Other Awards and Honors
2003 Elected Positions and Offices
Dr. Novella Bridges Named One of Eight "Young Observers"
The U.S. National Committee for IUPAC named Dr. Novella Bridges one of eight "Young Observers," who traveled to the 2003 IUPAC General Assembly and Congress in Ottawa, Canada, August 9-17, 2003 to attend and observe specific meetings of the General Assembly, the Divisions, and Standing Committees, to acquaint themselves with IUPAC activities and projects. Information about the IUPAC is available online at http://www.iupac.org/general/about.html. Dr. Bridges joined PNNL in January 2001, earning her Ph.D. in chemistry from Louisiana State University in 2000. She also was recognized as a Rising Star in Technology at the 2001 Women of Color Government and Defense Technology Awards Conference. Dr. Bridges is a research scientist in the Materials Science division of PNNL's Energy Science and Technology Directorate. She works in the Materials Synthesis and Modifications group with research experience in multi-step synthesis, high pressure autoclave experiments, tabulating theoretical calculations of Organometallic compounds, material sciences, nanotechnology, radioanalytical chemistry and separations, and bio-based products.