The 9th Asada award

The recipient of the 9th 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. Susumu Imashuku (Kyoto Univ.), "Portable electron probe microanalyzer using pyroelectric crystal". The ceremony was held during the 50th Annual Conference on X-Ray Chemical Analysis, at Tohoku University, Sendai.