January 2019 – July 2022
The Retro-Commissioning Sensor Suitcase received the 2020 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer. The suitcase contains sensors that monitor temperature, lights, and heating/cooling systems to improve a building’s operating costs, comfort, and energy performance. https://buildings.lbl.gov/news/article/sensor-suitcase-wins-award-excellence
Associate Laboratory Director for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area Susan Hubbard has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She was honored for her significant contributions to the research of hydrogeophysics, biogeophysics, and the geophysics of permafrost. https://eesa.lbl.gov/susan-hubbard-elected-to-national-academy-of-engineering/
The Lab’s Strategic Communications group was honored with three CASE District VII Awards. A Gold award was given for excellence in science writing and the International Year of the Periodic Table campaign received Bronze awards in both the social media and public relations categories. https://www.case.org/awards/district-vii-awards/2020/2020-case-district-vii-awards-excellence
Jennifer Doudna of the Lab’s Biosciences Area will share the 2020 Wolf Prize in Medicine, a prestigious international prize awarded for unique contributions to humanity. She shares the prize with Emmanuelle Charpentier in recognition of their CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology. https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2020/01/13/jennifer-doudna-awarded-2020-wolf-prize-in-medicine/
Namrata Ramesh, an Advanced Light Source affiliate and UC Berkeley student, was selected as a 2020 Rhodes Scholar. One of the oldest and most prestigious scholarships, just under 100 Rhodes Scholars are selected each year from around the world to attend Oxford University. https://scholarships.berkeley.edu/namrata-ramesh-selected-2020-rhodes-scholar?utm_source=Berkeleyan&utm_campaign=81605afe9f-berkeleyan&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_99ee3800d7-81605afe9f-388726225
Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and Western University in Ontario, Canada each honored Biological Systems and Engineering (BSE) Division Distinguished Scientist Mina Bissell this fall for her exceptional body of work in cancer biology, which shifted the central paradigm of the field. https://biosciences.lbl.gov/2019/11/01/mina-bissell-garners-two-international-honors/
Rebecca Abergel, Roland Bürgmann, Cheryl Kerfeld, Michael Manga, Natalie Roe, and David Schaffer have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), honored for “their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.” https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/11/26/berkeley-lab-aaas-fellows/
Katherine Yelick has been honored by HPCwire as their Editor’s Choice for Outstanding Leadership in high-performance computing (HPC). The award was presented at the 2019 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC19), in Denver, Colorado. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/11/18/yelick-recognized-for-hpc/
Director Witherell poses with Director’s Achievement Awards participants at a reception in the cafeteria on Friday, Nov. 15, following the awards ceremony in the Bldg. 50 Auditorium. Friends, family, and colleagues joined with award recipients to celebrate their honor. See a full list of recipients. https://recognition.lbl.gov/2019-laureates/
All vehicles need to leave parking lot H2 by 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15. The lot has been reserved for the guests of those receiving honors at the Director’s Awards on Friday. The awards ceremony and the reception that follows are open to all staff.