Scattering Society of America
http:///www.neutronscattering.org<http://www.neutronscattering.org>

Leader, Triple Axis Spectroscopy Group
Quantum Condensed Matter  Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P. O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6393
Phone 865-576-8659
FAX      865-574-6268

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