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July
9, 2002
Early Career
Scientists and Engineers Honored
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At a White House ceremony
on July 12, seven researchers funded by the Department
of Energy (DOE) and its National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) will be honored for their
work ranging from the ecology of microbes to improved
computing methods for simulating astrophysical
phenomena.
The researchers are among 60 researchers supported
by eight federal agencies who will receive the
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists
and Engineers. The Presidential award is the highest
honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding
scientists and engineers who are beginning their
independent careers. Each Presidential award winner
will receive a citation, a plaque and continued
funding of their work for five years.
"Your work reflects the breadth of world-class
research supported by the Department of Energy,"
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham said. The
seven researchers will describe their work to
officials at a ceremony at DOE headquarters on
July 11. At that event, four of the scientists
from DOE national laboratories will receive the
DOE's Office of Science Early Career Award in
Science and Engineering. The winners are:
Ian Anderson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak
Ridge, Tenn., for research in electron beam characterization
techniques with applications for the development
of new, energy-efficient materials; Vincent Cianciolo,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, for developing
a scientific program and detector instrumentation
for experiments at the Brookhaven National Laboratory
to understand the existence of quark-gluon plasma;
Mark Herrmann, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
Livermore, Calif., for contributions to the fundamental
studies of inertial fusion with the potential
of improving the efficiency of fusion reactors;
and Jizhong Zhou, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
for leadership in functional genomics and microbial
ecology and the development of technologies needed
for microscale environmental research;
At the same time, three university researchers
will receive the NNSA's Defense Programs Early
Career Scientist and Engineer Award. The directors
of the weapons laboratories nominated the recipients
in recognition of their work in support of the
Administration's national security mission.
The winners are:
Kenneth Gall, University of Colorado at Boulder,
for contributions to multi-scale experiments and
material models used to assess potential vulnerabilities
of weapon system components; Paul Ricker, University
of Chicago, for developing technical advances
in multi-physics, scalable parallel computing
methods used to simulate complex astrophysical
phenomena; and John Zhang, Georgia Institute of
Technology, for developing new tools, materials
and applications that advance the fabrication
of miniaturized electronic components from materials
other than silicon.
Reporters interested in obtaining a complete list
of the award winners, their citations and biographical
information should call the press office at 202/586-5806.
Media Contact: Jeff Sherwood, 202/586-5806
Number: PR-02-138
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