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2017 Gold Medal Award

O'Neil, Ullom, Jimenez, Alpert, Swetz, Doriese, Silverman, Miaja

O'Neil, Ullom, Jimenez, Alpert, Swetz, Doriese, Silverman, Miaja

AWARD CITATION

The group is recognized for developing first-in-the-world research tools able to make stop-action X-ray measurements of light interacting with molecules on near-instantaneous time scales. Using their innovative tabletop system, they obtained results with 10 times better time resolution than is available at large X-ray synchrotron facilities costing hundreds of millions of dollars, and collected X-rays with 10 to 100 times better efficiency. The group's work enables fast turnaround measurements of materials for photonics, energy storage, and industrial catalysis.

GROUP AWARD

W. Bertrand (Randy) Doriese

Physicist
Physical Measurement Laboratory

Ralph Jimenez

Physicist
Physical Measurement Laboratory

Luis Miaja Avila

Physicist
Physical Measurement Laboratory

Galen C. O'Neil

Physicist
Physical Measurement Laboratory

Kevin L. Silverman

Physicist
Physical Measurement Laboratory

Daniel S. Swetz

Physicist
Physical Measurement Laboratory

Joel N. Ullom

Physicist
Physical Measurement Laboratory

Bradley K. Alpert

Computer Scientist
Information Technology Laboratory