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In November 1999 the title of Chevalier dans I'Ordre des Palmes Academiques has been conferred by the French Government on Professor 5. Chandrasekhar, Centre for Liquid Crystal Research, Bangalore, India, in recognition of 'outstanding work as a Researcher and Professor'. The citation also notes that the award is 'pour services rendus a la culture Fransaise'.

The Charles Vernon Boys medal and prize has been awarded for the year 2000 to Dr Cliff Jones of the UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, Malvern, UK. This award is made annually by the Institute of Physics to young scientists, of not more than 35 years of age, for distinguished research in experimental physics. The award was made to Cliff Jones for outstanding contributions to the development of liquid crystal displays. His research has covered areas including new materials, addressing techniques and panel fabrication. He has made major contributions to the development of ferroelectric liquid crystal displays, and has been closely involved in this area with a major Anglo-Japanese innovation programme with Sharp Corporation. The successful outcome of this programme is a prototype 17 inch FLC flat screen television, which was recently demonstrated in Japan.