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LANL honors hundreds of individuals and teams for achievements that collectively reflect the scope of Los Alamos’ mission.

Among the awardees were professional society members, LANL Fellows, R&D 100 Awards, Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) awards, and Distinguished Performance Awards.

Awardees represent all corners of the Laboratory and include managers, professionals, support staff, scientists, and everything in between. The uniting factor is that all awardees demonstrate remarkable performance and commitment to at least one of the Laboratory’s four areas: nuclear security, mission-focused ST&E, mission operations, and community relations. These employees and teams go above and beyond their job descriptions to deliver innovative solutions to tough problems.

LANL Fellows Prize for Outstanding Leadership in Science or Engineering

Kary Myers

LANL Fellows Prize for Outstanding Research in Science or Engineering

Stefano Gandolfi
Shizeng Lin
Denise Neudecker

American Association for the Advancement of Science - Fellow

Kevin John
John was honored for coordinating high-risk R&D activities, establishing and executing complex technical projects, and implementing communication strategies to optimize project success.

American Chemical Society - Fellow

Jennifer Hollingsworth
Hollingsworth was honored for recognized for pioneering contributions to nanomaterials chemistry and applications, especially discovery and elaboration of non-blinking giant quantum dots, and for inspirational mentorship with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion. (contribution to science/profession). AND Recognized for inspired leadership within the Divisional Activities Committee, championing new initiatives such as the Convergent Chemistry Community Grant conception-to-implementation, and for dedicated service to Future-of-Meetings initiatives and Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry nanomaterials programming. (contribution to ACS community).

Neutron Scattering Society of America - Fellow

Bjørn Clausen
Clausen was honored for his experiments and modeling that use neutrons to determine how a material's structure affects its performance while subjected to extreme conditions. This work supports the material science needed to ensure the safety and surety of the nuclear stockpile mission.

American Statistical Association (ASA) - Army Wilks Memorial Award

Christine Anderson-Cook
Anderson-Cook made a substantial contribution to statistical methodology and application impacting the practice of statistics in the Army through personal research in statistics or application of statistics in the solution of Army problems.

International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics - Marcel Grossmann Award

Chris Fryer For his pioneering and groundbreaking theoretical and numerical simulation contributions that have advanced our understanding of supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and binary stellar evolution connecting them.

National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - Member

Zurek Wojciech
Secondary Section 33: Applied Physical Sciences

Wilson Ornithological Society - Edwards Prize

Jeanne Fair, Elisa Abeyta, Andrew Bartlow, Jadzia Rodriquez, and Alicia Romero
For their paper entitled, "The effects of environmental conditions on eggshell thickness of two North American secondary cavity-nesting birds" in Wilson Journal of Ornithology.

The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) - AIME Champion H. Mathewson Award

Bjorn Clausen, Donald Brown, Veronica Anghel, Ramon Martinez, and Nathan S. Johnson
Honoring the research team for their publication entitled, “Evolution of the Microstructure of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Ti-6Al-4V During Post-Build Heat Treatment,” in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, December 2021.

The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) - Brimacombe Medalist

Laurent Capolungo
Capolungo was honored for sustained excellence and achievement in multiscale modeling of plasticity and microstructure evolution in materials and dedicated mentoring of the next.

Saryu Fensin
Fensin was honored for for pioneering contributions to understanding the mechanisms controlling damage evolution and failure in materials under high strain rates and extreme.

The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) - Young Leaders Professional Development Award

Matthew Zappulla from the Extraction & Processing Division (EPD)

 AWARDS TO LANL

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Minority Engineer Magazine - Top 20 Government Employer
Woman Engineer Magazine - Top 20 Government Employer
STEM Workforce Diversity Magazine - Top 20 Government Employer
U.S. Department of Energy - Green Fleet Award

Santa Fe Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 40 Under 40 Top Business Leaders Awards​

Alliy Dowdy
Matthew Oakley

Patricia E. Gallagher Environmental Award - Gold Level

A Bacterial Substitute for Nitric Acid Leaching
AMPP-4 Aqueous Chloride Americium-241 Recovery and Sale
Base Mobilization at TA-51
PCB Extraction Hazardous Waste Reduction
Replacing G10 Material by Fiberglass-filled Nylon Parts Fabricated by 3D Printing Method
TA-21 Horse Trailers
Tritium Exit Signs Recycling Program

Patricia E. Gallagher Environmental Award - Silver Level

Establishing an Enduring Disposition Process for Oil Filled Electrical Equipment
LB-99 Distribution for Low Level Waste Collection
Medical Radiotherapy Source Recycle
Paper Course Manual & Trainee Survey Elimination at White Rock Training Center (WRTC)
PFAS Detection in Explosive Formulations
Reuse of Excavated Dirt from Lab Construction

Patricia E. Gallagher Environmental Award - Bronze Level

Cradle to Grave
Disposition of Legacy Waste from TA-53
Efforts to Reduce Older Chemicals, Mitigating Risks That Aging Chemicals Pose
Green Certifications and Sustainability Efforts for the CINT Gateway Facility
Rewrite of the Aramark Contract for Catering
TA-58 Laydown Yard Millings Reuse
Virgin Pulse Water Bottle Challenge

Rob Aikin Jr.
Malcolm Boshier
Luis Chacon
Sara Del Valle
Rod Linn
Kevin Mitchell
Cynthia Reichhardt

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Community Relations Medal

Bill Wadt

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Global Security Medal

Scott Greenfield

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Operations Excellence Medal

Jay Johnson

Compact Space Plasma Analyzer
Fierro: Computational Mechanics and Materials Science Software 
Ion Pair Membrane Electrode Assemblies
MENDS: Modular Electrochemical Nuclear Decontamination System (ALSO WON Gold Medal Special Recognition: Green Tech)
NDAlpha: Nondestructive Alpha Spectrometer  (ALSO WON Silver Medal Special Recognition: Market Disruptor – Products)
PHOENIX: Portable, High-efficiency, Orthovoltage ENergy Imaging X-rays
QUIC-DEPDOSE: Radiation Aerosol Dispersion and Inhalation Model  (ALSO WON Silver Medal Special Recognition: Corporate Social Responsibility)
SAFE: Secure Automatic Failsafe Eraser

Gold Medal Special Recognition: Green Tech

MENDS: Modular Electrochemical Nuclear Decontamination System

Silver Medal Special Recognition: Corporate Social Responsibility

QUIC-DEPDOSE: Radiation Aerosol Dispersion and Inhalation Model

Silver Medal Special Recognition: Market Disruptor – Products

NDAlpha: Nondestructive Alpha Spectrometer 

Inventor of the Year

Ray Newell

Department of Energy - Early Career Research Program Award

Dan O'Malley
Kelly Keegan

Department of Energy - Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office Postdoctoral Recognition Award

Tanya Agarwal - Agarwal for her work in ionomer durability in membrane and electrodes.
Department of Energy - Hydrogen Program Lifetime Achievement Award
Piotr Zelenay - Zelenay for over 25 years of outstanding leadership and achievement in advancing PGM-free electrocatalysis.

Department of Energy - OSDBU Director's Excellence Award

Trish Alley, Yvonne Gonzales
Alley and Gonzales are enthusiastic members of the Small Business Program Managers (SBPMs) team offering innovative ideas to improve small business acquisition not only at LANL but across the Agency.

Department of Energy - Secretary of Energy's Achievement Award

Actinium-225 Tri-Lab Research Team
Beverly Ortiz
Carl Iverson
Chris Martinez
Christiaan Vermeulen
Ellen O'Brien
Eric Olivas
Guy Dutech
Jason Cooley
Jon Baldwin
Jonathan Morrell
Kasidit Subsomboon
Kenneth Nadeau
Kevin John
Kevin Rue
Kirk Rector
Mark Brugh
Maura Mullaney
Michael Fassbender
Michael Friend
Sara Adelman
Steven Mckee
Veronika Mocko

Atmospheric-Test Film Scanning and Analysis Project Team

Alan Carr

German FRM-II Low-Enriched Uranium Conversion Team 

Erik Luther

Joint Los Alamos National Laboratory/Savannah River Site Pit Manufacturing Classification

Guide Team
Bob Putnam
Diana Hollis
Drew Kornreich
Geoff Womeldorff
Jill McLaughlin
Joseph Hickey
Kaelin Glover
Kayla Martinez
Lisa Fulks
Ning Zhang
Trevor Stewart

National Ignition Facility Fusion Ignition Team

Brian Haines
Carl Wilde
Christopher Danly
Doug Wilson
Hans Herrmann
Harry Robey
Hermann Geppert-Kleinrath
John Kline
Justin Jorgenson
Kevin Meaney
Matthew Freeman
Mora Durocher
Ramon Leeper
Rick Olson
Sean Finnegan
Verena Geppert-Kleinrath
Yongho Kim

Transforming Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Transuranic Waste Disposition Processes Team

Aaron Matins
Aaron Sandoval
Aaron Shaw
Abraham Baca
Adam Gallegos
Adam Olsen
Adam Segovia
Addam Maurer
Alexander Trujillo
Amber Bell
Andres Borrego
Anthony Sargent
Antonio Lovato
Armando Marquez
Arnold Guevara
Benjamin Fisher
Brian Gallegos
Carl Shipman
Carlos Valdez
Carolina Soaterna
Charlene Baca
Christopher Ortiz
Christopher Valdez
Christopher Vigil
Clayton Mullins
Crestina Vigil
Dante Gonzales
Dave Gonzales
David Nickless
Davis Christensen
Dominique Archuleta
Donevon Sanchez
Doris Aldaz
Elizabeth Salazar
Emmanuel Tapia
Enrique Torres
Eric Giron
Erica Gurule
Fabian Anaya
Felice Valdez
Felix Mascarenas
Folasadè Faulkner
Frederico Archuleta
Gabriel Gonzales
Gabriel Martinez
Gabriel Rodela
Gary Garcia
Georgiana Vigil
Gilbert Martinez
Harry Bush
Isaiah Green
Iven Gonzales
J. Aaron Elliott
Jacqueline Romero
Jake Trujillo
James Aguilar
James Montoya
Jayms Neuman-Roper
Jeannette Hyatt
Jeremy Cook
Jerzy Kulis
Jesse Herrera
Jesse Ortiz
John Quintana
Jonathan Theye
Jose Martinez
Joseph Cordova
Joseph Salazar Jr.
Joseph Stepzinski
Joseph Suazo
Juan Garcia
Juan Martinez
Judith Eglin
Julian Cordova
Julian Joseph
Julian Ortiz
Justin Hendricks
Kaitlyn Braun
Kandace Steele
Kelly Michel
Ken Jaramillo
Kendrick Harrison
Kevin Beluscak
Kevin Maes
Kevin McTaggart
Kimberley Martinez
Kimberly Carson
Kristopher Martinez
Kyle Sandoval
Landon Orr
Lane Galle
Larry Brito
Laura Turner
Leandro Lopez
Lorenzo Morrison
Loretta Ortega
Luis Romero
Lynette Velasquez
Marcos Maestas
Mariah Martinez
Marie Bourguet
Mario Martinez
Mark Voss
Martine Dixon
Mateo Cardiel
Matthew Clokey
Matthew Martinez
Michael Garcia
Michael Martinez
Michael Simmons
Miguel Gonzales
Mindy Toothman
Missy Trujillo
Mohamad Jabar
Nathaniel Duran
Nathaniel Martinez
Neil Martin
Nestor Trujillo
Nicholas Bustos
Nicholas Santaniello
Nicolas Madrid
Orlando Giron
Orlando Mendez
Pam Dominguez
Patrick Chavez
Patrick Crespin
Paul Caccamise
Peter Carson
Philip Hypes
Phillip Rodriguez
Rebecca Hollis
Reyna Montes
Richard Martinez
Rick Romero
Rick Uliano
Robert Geyer
Robert Grant
Robert Lopez
Robert Sorensen
Rocky Madrid
Rogelio Garcia
Rolenda Saunders
Roy Salazar
Ruby Padilla
Ryan Archuleta
Samantha Bachicha
Samuel Frailey
Scott Sterkel
Sean Ulibarri
Selina Bauernfeind
Sonja Salzman
Stephanie Martinez
Stephen Gallegos
Steve Clemmons
Steven Mondragon
Tanya Salazar
Tarzan Martinez
Teddy Perio
Thomas Churchill
Thomas Vigil
Tommy Tapia
Tony Deaguero
Uriah Gonzales
Vanessa Pacheco
Vincent Griego
Viviana Balzaretti Maggi
Waylon Maestas
William Abbott
William Hoggard
Yong Tao
Yvonne Baca

U.S. Department of Energy Fleet Management Team

Elisha Valdez
Jesse Freedman

U.S. Department of Energy Leadership in Climate Action Team

Kassidy Boorman