미국에서 활동중인 박두선동문(성균관대 물리학과 87학번, 96년 성균관대 석사, 2003년 Univer sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 박사)이 ‘재미 한인 물리학자 협회’(AKPA:Associatio n of Korean Physicists in America)에서 수여하는 ‘2007 젊은 물리학자상’(OYRA:Outstandin g Young Researcher Award)을 받는다. 박동문은 오는 3월 6일 연례총회에서 상금 1500달러와 함께 이 상을 받는다. . Dr. Tuson Park of the Condensed Matter and Thermal Physics Group at the Los Alamos Nati onal Laboratory has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 OYRA award, the annual a ward to honor an outstanding young ethnic Korean physicist by AKPA. This year marks th e 14th year of the OYRA. The OYRA that carries a cash award of $1,500 will be given ou t at the Forum for International Physics reception at the March meeting of APS in Denve r, Colorado. This is the second time the OYRA is given at a session of APS, the first time being th e 1996 award given out at the “"Physics Without Borders”" session of APS in May of th at year in Indianapolis. Dr. Park received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champa ign where he worked under the guidance of Prof. Myron Salamon. Tuson’'s thesis researc h focused on issues surrounding superconductivity in the boro-carbides. Specifically, T uson explored the thermodynamic signature of the gap nodes that were predicted but neve r observed experimentally in these compounds. In order to carry out his measurements, T uson developed a novel ac calorimeter capable of making angle-resolved agnetic-field dependent specific-heat measurements. This development work presented many challenges, and Tuson’'s success in creating this unique measurement capability is a testament to his resourcefulness and determination. Tuson used his calorimeter to directly observe modulations in the specific-heat of YNi2 B2C as a function of magnetic field angle. The observed modulation provides direct conf irmation of the momentum-space quasiparticle gap structure. Tuson also used his calorim eter to elucidate the anisotropic superconducting gap in LuNi2B2C. Tuson’'s work is im portant because it provides the first direct observation of an anisotropic quasiparticl e gap via a thermodynamic measurement. After receiving his Ph.D. in 2003, Tuson went to Los Alamo National Laboratory as a pos tdoctoral research associate to work with Dr. Joe Thompson and the members of the Conde nsed Matter and Thermal Physics group. Based on his successful research in 2003 and 2004, Tuson subsequently be came a J. Robert Oppenheimer Postdoctoral Fellow in 2005; this is a prestigious honor t hat is only granted to the top 5% of Los Alamos’'s postdocs. Education 2003 Ph. D. in Physics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1996 M. S. in Physics at Sung Kyun Kwan University 1994 B. A. in Physics at Sung Kyun Kwan University 4. 2007 Outstanding Young Researcher Award Employment 2005-present J. Robert Oppenheimer (JRO) fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory 2003-2005 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Advi sor: Dr. Joe D. Thompson 2007 OYRA awardee was selected by the AKPA Award Committee chaired by Prof. Yong Wook K im and served by Dr. Kwang-Je Kim, Prof. Y