American Chemical Society's Highest Honor Goes to Pioneer in "Ultrafast-Motion" Imaging
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 00:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Ahmed H. Zewail, Ph.D., the 1999 Chemistry Nobel Laureate and the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemistry & Professor of Physics at California Institute of Technology, has been named the winner of the 2011 Priestley Medal by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The award will recognize Zewail's development of revolutionary methods to capture "slow-motion" images of ultrafast processes in chemistry, biology, and materials science. The award is the highest honor bestowed by ACS.
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