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During the 2007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting to take place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston November 26-30, Bruker AXS, a leading global provider of advanced X-ray solutions for life and advanced materials sciences, will announce the recipient of its 2007 Excellence in X-ray Diffraction (XRD) scholarship -- based on unique experiments performed by university students. Recognizing academic achievement in X-ray Diffraction, Bruker AXS will present a $6,000 scholarship for the most unique application in the field of materials research. The winner has been selected by an independent panel of judges: Dr. Tom Blanton from Eastman Kodak; Dr. Jim Kaduk from Innovene and current Board Chairman of the International Centre for Diffraction Data; Dr. Pam Whitfield from National Research Council Canada; Dr. Jim Britten from McMaster University; and Dr. Nattamai Bhuvanesh, Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University.

Bruker AXS to Award $6000 X-ray Diffraction Scholarship at Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Tuesday, November 27th

Madison, WI | Posted on November 10th, 2007

The award ceremony will take place at the Bruker AXS booth, # 300, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 27th.

"We are very pleased again this year to provide this scholarship to such an extraordinary student," says Uwe Preckwinkel, Bruker AXS XRD Sales and Marketing Manager. "Both Bruker AXS and the judges are most impressed by the quality of the XRD experiments these students have performed, and the valuable scientific results they have obtained," adds Dr. Frank Burgaezy, Executive Vice President of Bruker AXS in charge of the company's global XRD and XRF business.

The MRS Fall Exhibit will provide a unique opportunity to present innovative products and services to over 5,000 attendees from all sectors of the global materials science and engineering communities. For more information, please visit http://www.mrs.org .

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Bruker AXS designs and manufactures analytical X-ray systems for elemental analysis, materials research and structural investigations. Our innovative solutions enable a wide range of customers in heavy industry, chemistry, pharmacy, semiconductor, life science and nanotechnology to make technological advancements and to accelerate their progress.

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