The 5th Asada award

The recipient of the 5th Asada Award, which is presented by the Discussion Group of X-ray Analysis, Japan, in memory of the late Professor Ei-ichi Asada (1924-2005) to promising young scientists in X-ray analysis fields in Japan, is Dr. Tsutomu Kurisaki (Fukuoka Univ., "Development of a novel soft X-ray absorption spectroscopic measurement apparatus and structural analysis of various metals ions and metal complexes in aqueous solution"). The ceremony was held during the 46th Annual Conference on X-Ray Chemical Analysis, Japan, at the Hiroshima Prefectural Information Plaza, Hiroshima.