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              Ishan Barman, PhD


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          <td width="422" valign=top><p class=style251><em>Spectroscopy</em> magazine is pleased to announce that Ishan Barman, PhD, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, has been selected as the  winner of our  <strong>2019 Emerging Leader in Molecular Spectroscopy Award</strong>. </p>
          <p class=style251>This annual award recognizes the achievements and aspirations of a talented young molecular spectroscopist, selected by an independent scientific committee. The award will be presented to Barman at the SciX 2019 conference in October, where he will give a plenary lecture and be honored in an award symposium.</p>
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          2020 award, please see the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.spectroscopyonline.com/call-nominations-2020-emerging-leader-molecular-spectroscopy">call for nominations</a>.</td>
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