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Christina Young Receives Award
Atlanta (June 18, 2009) — Graduate student Christina Young has been recognized by the Coblentz Society in 2009.
Christina Young has been awarded the 2009 Coblentz Society Student Award for her graduate research with Boris Mizaikoff. She will receive a copy of the Society’s Desk Book of Infrared Spectra, an award certificate, and a one year membership in the Society. The Coblentz Society is a non-profit organization, founded in 1954, to foster the understanding and application of vibrational spectroscopy.
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