Rajesh Bashyam, a postdoc in Sensors and Electrochemical Devices (MPA-11) is the
2007 winner of the Postdoctoral Publication Prize in Experimental Sciences.
Bashyam was nominated by his mentor, Piotr Zelenay of MPA-11, who co-authored the award winning paper titled, “A Class on Nonprecious Metal Composite Catalysts for Fuel Cells.” The paper was published in Nature in September 2006.
According to Zelenay, “the paper reports on the development of a new class of oxygen reduction catalysts for the polymer electrolyte fuel cell that exhibits promising activity and stability.”
Bashyam’s paper was selected by a panel of Laboratory technical staff members, and the research represents a seminal contribution to the field. He will receive a certificate, monetary award, and be given the opportunity to discuss his research at an upcoming Physics/Theoretical Division colloquium this fall.
Houtong Chen of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (MPA-CINT), and Trevor Hayton formerly of Materials Chemistry (MPA-MC), now an assistant professor in the chemistry and biochemistry department at University of California, Santa Barbara, received honorable mention. Chen and Hayton will receive a certificate at the colloquium as well.
Chen was nominated by his mentor Antoinette Taylor of MPA-CINT, for his paper titled, “Active Terahertz Metamaterial Devices” written in collaboration with Willie Padilla, Joshua Zide, Arthur Gossard, Richard Averitt, and Taylor.
Hayton was nominated by his mentor, James Boncella, for his paper titled, “Synthesis of Imido Analogs of the Urayl Ion” written in collaboration with Brian Scott, Phillip Palmer, Enrique Batista, P. Jeffrey Hay, and Boncella.
This biennial prize is sponsored by Damon Giovanielli, former Physics (P) Division leader, now retired, and the Laboratory, and is awarded for the best article in experimental sciences in the past three years.
