At the end of February, Dr. Lars Mohrhusen took part in the opening of the 222nd academic year of the Instituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere (Academy of Science and Literature) in northern Italy. During the event in Milan, Dr. Mohrhusen received the special mention of the Gian Paolo Brivio Prize, which recognizes outstanding young scientists in the fields of chemistry, physics and materials science. The award was jointly given by the European Network oof Physics and Chemistry of Advanced Materials (PCAM) for significant research contributions in these disciplines.