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| 2008 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding Program |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Cecilia Aragon |
ASCR |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
For seminal research in workflow management and visual analytics for data-intensive scientific research, including the development of the Fourier contour analysis algorithm and Sunfall; and for leadership in advancing diversity in computing. |
Gary Baker |
BES |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
For his internationally recognized pioneering research and achievements in environmentally-responsible chemistry that have lead to new paradigms in separation sciences, chemical analysis, biomass processing, fuel cell technology and energy storage applications and for his excellent and extensive mentorship of developing scientists. |
Joshua Breslau |
FES |
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory |
For his playing an essential role in the development of the massively-parallel fusion magnetohydrodynamics code M3D; for his original and unique applications of this code to the nonlinear dynamics; and for his involvement with students at the laboratory and in the National Science Bowl. |
Gianluigi Ciovati |
NP |
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility |
For his work on the dependence of cavity Q-value on accelerating gradient and the causes of degradation of Q-value at higher gradients that is making a significant impact on the international superconducting accelerator applications community; and for outstanding mentoring of graduate students. |
Jason Graetz |
BES |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
For outstanding contributions towards achieving national energy independence through excellent experimental work in elucidating the catalytic reaction in complex metal hydrides and in synthesizing and characterizing potential hydrogen storage compounds and for outreach activities with students and the scientific community. |
Stefan Gerhardt |
FES |
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory |
For his innovative an seminal work by enabling the systematic diagnosis for interpretation of key stability characteristics of a broad range of magnetically-confined toroidal plasmas and for his outstanding contributions to improving understanding of fundamental plasma physics in laboratory plasmas; and for exceptional student mentoring and outreach. |
Jeffrey Neaton |
BES |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
For his fundamental contributions to the understanding of the electronic structure and transport properties of condensed matter, in particular nanostructures; and for his extraordinary record of service and outreach to the scientific and educational communities. |
Paul Sorensen |
NP |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
For original research demonstrating quark number scaling in the elliptic flow of hadrons in nucleus-nucleus collisions that together with theoretical studies indicated the formation of a new form of matter - the strongly interacting quark-gluon plasma; and for service on the governing council of the STAR experiment. |
Alexandre Tartakovsky |
BER |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
For pioneering application of Lagrangian particle simulation methods to the modeling of subsurface hydrologic processes, including multiphase flow, flow in fractured media, biogeochemical processes, and mixing-controlled precipitation reactions; for significant contributions to quantifying fluid flow uncertainty; and for teaching and mentoring students in multiscale mathematics. |
Ivan Vitev |
NP |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
For seminal theoretical research on energy loss in the quark-gluon plasma, providing clear insights on crucial properties of the high energy-density regime of quantum chromodynamics as explored at the Department of Energy’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider facility; and for the organization of international physics workshops and colloquia. |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
University |
Citation |
Lynford Goddard |
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
For his innovative research in building high-speed chip-seal monolithic photonic systems that contribute to device design, modeling and fabrication, as well as the characterization of novel semiconductor materials. |
Thao (Vicky) Nguyen |
Johns Hopkins University |
For the development of advanced models of the thermomechanical behavior of viscoelastic and inelastic materials used in technologies critical to national defense and homeland security, for contributions to fabricate these materials and develop these technologies, and for the excellence in teaching the development and implementation of material models to the next generation of American scientists and engineers |
| 2007 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding Program |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Mickey Chiu |
NP |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
For developing the use of neutral pions to identify hot, dense nuclear matter and to study transverse proton spin asymmetries; and for mentoring of graduate students in building advanced instrumentation. |
Hooman Davoudiasl |
HEP |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
For elucidating experimental signatures for testing the possible existence of extra space-time dimensions; and for providing guest lectures to graduate students as well as organizing international conferences. |
Bert Debusschere |
ASCR |
Sandia National Laboratories |
For introducing rigorous, mathematical methods capturing stochastic uncertainties in computational biology and providing a framework for simulation-based discovery; and for service to the Sandia Diversity Council and Foreign National Networking Group. |
Jennifer S. Martinez |
BES |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
For the discovery and characterization of templated nanomaterials, biomolecular recognition strategies, and natural products of marine bacteria for robust biological sensing; and for exemplary career-development mentoring of women. |
Wei Pan |
BES |
Sandia National Laboratories |
For leadership in the field of experimental many-particle physics, especially non-Abelian states in ultra-clean two-dimensional systems; and for broad scientific community outreach activities and leadership. |
Robin Santra |
BES |
Argonne National Laboratory |
For contributions to the field of atomic, molecular, and optical science in the areas of high-order harmonic generation and strong-field absorption and ionization; and for scientific mentoring of students and the public. |
Yugang Sun |
BES |
Argonne National Laboratory |
For developing ground-breaking techniques for chemical synthesis and nanofabrication of metal and semiconductor nanomaterials; and for educational activities for the community. |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Jeanine Cook |
New Mexico State University |
Klipsch School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
|
For high-impact research on performance modeling and prediction of future generation computer architecture; and for dedication to educating and mentoring future-generation electrical and computer engineers. |
| 2006 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
Kyle Cranmer |
HEP |
Physics Department, Omega Group |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
for his unique contributions to the ATLAS experiment’s search for the Higgs boson, including seminal studies of the Higgs boson production via Vector Boson Fusion and the trigger algorithms needed to identify missing transverse energy |
Julia Laskin |
BES |
Chemical Sciences Division |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
for internationally recognized contributions to ion chemistry, mass spectrometry, and ion surface reactions leading to fundamental understanding of kinetics of dissociation of large molecules |
Ho Nyung Lee |
BES |
Materials Science and Technology Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for his pioneering development of experimental methods and theoretical understanding leading to the atomic scale synthesis by pulsed-laser deposition of ultrathin complex oxide heterostructures and completely artificial superlattice crystals with designed-in functionalities |
Len A. Pennacchio |
BER |
Genomics Division |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
for systematically assigning gene regulatory function to the human genome through the coupling of vertebrate comparative genomics and large-scale studies in mice, using a world-class and unique mouse resource that he established |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Brian J. Kirby |
Cornell University |
|
Sandia National Laboratories |
for his pioneering work in nanoscale electrokinetic transport, pathogen and chemical detection, quantum data storage, and advanced microsystems that are critical to developing technical capabilities for stockpile stewardship, enhanced surety, and non-proliferation |
Jeffrey Kysar |
Columbia University |
|
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
for fundamental research into the deformation of materials under high-rate loading, including development of mechanistic models of microstructure and material fracture evolution for the Stockpile Stewardship Program |
Shawn Newsam |
University of California, Merced |
|
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
for outstanding research in image processing, pattern recognition, and data mining, and for his leading role in educating young scientists and engineers by developing a new and innovative academic program in computer science and engineering |
Carlos Pantano-Rubino |
University of Illinois |
|
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
for innovative development of computational turbulence models and advanced simulations of turbulent flows, contributions to the theory of laminar flames, and the statistical modeling of flame-hole dynamics |
2005 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
Daniel Bardayan |
NP |
Nuclear Physics, Physics Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for innovative precision nuclear spectroscopy
measurements clarifying the production
of elements and radioisotopes in exploding
stars, and for mentoring undergraduate,
graduate and post-doctoral associates
as well as organizing a summer school
for graduate students to explore exotic
beam physics. |
Todd Munson |
ASCR |
Mathematics and Computer Science Division |
Argonne National Laboratory |
for pioneering developments in algorithms, software, and problem-solving
environments for the solution of large-scale
optimization problems, and for mentoring
students in the summer student program
and conducting tutorials to graduate students
on numerical optimization. |
Wynne Schiffer |
BER |
Center for Translational Neuroimaging |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
for pioneering work in integrating neurobiology, chemistry, physics,
and instrumentation in order to translate
multi-disciplinary discoveries and new
knowledge into advances in human health,
and for providing educational outreach
on brain imaging and drug abuse to educators
and the public |
Yanwen Zhang |
BES |
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
for internationally recognized, seminal contributions to the
fields of ion-beam physics and ion-solid
interactions in materials, including the
development of a novel approach for measuring
electronic stopping, and for mentoring
high school, undergraduate, graduate and
post-doctoral students and providing
Chinese translation of scientific information. |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Christopher J. Roy |
Aerospace Engineering Department |
Auburn
University |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for the development of verification and validation methodologies
critical to improving accuracy and building
confidence in computational science and
engineering simulations, for the development
of unsteady hybrid turbulence models and
fluid dynamics simulations, and for providing
high quality educational opportunities
for the next generation of American scientists
and engineers |
Wendelin Wright |
Stanford
University |
Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for research into the deformation and failure of metals and polymers
under dynamic loading using high-speed
and spatially-resolved infrared measurements
of temperature, for guidance and leadership
of fellow researchers, and for her exceptional
ability to communicate difficult technical
concepts to colleagues and students |
Michael A. Zingale |
Department of Physics and Astronomy |
Stony Brook University |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for advancing the detailed simulation of turbulent combustion
and demonstrating parallel, multi-physics
methods used in national security-related
applications, for pioneering collaborations
with fellow researchers, and for training
students in computational astrophysics |
2004 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
John Arrington |
NP |
Physics Division |
Argonne National Laboratory |
for his research into the quark distributions of nuclei which
has provided a compelling new look into
the short-range structure of nuclei |
William Ashmanskas |
HEP |
High Energy Physics |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
for applying state-of-the-art digital electronics techniques
to Fermilab accelerator instrumentation and controls |
Hong Qin |
FES |
Fusion Energy Division |
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory |
for his contributions to the physics of high-intensity particle
beams, with application to ion-beam fusion
energy, and for his work on electromagnetic
effects in magnetically-confined plasmas,
with applications in magnetic fusion energy |
Robert B Ross |
ASCR |
Mathematical, Information and Computational Sciences Division |
Argonne National Laboratory |
for his design of parallel computer file systems
and high-performance interfaces to manage
large datasets. His work is helping
users worldwide overcome the input/output
bottleneck that has hampered performance
on commercial parallel computers |
Paul Vaska |
BER |
Environmental and Health Sciences Division |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
for his leadership and scientific innovation in the field of
medical imaging physics, particularly
for the development of novel instrumentation
and techniques to improve the capabilities
of positron emission tomography in medicine |
Zhangbu Xu |
NP |
High Energy and Nuclear Physics |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
for his research techniques and technical developments applied
to the search for a new state of matter
at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, a world-class accelerator for nuclear physics |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Wei Cai |
Stanford
University |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for the development of a computational theory of dislocation
dynamics, which has been able to unify
dislocation physics and crystal plasticity
into a new computational discipline, for
developing ways to deal with challenging multiscale problems,
especially those with widely disparate
time scales, and for the development of
innovative tools to aid in teaching beginning
students about atomistic simulations |
William P. King |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Woodruff
School of Mechanical Engineering |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for work in heat transfer and thermomechanical properties of materials at the nanometer
scale, which is critical to developments
in nonproliferation, stockpile surety,
and homeland defense, for collaborations
with industry towards the commercialization
of nanotechnology, and for excellent teaching
of graduate and undergraduate students |
Yunfeng Lu |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
Tulane
University |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for pioneering work in the synthesis of novel porous and composite nanoscale materials
and their application to sensing and detection
in support of the country's national security
mission, and for excellence in teaching
and mentoring graduate students |
2003 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
Tamara G. Kolda |
ASCR |
Mathematical, Information and Computational Sciences Division |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for her innovative research in algorithms and
software for scientific computing, performance
optimization, parallel computing and complex,
nonlinear problems. |
Saskia Mioduszewski |
NP |
High Energy and Nuclear Physics |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
for her studies of the properties of the unusual
matter formed in extremely high-energy
nuclear collisions produced at the Relativistic
Heavy Ion Collider. |
Margaret S. Torn |
BER |
Environmental and Health Sciences Division |
Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory |
for her use of carbon and oxygen isotopes to
better understand and model carbon cycling.
Her research provides critical advances
in terrestrial carbon sequestration and
quantifying regional sources and sinks
of atmospheric carbon dioxide. |
Jian Shen |
BES |
Chemistry Sciences Division/Geosciences Research Program |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for his pioneering approach to the study of magnetism in nanostructured materials |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Catherine M. Snelson |
The
University of
Nevada -
Las Vegas |
Department of Geoscience |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for her contributions to the characterization of the geologic
structure of the
Las
Vegas,
Nevada basin |
Donald P. Visco, Jr. |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
Tennessee Technological University |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for contributing fundamental insights into solving inverse molecular
design problems |
Brian D. Wirth |
University of
California, Berkeley |
Department of Nuclear Engineering |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for this computational dynamics studies of dislocations and defects
in metals, primarily those resulting from
irradiation by neutrons and ions |
2002 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
Jeffrey C. Blackmon |
NP |
Physics Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for his pioneering work in implementing a program
of measurements at the ORNL Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility with radioactive
nuclear beams to understand stellar explosions. |
Edmond Chow |
ASCR |
Mathematical, Information and Computational Sciences Division |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for research into preconditioning methods for discretized partial differential equations that has enabled
scientists at LLNL to perform implicit
simulations that were previously impossible.
His planned research will produce still
more sophisticated techniques; these will
greatly facilitate the manner in which
numerical simulation methods are developed
and applied. |
Sergei Maslov |
BES |
Materials Sciences
Division/Neutron
Scattering Program |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
for his contributions to the physics of complex
systems. |
Jonathan E. Menard |
FES |
Fusion Energy Division |
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory |
for performing seminal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability optimization studies at
low aspect ratio which impact the design
and physics basis of the National Spherical Torus Experiment
(NSTX) and future spherical torus reactors, and for outstanding experimental
contributions to understanding the MHD
equilibrium and stability properties of
NSTX plasmas. |
Christine Orme |
BES |
ChemistrySciences Division/Geosciences Research Program
|
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for her work on understanding the physical mechanisms
of biomineralization and the development of force microscopy-based
methods of investigating mineralization
at the nanoscale. |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Carl Boehlert |
School of
Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science |
Alfred
University |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
in recognition of his insightful research into structural intermetallics and metal matrix composites, and his innovative
use of emerging microstructural characterization techniques for orientation
mapping of actinides, contributing to
an increased understanding of the process-structure-property
relationships of these advanced materials |
Krishnakumar Garikipati |
The
University of
Michigan -
Ann Arbor |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for the development of efficient, robust numerical solutions
of non-local models of solids, which allow
the description of their properties at
finer resolutions than previously possible |
2001 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
Ian Anderson |
BES |
Materials Sciences Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for research in electron beam characterization techniques with
applications for the development of new,
energy-efficient materials |
Vincent Cianciolo |
NP |
Physics Division |
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 |
FES |
Fusion Energy Division |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for contributions to the fundamental
studies of inertial fusion with the potential
of improving the efficiency of fusion
reactors |
Jizhong Zhou |
BER |
Environmental and Health Sciences Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for leadership in functional genomics and microbial ecology and
the development of technologies needed
for microscale environmental research |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Kenneth A. Gall |
University of
Colorado |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for unique insights contributing to the development of multi-scale
experiments and enhanced material models
that span microstructural and continuum phenomena |
Paul Ricker |
University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for leadership in developing and demonstrating technical advances
in the multi-physics, scalable parallel
computing methods used to simulate complex
astrophysical phenomena |
Z. John Zhang |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
School of
Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for innovations and vital contributions to the development of
new tools, materials, and applications
that advance the science of component microfabrication from materials other than silicon |
2000 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
Richard B. Lehoucq |
ASCR |
Mathematical, Information and Computational Sciences Division |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for innovative and creative approaches to numerical software
with a solid understanding of mathematics
and computer science; for software contributions
for the solution of eigensystems of equations; and for impact on scientists
both at Sandia National laboratories and
in the broader professional community |
Zhihongb Lin |
FES |
Fusion Energy Division |
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory |
for performing advanced simulations with unprecedented realism
and resolution leading to results demonstrating
the positive impact of modern massively
parallel computers and for outstanding
contributions to improved understanding
of plasma turbulence |
Zheng-Tian Lu |
NP |
Physics Division |
Argonne National Laboratory |
for the development of the Atom Trap Trace Analysis technique
which has provided a powerful new tool
for ultra-sensitive trace isotope analysis
in fundamental research and technological
applications |
Andrey Zheludev |
BES |
Materials Sciences Division |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
for internationally-recognized research and discoveries in the
field of quantum magnetism, achieved through
skillful application of neutron-scattering
techniques |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Aaron L. Odom |
Michigan
State
University |
Department of Chemistry |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
for discovery of uranium-dinitrogen complexes and theoretical studies aimed
at understanding their electronic structure
and bonding |
Jonas C. Peters |
California Institute of Technology |
Chemistry Division |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
for developing novel, molecularly engineered ligand systems for the activation and cleavage of industrially
important small molecules |
1999 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
Kenneth M. Kemner |
BER |
Environmental and Health Sciences Division |
Argonne National Laboratory |
for seminal contributions in the development and application
of high-energy X-ray synchrotron radiation
techniques to materials and environmental
science |
John F. Mitchell |
BES |
Materials Sciences Division |
Argonne National Laboratory |
for highly creative synthesis combined with outstanding scientific
leadership to facilitate a collaborative
research program, which extends world-wide,
to understand the phenomena of colossal magnetoresistance |
Lynne E. Parker |
BES |
Materials Sciences Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for exceptional research and national leadership in the area
of heterogeneous multi-robot cooperation |
Xian Chen |
BER |
Environmental and Health Sciences Division |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
for an innovative approach to DNA labeling and mass spectrometric
identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Ken R. Czerwinski |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Department of Nuclear Engineering |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
for developing the fundamental chemistry of the new element rutherfordium (element 104) by perfecting "one-atom-at-a-time"
chemical procedures on the highly radioactive
atoms of 263Rf |
David M. Ford |
Texas
A&M
University |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for developing materials modeling capabilities and companion
massive parallel algorithms for the prediction
of and solutions to aging materials problems
of the enduring stockpile |
1998 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
Mari Lou Balmer |
BER |
Environmental and Health Sciences Division |
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
for nationally recognized, seminal contributions to the fields
of selective ion sequestration and plasma-activated
catalysis |
James W. Lee |
BES |
Chemistry Sciences Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for seminal contributions to photosynthesis research and its
application to nanofabrication, molecular
electronics, and production of renewable
fuels and chemicals |
Anthony Mezzacappa |
NP |
Nuclear Physics, Physics Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for his work identifying the explosive mechanism of core-collapse
and associated nucleosynthesis in supernovae |
Gary P. Wiederrecht |
BES |
Chemistry Division |
Argonne National Laboratory |
for creativity and accomplishments in the field of new optical
materials for energy efficient image processing
and storage |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Tonya L. Kuhl |
University of
California at
Santa Barbara |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
for the development of a confined-geometry shear cell that allows
for the study of the structure of fluid
molecules captured between aligned solid
surfaces, an application that provides
considerable benefit to the DP mission
in the study of complex materials |
Roya Maboudian |
University of
California at
Berkeley |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for enabling work in self-assembled monolayer anti-stiction coatings that are crucial in the development of MicroElectroMechanical Systems prototype components for
weapons program applications |
Christopher Palmer |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology |
Department of Chemistry |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for contributions in the field of liquid phase chemical analysis
using micelle polymers as separation media
in the development of portable devices
for detecting and identifying warfare
agents |
1997 |
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
Program |
Division |
Andrew Brandt |
HEP |
High Energy Physics |
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory |
for his leading role in the study of diffraction phenomena and
his contributions to the experimental
study of proton-proton collisions at very
high energies |
David J.Dean |
NP |
Nuclear Physics, Physics Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for his research in nuclear structure physics and critical contributions
to the development of the Shell Model
Monte Carlo methods, making possible
the extension of shell model calculations
to heavier nuclei |
Lori A. Freitag |
ASCR |
Mathematical, Information and Computational Sciences Division |
Argonne National Laboratory |
for her pioneering work on the design of techniques for visualizing
large data sets in interactive virtual
reality environments |
David E. Newman |
FES |
Fusion Energy Division |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for seminal contributions to the theoretical understanding of
turbulence and transport in magnetic fusion
devices |
John Shanklin |
BES |
Chemistry Sciences Divison/Biosciences
program |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
for his internationally acclaimed research on the structure and
function of a class of enzymes (desaturases and hydroxylases)
that introduce double bonds or hydroxyl
groups at specific sites between pairs
of carbon atoms in long-chain fatty acids |
Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
University |
Department |
Bruno S. Bauer |
University of
Nevada at
Reno |
Department of Physics |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
for contributions in high-energy science that allow the above-ground
experiments essential for science based
stockpile stewardship |
Thomas J. Matula |
University of
Washington at
Seattle |
Applied Physics Laboratory |
Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory |
for experimental research into the fundamental mechanisms of sonoluminescence that provides theoretical, computational
and experimental benefits to Inertial
Confinement Fusion studies |
| 1996 |
|
Office of Science Recipients |
Science Funding |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
|
Program |
Division |
| Michael Smith |
NP |
Nuclear
Astrophysics |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for establishing an astrophysics program at the first facility
devoted fully to radioactive ion beam
physics, and for contributing to the collection
and evaluation of nuclear reaction data
applicable to astrophysics phenomena |
| John P. Hill |
BES |
Materials Sciences |
Brookhaven National Laboratory |
for elucidating the role of crystalline order in electron dynamics
and of disorder in magnetic phase transitions,
and for continuing development of magnetic
and inelastic x-ray scattering techniques
in the study of condensed matter |
| Philip M. Jardine |
BER |
Health and Environmental Sciences |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
for meticulous research integrating field and laboratory studies
with theoretical concepts that have advanced
the understanding of nutrient cycling
and contaminant reactions and transport
in unsaturated, heterogenous soils |
| Christine Hartmann |
BER |
Health and Environmental Sciences |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
for leading the PEREGRINE Project to develop a new approach to
the treatment of cancer, which will enable
physicians to plan radiation treatments
with pinpoint accuracy, improving the
ability to cure many forms of cancer while
avoiding damage to healthy tissue |
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Office of Defense Programs
Recipients |
Institution |
Laboratory
Affiliation |
Citation |
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University |
Department |
| Shenda M. Baker |
Harvey Mudd College |
Department of Chemistry |
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
for the use of neutron scattering measurements of solid-solid
and solid-liquid interfaces to study and
improve the properties of advanced materials |
| Richard A. Cairncross |
University of Delaware |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Sandia National Laboratories |
for the advancement of direct simulation computational technology
for manufacturing processes of critical
importance to the Weapons Complex |
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