GRC is pleased to announce the 2012 Alexander M. Cruickshank Lecturers:

• Bonnie Bassler, Princeton University
  Microbial Stress Response
• Angela M. Belcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Renewable Energy: Solar Fuels
• Naomi Halas, Rice University
  Noble Metal Nanoparticles

The Board of Trustees of the Gordon Research Conferences established the Alexander M. Cruickshank Lectures to honor the many years of service to the organization by former director, Dr. A.M. Cruickshank. Lecturers are nominated by Conference Chairs and candidates are selected based on their current research and the subject of their proposed lecture. Three recipients are chosen annually and have their registration fee and travel expenses supported by GRC. More information about these awards is available here.