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Vanderbilt University Physicist Honored by Metro Council
November 08, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 8 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:

Nashville Metro Council honored Joseph H. Hamilton, Landon C. Garland Distinguished Professor of Physics at Vanderbilt University, on Nov. 5 for his pivotal role in the discovery and naming of chemical element 117, known as "tennessine" on the periodic table of elements.

The resolution commending Hamilton, introduced by At-Large Council Member Burkley Allen, notes that "Hamil . . .

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