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Vivek Prabhu named ACS PMSE Fellow

For developing measurements that identify the resolution limit of the chemically amplified photoresists that are used in semiconductor lithography and working with industry develop strategies rooted in the fundamentals of polymer physics to improve...

Naomi Lefkovitz Wins Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Naomi Lefkovitz who received the 2020 Federal 100 award.

Elijah Petersen Receives ACS Chemical Research in Toxicology Award

This award honors the contributions of an early-career individual who has had a major impact on research in chemical toxicology or a related field. Dr. Petersen will submit a Perspective or Review article for publication in Chemical Research in...

Allocca and Lin-Gibson Honored with Gears of Government Award

Combined technical, organizational, and standards expertise from more than 125 U.S. biotechnology stakeholders to develop unified biotechnology standards. This team’s leadership and strategic thinking informed the development of international...

Mass Spectrometry Researchers Honored with Gears of Government Award

Revolutionized the ability to identify emerging chemical compounds in complex liquid mixtures through the use of powerful analytical tools and methods. This team’s work is a critical resource for federal, industrial, and academic scientists across...

2020 Lee Osheroff Richardson Science Prize - Sheng Ran

Dr Sheng Ran is recognised for his research on unconventional superconductivity and electronic phases, particularly his seminal contributions to the discovery of exotic and extremely high-field re-entrant superconductivity in uranium ditelluride...

Dr. Ursula Kattner Honored with 2020 William Hume-Rothery Award

Dr. Kattner received the award for outstanding contributions to the development and application of the multicomponent thermodynamics descriptions for industrial applications.

Robert Hanisch Honored as Fellow of the American Astronomical Society

AAS Fellows are recognized for their contributions toward the AAS mission of enhancing and sharing humanity's scientific understanding of the universe.

Elizabeth Strychalski Honored as Outstanding Young Scientist

Elizabeth was nominated for her outstanding scientific talent, technical vision and leadership in the field of engineering biology. She has published important contributions to fields spanning nanotechnology, synthetic biology, statistical mechanics...

2019 Distinguished Associate Award - Mark Ruefenacht

For his excellence in metrology instruction for over 10 years, 40+ seminars, and 500+ participants; for leading metrology integration in forensic and medical applications.

2019 Distinguished Associate Award - Jiansong Gao

For his innovations in microwave kinetic inductance detector technology, with broad applications in imaging and scientific instrumentation.