Flora Meilleur, an associate professor in the Molecular and Structural Biochemistry Department, was recently elected by her peers to be secretary of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA).

The NSSA is an organization that pursues the advancement of neutron scattering research in the country, and aims to unite those interested in a wide spectrum of disciplines regarding this area.

Meilleur, who specializes in protein chemistry, also holds a joint position with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where she serves as a neutron scattering scientist on the MaNDI (Macromolecular Neutron Diffractometer) instrument at the Spallation Neutron Source and the IMAGINE (Laue Diffractometer) instrument at the High Flux Isotope Reactor.

Her term as NSSA secretary begins Jan. 1.