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The Fred P. Lossing Award is awarded by the Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry to a distinguished Canadian mass spectrometrist. The award is named after Frederick Lossing, a Canadian mass spectrometrist. [1]
The award is made annually since 1994. Recipients of the award receive framed prints of Lake Louise by the local Canmore artist, Marilyn Kinsella. [1]
Past recipients of the award were: [1]
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Frederick Pettit Lossing was a Canadian chemist at the National Research Council in Ottawa. He was a prolific scientist and is mainly known for his contributions to mass spectrometry, the Fred P. Lossing Award awarded by the Canadian Society for Mass Spectrometry is named after him.
Lossing is a surname. Notable people with this name include: