DESY's Henry Chapman Awarded Leibniz Prize for X-ray Laser Research
Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 15:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Henry Chapman, a scientist at Germany's DESY lab who participated in pioneering studies at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray laser, has been awarded the Leibniz Prize. The 2.5 million euro ($3.1 million) scientific award is bestowed by a German research foundation. LCLS is a Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility.
