
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, has elected Cedric Powell of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to this year's class of AAAS Fellows. AAAS Fellows are nominated and selected by their peers to recognize meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.
For outstanding contributions to electron spectroscopies of solids, especially in application to quantitative analysis of surfaces and establishment of surface measurement standards.