The 2017 Award for Excellence in Beamline Science at the Advanced Photon Source was awarded on May 8, 2017, to Byeongdu Lee, physicist in the X-ray Science Division at APS.

Congratulations to Dr. Byeongdu Lee, the 2017 Excellence in Beamline Science Award recipient.  Dr. Lee was selected based upon his leadership and innovations in nanoscale science, particularly nanomaterials, and his significant contributions to x-ray scattering, including the theory, application, and development of analytical methods and state-of-the-art instrumentation.  Dr. Lee was also selected to acknowledge his demonstrated and sustained commitment to the user community by the education, training, and mentoring of young scientists.