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Physicist Camille Avestruz Receives Henry Russel Award

Camille Avestruz is one of four faculty members who will receive the Henry Russel Award, the university’s highest honor for faculty members at the early to mid-career stages of their careers.

U-M’s Stephen Forrest elected Royal Society Fellow

The world’s oldest scientific society in continuous existence has named University of Michigan engineering and physics professor Stephen Forrest a fellow.

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