Other Awards and Honors
2008 Awards
Yanwen Zhang Invited to Attend Prestigious Kavli Symposium in Germany
A world-leading reputation for advancing the frontiers of materials science has landed a PNNL researcher a prestigious invitation to attend a renowned international science symposium. Yanwen Zhang, PNNL senior research scientist at EMSL, a DOE scientific user facility, has been selected to attend the 14th Annual German-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium June 11-14, in Potsdam, Germany.
Zhang's research includes theoretical and experimental materials science and engineering. She works closely with computational scientists, biochemists and nuclear engineers worldwide to develop models that predict the performance of materials. For example, she led a project that is critical to research on materials science and radiation physics involving ion-solid interactions. The project developed a new capability to accurately measure ion-slowing processes in solids, leading to better predictions of ion-stopping. This capability is important for rapidly expanding applications in nuclear reactors, fusion technology, and radiation detection.
Author or co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and other publications, Zhang also has received several prestigious awards and fellowships, including a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
The symposium is co-sponsored by the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation and the U.S. National Academy of Science. It is designed to provide an overview of opportunities in a wide range of scientific disciplines and to enable future science leaders to build networking relationships with their colleagues. Since 1989, more than 100 past attendees have been elected to the National Academy of Science and eight have received Nobel Prizes. Additional information can be found at www.nasonline.org. (announced 3/1/2008)