This award recognizes postdoctoral fellows from DOE national laboratories for their outstanding contributions addressing research challenges and opportunities in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
June 8, 2023
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On June 5, during the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program's Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting, the DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) announced the winner and runners up of their 2023 Postdoctoral Recognition Award. This award recognizes postdoctoral fellows from DOE national laboratories for their outstanding contributions addressing research challenges and opportunities in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Launched in spring 2020, the HFTO Postdoctoral Recognition Award aligns with HFTO's commitment to advance and strengthen the hydrogen and fuel cells workforce in the United States.
The 2023 winners and runners up were chosen based on evaluations of candidate application packages and oral presentations by HFTO subject matter experts. Evaluation factors included technical accomplishments and impact, oral and written communication, and presentation skills.
Winner
Dr. Audrey Taylor of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory received the 2023 Postdoctoral Recognition Award for her work in the mitigation and diagnosis of pin-hole formation in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
Runners Up
Dr. Jason Keonhag Lee, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, for his work in advanced porous-transport-layer interface design for proton exchange membrane electrolyzers
Dr. Wipula Liyanage, Los Alamos National Laboratory, for his work in thin-film catalyst fuel cell electrodes with improved durability
Honorable Mentions
Dr. Arthur Dizon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dr. Andy Ko, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Dr. Clarence Ng, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Long Le, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Learn more about the awardees.