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Linda Young | |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (PhD), MIT (S.B.) |
| Employer | Argonne National Laboratory |
| Organization | University of Chicago |
| Known for | X-ray science |
| Awards | Helmholtz International Fellow (2017) |
| Website | https://www.anl.gov/profile/linda-young |
Linda Young is a distinguished fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and a professor at the University of Chicago’s Department of Physics and James Franck Institute. Young is also the former director of Argonne’s X-ray Science Division.
Young is an expert in the field of X-ray science.[1] For her contributions to the field, The Helmholtz Association—Germany’s largest scientific organization—awarded Young the Helmholtz International Fellow Award in 2017.[2] Young is also a fellow of the American Physical Society and has served on multiple scientific advisory boards. She currently chairs the scientific advisory committee for the Photon Science Directorate of the Paul Scherrer Institute and has previously served on the European XFEL, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, and DESY Scientific Councils.
- ^ "DESY News: Helmholtz International Fellow Award for Linda Young". www.desy.de. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ "Young Awarded Helmholtz International Fellow Leading Up To Start of Powerful New X-ray Laser | Argonne National Laboratory". www.anl.gov. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-27.