ALBA Synchrotron
The American Crystallographic Association (ACA) has selected professor John R. Helliwell, chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of ALBA, to receive the 2014 ACA Patterson Award for his pioneering contributions to the development of the instrumentation, methods and applications of synchrotron radiation in macromolecular crystallography.
John R. Helliwell is professor of Structural Chemistry at the University of Manchester (UK). His career has been dedicated to exploring new and innovative applications of synchrotron radiation and he has worked tirelessly to improve synchrotron and neutron facilities worldwide.
Helliwell is currently the chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of ALBA. The ALBA SAC is a board of international renowned experts in the field of the synchrotron radiation, which participates in the strategic scientific direction of the ALBA synchrotron with the aim of ensuring the quality and relevance of the research developed in ALBA.
John R. Helliwell will receive the ACA Patterson Prize at the 2014 ACA May meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA). This Prize is presented by the American Crystallographic Association every three years in recognition of outstanding research in the region of structural matter by diffraction methods.