You’re Invited: RSVP for the 2024 Fermi Award Ceremony and Reception
January 10, 2025
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The Biden-Harris Administration and the Department of Energy invite you to attend the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award Ceremony and Reception recognizing the outstanding achievements of Héctor D. Abruña, Paul Alivisatos, and John H. Nuckolls in electroanalytical chemistry, nanoscience, and fusion, respectively.
The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET on Friday, January 10, 2025, online and in the Large Auditorium of the DOE James V. Forrestal Building in Washington, D.C. A reception will follow the ceremony in the Forrestal Cafeteria until 5:00 p.m. ET. Ceremony proceedings are a hybrid event and will be available live, online.
Please RSVP for the event on the registration page. Registration is required to attend the event in person and requested by December 31, 2024. Guests may register after December 31, but space may be limited. To attend online, registration is requested. On the day of the event, a link to join virtually will also be made available on the event webpage.
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We hope you can join us in celebrating the accomplishments of outstanding scientists advancing the Department’s missions.
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Héctor D. Abruña, Ph.D., Cornell University
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Honored for revolutionizing the fundamental understanding of electroanalytical chemistry and innovating characterization for development of batteries, fuel cells, and energy materials that have led to advancements for the electrical power grid and energy transformation and creation. Laureate Bio.
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Paul Alivisatos, Ph.D., University of Chicago
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Honored for developing the foundational materials and physical chemistry to produce beneficial nanocrystals and polymers with controlled size, shape, connectivity, and topology that underpin energy-efficient technology, optical devices, and medical diagnostic technology. Laureate Bio.
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John Hopkins Nuckolls, M.A., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Retired)
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Honored for seminal leadership in inertial confinement fusion and high energy density physics, outstanding contributions to national security, and visionary leadership of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory at the end of the Cold War. Laureate Bio.
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The Enrico Fermi Presidential Award is one of the oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors bestowed by the U.S. government. The award was established in 1956 as a memorial to the legacy of Enrico Fermi, an Italian-born naturalized American citizen. Fermi was a 1938 Nobel Laureate in physics, and he went on to achieve the first nuclear chain reaction in 1942. The Fermi Award encourages excellence in research in energy science and technology. The Award recognizes scientists, engineers, and science policymakers whose work benefits humanity.
Winners receive a citation signed by the President and the Secretary of Energy, a gold-plated medal bearing the likeness of Enrico Fermi, and an honorarium of $100,000. In the event the award is given to more than one individual in the same year, the recipients share the honorarium equally. The Fermi Award is administered on behalf of the White House by the DOE.
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For questions about the event or the Fermi Award, please contact Dr. Kaitlyn (Katie) Schroeder-Spain at SCFermi.Award@science.doe.gov.
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