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The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) has named Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Life Sciences Division director Mina Bissell as recipient of the 39th Annual G.H.A. Clowes Memorial Award. She delivered the Clowes Award Lecture at the AACR annual meeting in Philadelphia April 10. Bissell's research has major implications for the development of new therapeutic approaches to breast cancer. She was honored for her groundbreaking work in establishing the critical role of the extracellular matrix, and the dynamic reciprocity between it and the cell nucleus, as determinants of the behavior of breast epithelial cells. In addition, the AACR cited her studies demonstrating the importance of the balance of integrins at the cell surface in modulating malignant phenotypes.

Mari Lou Balmer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has received the 1998 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists from the National Science and Technology Council. The award recognizes and honors Balmer's contributions to advancing scientific understanding in new materials surface reaction phenomena enabling development of next-generation emission control devices leading to reduction in greenhouse gases, and selective materials interactions leading to development of novel materials used to isolate radioactive materials from mixed hazardous waste. She is supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

Harold S. Johnston, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley, received the 1998 Roger Revelle Medal issued by the American Physical Society. The citation states that Johnson's "research on atmospheric chemistry and chemical kinetics is a model for elegance, creativity and accuracy; his recognition of the potential for human activities to contribute to global change stands as a landmark in the history of atmospheric science; and his tireless dedication to educating the public and policymakers about careful scientific analysis of the impact of aviation on the stratosphere has been extraordinary." Much of his research on the chemistry and kinetics of the nitrogen oxides was supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

The National Academy of Sciences' Richard Lounsbery Award was presented to Elliot Meyerowitz, California Institute of Technology. This award is bestowed annually in recognition of extraordinary scientific achievement in biology and medicine. Meyerowitz was chosen "for his pioneering contributions to the molecular genetics of plant architecture, which have practical implications for agriculture." The Office of Basic Energy Sciences has supported Meyerowitz's innovative research on the molecular and genetic analysis of two important aspects of growth and development in the model plant Arabidopsis. He is characterizing master control genes that regulate the transition from shoot to floral organ identity.

Simon Pimblott, Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory, will be awarded the Michael Fry Research Award at the International Congress of Radiation Research in Dublin, Ireland, in July. The award, issued by the Radiation Research Society, is presented annually to a young scientist who has made significant contributions to radiation research within any scientific discipline. Pimblott's research on theory and computational modeling of track structure effects in radiation chemistry is supported by the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

Thomas Anthony, General Electric Research and Development Center, and Eugene Haller, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, are the 1999 recipients of the American Physical Society's James C. McGroddy Prize. They are being recognized for their innovations in growing diamond and germanium crystals with unprecedented control of chemical and isotopic purity and perfection, and for creative leadership and active participation in worldwide collaborations based on these extraordinary materials resulting in both fundamental discoveries and new technological applications.

Two SC-supported researchers have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. James Demmel, University of California, Berkeley, who has a joint appointment to the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center Future Technologies Group, was elected for "contributions to numerical linear algebra and scientific computing." Earlier this year, he was elected fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. Fred Kocks, Los Alamos National Laboratory was cited for his "advancements in the theory of strength, kinetics of metals and texture analysis."

Judith Mourant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, received the Biophysical Society's Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award during the Biophysical Society's 43rd annual meeting in April. The award is given to a woman who has demonstrated achievement and promise, while not yet achieving a position of high recognition in her field. Mourant's award address "Biophysical Interactions of Light with Tissue: Diagnosis of Disease and Measurement of Physiological Parameters" described her research in non-invasive fiber-optic systems for cancer diagnosis.

Two Principal Investigators in DOE's Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring (ARM) Program were invited to speak during the 79th annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society. The Remote Sensing Lecturer for 1999 was Harvey Melfi, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, who was recognized for "sustained, outstanding contributions to laser remote sensing of the atmosphere." The Walter Orr Roberts Lecturer was Richard Somerville, University of California-San Diego, for "significant contributions to the understanding and discussion of global environmental change derived from multi-disciplinary research activities." Melfi and Somerville have been key members of the ARM Science Team since its beginning in 1990. Melfi has been key to the development and evaluation of the world's only fully operational Raman Lidar for remote sensing of water vapor in the atmosphere. Somerville has helped improve the performance of global climate models by improving the process models and parameterizations on which large-scale models depend.

Darleane C. Hoffman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has received the 2000 Priestly Medal, which is issued by the American Chemical Society (ACS). The Priestley Medal annually recognizes distinguished service in chemistry. Hoffman is an internationally recognized leader in nuclear and radiochemistry whose work has been important in elucidating the architecture of the periodic table. Hoffman and her team at LBNL recently discovered the missing plutonium-231 element. Hoffman's research, supported SC's Offices of High Energy and Nuclear Physics, and Basic Energy Sciences, has centered on the chemical properties of the heaviest elements and exploration of the architecture of the furthest reaches of the periodic table of the elements.

Tim Boyle, Sandia National Laboratories, has been awarded the Mentor of the Year Award by Motorola. "You teach me" is what Boyle demands of his undergraduate research proteges, consisting mainly of women and minorities from universities in New Mexico. The results have been stunning—over the past 10 years, 8 undergraduate students co-authored 19 peer-reviewed journal articles. Boyle performs research supported by SC's Office of Science (SC), Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

Kit H. Bowen, Jr., Johns Hopkins University, has received the Senior Humboldt Research Award. The award was issued by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, in "recognition of accomplishments in research and teaching. The nominee's academic qualifications must be internationally recognized and supported by proven success in research work..." The award entitles Bowen to spend a year in Germany or a total of 12 months over 5 years. Bowen has chosen the latter because of commitments to students at Johns Hopkins. On each trip he plans to bring a different student for invaluable experience working in a foreign laboratory and interacting with foreign scientists. Bowen has also received an invitation fellowship for research in Japan from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science to collaborate with scientists in Japan for a one-month stay. Bowen's work at Johns Hopkins is funded by the SC, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

Pauline Ho, Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, has been presented one of the 1998 Top Women in Sciences and Engineering Awards by the National Technical Association, Inc., an association of scientists and engineers founded in 1929 to promote and encourage minorities in science and engineering. The award is given annually to 50 outstanding minority women in a variety of disciplines, based on depth of research and community experience in the sciences and technology field. Ho was chosen for her pioneering work in the field of fundamental mechanisms of chemical vapor deposition and plasma-based materials processing technologies. Her work on the science of chemical vapor deposition is supported by SC's Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) has supplied 5 of the 204 American Physics Society (APS) Fellows for 1998: Bill Foster—"For contributions to development of large-scale particle physics electronics, and for a leading role in the design of the permanent magnetic-based Fermilab Antiproton Recycler Ring." Gerry Jackson—"For conceptual and technical innovations in circular colliders, leading to record-breaking luminosities in the Tevatron, and to the Recycler." Peter Limon—"For many contributions to the construction of the Tevatron, leadership in the SSC (Superconducting Super Collider) Central Design Group, and guidance of the CDF (Collider Detector at Fermilab) calorimeter upgrade." Roy Rubinstein—"For his leadership on behalf of Fermilab, U.S. physics organizations and international physics organizations to strengthen collaboration among physicists of the world." John Yoh—"For contributions to the discovery of the upsilon resonance indicating the existence of the b quark."

Rick Trebino, Combustion Research Laboratory (CRF) at Sandia National Laboratories, received the 1999 Harold E. Edgerton Prize, given by the International Society for Optical Engineering. Trebino received the Prize "for his co-invention and later development of Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating (FROG). Also, for other techniques for measuring amplitude and phase of ultra short pulses, which have produced a revolution in ultra short pulse measurement and led to significant advances in ultrafast optical science." Trebino was also made a Fellow in the Optical Society of America "for the development of ultra short-pulse characterization techniques, which bring a new level of sophistication to ultrafast optical science." Dr. Trebino recently left Sandia for a senior faculty position in the physics department of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Erik Emmons, University of Nevada, received the 1999 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Competition Award, given by the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics of the American Physical Society. The selection was based on invited oral presentations by undergraduate students at the APS Centennial Meeting in Atlanta, GA, on March 23. The topic of Erik's presentation was "Production and Relaxation Pathways of Multiply Excited States in Collisions of Bare Nitrogen Ions with Argon Atoms." This research was sponsored by the DOE-EPSCoR program within the Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

The following investigators were honored as Fellows at the 101st annual meeting of the American Ceramic Society in Indianapolis during April 25-28: Lynn A. Boatner, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Linn W. Hobbs, John F. Elliott Professor of Materials, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Hiamanshu Jain, T. L. Diamond Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University. David R. Clarke, Professor of Materials Science, University of California at Santa Barbara, was honored by presenting the Sosman Memorial Lecture in recognition of his research in electronic ceramics. Andreas M. Glaeser, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, was honored as a recipient of the Richard M. Fulrath Award, which recognizes him as an "Outstanding academic and industrial ceramic engineer/scientist...." Glaeser's research has focused on the microstructural evolution of ceramics, the use of microdesigned interfacial structure to examine the properties of surfaces and interfaces at elevated temperature, and the development of transient-liquid-phase-based methods for joining ceramics.

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