#  Alex Dalgarno selected for the 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics 

 





October 22, 2012

 

 

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**2013 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN MEDAL IN PHYSICS  
  
[Alexander Dalgarno](/people/alex-dalgarno), Ph.D.   
*Harvard University  
Cambridge, Massachusetts***   
  
Citation: For his many fundamental contributions to the development of the field of molecular astrophysics, which led to a better understanding of interstellar space, including the giant molecular clouds that are the birthplaces of stars and planets.

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