Goodfellow Award Presented at South African IoP Conference

The 2010 Goodfellow Award for best paper resulting from PhD research in the field of condensed matter physics/materials science was presented to Dr Lisa Coetsee at the annual South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) conference on October 1 in Pretoria. Dr Coetsee’s paper, entitled “XPS analysis for degraded Y2SiO5:Ce phosphor thin films,” dealt with the degradation of Y2SiO5:Ce phosphor thin films ablated in Ar gas.

In announcing the award on behalf of SAIP’s Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science (CMPMS) specialist group, Professor Japie Engelbrecht noted that Dr Coetsee’s research represents groundbreaking research on the emission of light from Ce light emitting centres. The paper was selected by a panel of experts who evaluated a total of five papers during the evaluation process.

The Award, bestowed by CMPMS at the SAIP conference each year, is funded by the Goodfellow Group of Companies. Managing Director Stephen Aldersley said: “The innovative work that’s being done by these PhD students is an inspiration to us all. We at Goodfellow are pleased to do our part in highlighting the research of these exceptional young professionals.”