Collection, 2004-[ongoing].

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Collection, 2004-[ongoing].

The collection contains publications announcing both Shechtman's faculty appointment to the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Iowa State University and his winning of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The collection includes news clippings, commemorative journal publications, banquet souvenir cards, and ceremony programs.

.42 linear feet (1 document box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8206691

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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