Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher wins national award

Contact: Kevin Roark, knroark@lanl.gov, (505) 665-0582 (02-014)

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LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Feb. 14, 2002 -- Paul Y. Pan of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Weapons Systems Engineering Group is the recipient of the Chinese Institute of Engineer’s Asian American Engineer of the Year Award for 2002. This prestigious national award will be presented Feb. 23 at a CIE banquet in Dallas.

"As a national laboratory we have many high-caliber employees, and it is an honor when one of them receives special recognition. Paul has made significant contributions to our national security mission for many years. Through this award, the engineering community and the rest of the world can share our appreciation of Paul’s achievements, and I am pleased at the recognition his efforts have earned," said Laboratory Director John Browne.

“A lot of talented and brilliant Asian engineers are at the Lab, and I feel honored to have been nominated for this award,” said Pan. “I’m exceedingly grateful for all the opportunities that the Lab has provided for me to learn and grow, enabling me to be a contributor to the national security program.”

In addition to winning the CIE national award, Pan garnered the Defense Program Award of Excellence Development and Certification of B61 in 2001. A Laboratory employee since 1983, Pan has been in the WSE group since 1995. He provides technical and managerial leadership in designing and developing weapon components for various nuclear systems. Pan has a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Syracuse University and a doctorate in nuclear engineering from Kansas State University.

Los Alamos National Laboratory is operated by the University of California for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) of the U.S. Department of Energy and works in partnership with NNSA's Sandia and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories to support NNSA in its mission.

Los Alamos enhances global security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, developing technical solutions to reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health and national security concerns.

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