cas : professors Paul C. Lauterbur CAS Professor of Chemistry Additional Information It is with sadness that we announce the death of CAS Professor of Chemistry Paul C. Lauterbur on March 27, 2007. Professor Lauterbur was the first scientist to use the nuclear magnetic resonance technique to make an image. He is known for his groundbreaking research in magnetic resonance imaging and for his applications of NMR spectroscopy to studies of molecules, solutions, and solids. Today his research encompasses studies of the origin of life. He received the Albert Lasker Clinical Research Award (1984) for his work on medical magnetic resonance imaging. Other awards include the National Electrical Manufacturers Association Leadership Technology Award, the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commission of the Franklin Institute, Technion's Harvey Prize in Science and Technology, the Association of American Medical Colleges Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences, the Roentgen Medal, the Pittsburgh Spectroscopy Award, the Medal of Honor of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Gold Medal of the Radiological Society of North America, the International Fiuggi Prize, the National Medal of Science, the National Medal of Technology, the Gold Medal Award of the Society of Computed Body Tomography, the Alfred Heineken Prize for Medicine, the Laufman-Greatbatch Award from the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, the International Kyoto Prize, the Eastern Analytical Society Symposium Award, the Gold Medal of the European Congress of Radiology, the Third Millennium Medal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the National Academy of Sciences Award for Chemistry in Service to Society. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences (1985) and is a laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. He has received honorary doctorates from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; the University of Liege; Carnegie Mellon University; the Nicolaus Copernicus Medical School of Cracow, Poland; Wesleyan University, Connecticut; the State University of New York at Stony Brook; the University of Mons Hainaut, Belgium; and Case Western Reserve University. In 2003 he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; was elected an honorary member, American Society of Neuroradiology; and received the Technology Award, Eduard Rhein Foundation. cas : past professors