Dr. Zhibo Zhang was just awarded the IRC (International Radiation Commission) Young Scientist Award. This very coveted international award is given out only every four years. It is awarded to young scientists who have made recent noteworthy contributions to radiation studies and are regarded as having great potential to become a leading radiation scientist in the future. Awardees must also be within 10 years of having received the PhD degree at the time of nomination, and under 40 years of age. Dr. Zhang was asked to give a keynote presentation at the meeting.