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Prof. Laricchia honoured with the Occhialini medal and prize

Publication date: Oct 19, 2009 8:32:56 AM

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We are very pleased to announce that Prof. Gaetana Laricchia has been awarded the 2009 Occhialini medal and prize conferred jointly by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and the Italian Physical Society (SIF) 

'For distinguished work on experimental positron physics, in particular for developing and using the world's only positronium beam.'


Gaetana is the Head of the Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Positron Physics (AMOPP) in the Physics and Astronomy Department.

For further details of the award and its history please see the IOP website at http://www.iop.org/activity/awards/International_Bilateral_Awards/The%20Occhialini%20medal%20and%20prize/page_29187.html