Watch the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers cermony at Energy Department headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recognizes scientists and engineers who, while early in their research careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge. The PECASE Award was established in 1996 and is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers. The awards are conferred annually at the White House following recommendations from participating agencies.
Here are the Energy Department's recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers listed by state and research Institution:
California
Félicie Albert, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Daniel Casey, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Jim Ciston, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jacklyn Gates, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Richard Kraus, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Shiwoo Lee, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Lin Lin, University of California – Berkeley
Arthur Pak, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Timothy Silverman, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Michael Wagner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Delaware
Stephanie Law, University of Delaware – Newark
Idaho
Vivek Agarwal, Idaho National Laboratory
Krzysztof Gofryk, Idaho National Laboratory
Christopher Zarzana, Idaho National Laboratory
Illinois
Matthew Dietrich, Argonne National Laboratory
Henry Hoffmann, University of Chicago
Julia Shelton, University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
Rebecca Schulman, Johns Hopkins University
Yen-Jie Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tracy Slatyer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Montana
Erik Grumstrup, Montana State University
Nevada
Marylesa Howard, Nevada National Security Site
New Mexico
Salvatore Campione, Sandia National Laboratories
Matthew Gomez, Sandia National Laboratories
Abigail Hunter, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Shea Mosby, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Paul Schmit, Sandia National Laboratories
Irina Tezaur, Sandia National Laboratories
New York
Thomas Hartman, Cornell University
Ohio
Kelly Wrighton, Ohio State University
Pennsylvania
Douglas Kauffman, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Jordan Musser, National Energy Technology Laboratory
Tennessee
David Cullen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Katharine Page, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Virginia
Justin Stevens, College of William and Mary
Washington
Alvin Cheung, University of Washington
Kevin Schneider, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Wisconsin
Jonathan Engle, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Victor Zavala, University of Wisconsin – Madison