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Scientific and Technical Society Honors and Awards

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
    • 2011 Fellow — Stanley Bull
    • 2003 Fellow — Dr. Art Nozik
    • 2000 Fellow — Dr. Michael Seibert
    • 1995 Fellow — Helena Chum
    • 1991 Fellow — Robert Thresher

  • American Chemical Society — Fuels & Energy Division
  • American Chemical Society — Northeastern Section
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
    • 2011 Finegan Standards Leadership Medal — Richard DeBlasio

  • American Physical Society
    • 2002 Fellow — Dr. Shengbai Zhang, for contributions to the understanding of semiconductor defects, impurities, surfaces, interfaces, and high-pressure phases using first-principles calculations.
    • 2001 Rahman Prize — Dr. Alex Zunger
    • 2001 Fellow — Dr. Richard Ahrenkiel
    • 2000 Fellow — Dr. Arthur Nozik, Dr. Su-Huai Wei, Dr. Alex Zunger
    • 1987 Fellow — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski

  • American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
    • 2010 Exceptional Service Award — Sheila Hayter
    • 2009 Technology Award — Institutional Buildings, Second Place — Science and Technology Facility
    • 2008 Technology Award — Institutional Buildings, First Place — Science and Technology Facility
    • 2005 Crosby Field Award — Ali Jalalzadeh-Azar
    • 2001 Technology Award, First Place — Otto Van Greet Residence
    • 1993 Fellow — Sheila Hayter

  • The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
    • 2007 Graduate Student Award — Frank Burkholder
    • 2007 Outstanding Wind Energy Conference Paper — Jason Jonkman
    • 2005 Congressional Fellow — Eldon Boes
    • 2001 Fellow — Dr. Desikan Bharathan
    • 1995 Fellow — Robert Thresher

  • American Solar Energy Society
    • 2011 Charles Greely Abbott Award — Tom Stoffel
    • 2011 Fellow — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
    • 2008 John and Barbara Yellott Award — Frank Burkholder
    • 2008 Charles Greeley Abbot Award — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
    • 2006 Charles Greeley Abbot Award — Dr. Chuck Kutscher
    • 2005 Fellow — Cecile Warner
    • 2002 Fellow — Chuck Kutscher
    • 2001 Fellow — Nancy Carlisle
    • 2000 Rebecca Vories Award — Nancy Carlisle

  • ASTM International
    • 2011 Award of Excellence for Outstanding Leadership — Wendy Clark

  • American Vacuum Society
    • 2011 Fellow — Timothy Gessert
    • 2001 Fellow — Pete Sheldon
    • 2000 Distinguished Lecturer Award and Honorary Member— Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
    • 1999 John A. Thornton Memorial Award — Dr. Tim Coutts
    • 1998 Fellow — Dr. Tim Coutts
    • 1994 Fellow — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
    • 1981 Peter Mark Memorial Research Award — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski

  • American Welding Society
    • 2002 William Spraragen Memorial Certificate Award — R. D. Smith, for best supplemental research paper.

  • Architecture Magazine Progressive Architecture Award
  • Climate Technology Initiatives Award
    • 2002 NREL's International Program — This award recognizes outstanding achievements in the deployment of climate-friendly technologies by individuals and organizations.

  • Colorado Renewable Energy Society
    • 2008 Sustainable Building Award — Science and Technology Facility

  • Electrochemical Society
    • 2012 Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award — Bryan Pivovar
    • 2003 Research Award of the Energy Technology Division — Dr. Arthur Nozik, for excellence in energy-related research and outstanding and original contributions to the science and technology of energy-related research areas.
    • 2000 Fellow — Dr. David Ginley

  • Eni
  • Idaho State University
  • The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS)
    • 2004 Fellow — Steve Kelley
    • 1991 Fellow — Helena Chum

  • International Energy Agency
    • 2008 Outstanding Performance Award — Ron Judkoff

  • The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
  • National Academy of Engineering
    • 2005 Elected Member — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
    • 2000 Elected Member — Richard Truly

  • National Biodiesel Board (NBB)
    • 2006 Innovation Award — Bob McCormick

  • Oregon State University
    • 2011 Engineering Hall of Fame — Dr. Bob Thresher

  • Pennsylvania State University
    • 2006 Nelson W. Taylor Award for Materials Science — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski

  • Royal Society of Chemistry
    • 2002 Fellow — Garry Rumbles

  • SAE International
    • 2012 Excellence in Oral Presentation Award — Jeremy Neubauer
    • 2011 Excellence in Oral Presentation Award — Aaron Williams
    • 2011 Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award — John Rugh
    • 2010 Outstanding Oral Presentation Award — John Rugh
    • 2008 Fellow – Wendy Clark
    • 2004 Vincent Bendix Automotive Electronics Engineering Award — Ahmad Pesaran
    • 2003 Forest R. McFarland Award — Wendy Clark

  • University of Central Florida
    • 2002 Distinguished Researcher Award — Neelkanth Dhere: This award recognizes contributions to the field and to the DOE/NREL PV R&D Programs.

  • University of Colorado at Denver
    • 2000 Distinguished Engineer — Dr. Stanley Bull

  • University of Delaware
  • University of Maine, College of Engineering
    • 2010 Edward T. Bryand Award — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski

  • University of Missouri College of Engineering
    • 2008 Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering — Stan Bull

  • World Conference of Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
    • 2006 World PV Award — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski

  • World Technology Network
    • 2000 World Technology Award for Energy — Harin Ullal, Bolko von Roedern, and Ken Zweibel