Rhyne named Neutron Scattering Society of America Fellow

James Rhyne

Mar. 31, 2010—James J. Rhyne, deputy group leader for Science in the LANSCE-Lujan Center, is a new Neutron Scattering Society of America Fellow. He is cited for “extraordinary research on magnetic materials and thin films and outstanding leadership and support of major U.S. neutron facilities and research opportunities.”

Rhyne’s primary research interests are magnetic exchange, anisotropy, and magnetostriction effects in rare earth metals and compounds with particular emphasis on rare earth metallic superlattices. He is the author of more than 230 papers in physics and materials science, has written 12 book and invited-review

chapters, and has presented more than 30 invited talks at national and international conferences. Rhyne, who joined LANL in 2003, also is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa from the Université Henri Poincaré in Nancy, France.

The main goal of the Neutron Scattering Society of America is to stimulate, promote and broaden the use of neutron scattering in science, engineering, and technology. Through the Fellows Program, the Society recognizes members who have made significant contributions to the neutron scattering community in North America in one or more of the following areas: advances in knowledge through original research and publication, innovative contributions in the application of neutron scattering, contributions to the promotion or development of neutron scattering techniques, and service and participation in the activities of the Neutron Scattering Society of America or neutron community. Each year, election to Fellowship of the Neutron Scattering Society of America is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the membership.

The new Fellows will be recognized at the 2010 American Conference on Neutron Scattering in Ottawa, Canada, June 26 to 30.