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Theresa Detrie chosen as College of Science Outstanding Masters Student

Posted: Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

[Teresa Detrie]Theresa Detrie has been chosen as the "College of Science Outstanding Masters Student" by the Graduate School of Virginia Tech. Theresa completed her thesis in Fall 2008 in the crystallography group with Professors Nancy Ross and Ross Angel. Her research resulted in two published papers describing for the first time the detailed crystal chemistry and the high-pressure behaviour of the mineral prehnite, including the discovery of a novel phase transition.

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