!!Award to Prof. Velarde

Prof. [Manuel G. Velarde|User/Velarde_Manuel] was awarded the prestigious "Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite" by the French president
on December 5, 2013.

!!The Academy congratulates Prof. Velarde to this outstanding distinction! 
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