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2005 Roebling Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America |
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The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) has awarded its the highest award of Roebling Medal to Dave Mao, HPCAT Director, for his scientific eminence as represented primarily by scientific publication of outstanding original research in mineralogy. The recipient of the Roebling medal receives a 2-inch diameter, 14-carat gold engraved medal, an identical medal in bronze, and is made a Life Fellow of the Society. The medal was designed by Dr. Avard Fairbanks, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Michigan, and has been struck by the Medallic Art Co. since 1937. Dave Mao will be invited to GSA at Salt Lake City next fall where the Medal will be presented to him in the annual awards lunch.
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Background information |
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The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) awards a number of awards include:
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Award (Dave Mao was awarded in 1979) The Roebling Medal is the highest award of the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA), in honor of Washington A. Roebling (1837-1926), engineer, bridge builder, mineral collector, and significant friend of the Society. The science of mineralogy is defined broadly for purposes of the Roebling Medal, and a candidate need not qualify as a mineralogist; rather his or her published research should be related to the mineralogical sciences and should make some outstanding contribution to them. Service to mineralogy, teaching, and administrative accomplishment are not to be considered primary merit for the award. The award is not restricted to U.S. citizens. Nationality, personality, age of candidate, or place of employment shall not be considered for the award. The previous Recipients included Sir William Lawrence Bragg (in 1948), and two undivided Nobel Prizes winner Linus Pauling (in 1967).
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Updated on Nov. 10, 2004, by Haozhe Liu |