The 6th Asada award

The recipient of the 6th 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. Takashi Yamamoto (Tokushima Univ., "Studies on pre-edge peak in XANES spectra of transition metals for empirical chemical state analysis"). The ceremony was held during the 47th Annual Conference on X-Ray Chemical Analysis, Japan, at Kyushu University, Fukuoka.