News from the Computational and Data Sciences Department
Professor Estela Blaisten-Barojas elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
Professor Estela Blaisten-Barojas was recently recognized for her many contributions to the theory, modeling and simulation of atomic and molecular clusters research when she was elected by her peers into Fellowship of the American Physical Society (APS) with the following citation:
"For pioneering work in the computational simulation of atomic and molecular clusters including significant advances in the understanding of the structure and other important properties of nanoscale systems."
No more than one-half of one percent of APS members are elected to Fellowship, which recognizes those members who have made truly outstanding contributions to the field of physics. Founded in 1899, APS has more than 46,000 members.
A professor in the Department of Computational and Data Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Department of Chemistry for more than 15 years, Blaisten-Barojas's research interests include computational physics, condensed matter physics and molecular physics. Blaisten-Barojas is the director of the Computational Materials Science Center, coordinates the Mason Nanotechnology Initiative, and has received numerous other honors during her long career.
Blaisten-Barojas was recognized in a ceremony held during the 2007 APS March Meeting in Denver, as well as on the APS website at http:// www.aps.org and APS News.
George Mason Professor D. Papaconstantopoulos, chair of the Deparment of Computational and Data Sciences, is also a Fellow of the American Physical Society.