Director Kuo-Nan Liou accepted the Quadrennial Gold Medal for "contributions of lasting significance to the field of radiation research" from the International Radiation Commission (IRC) during the IRC Symposium Banquet held in the Intercontinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany on August 8, 2012. Director Liou also presented a 45-minute lecture entitled "Radiative Transfer and Regional Climate Change" at the Symposium on the morning of August 9, 2012. (PDF of Slides - IRS Photo Album)