National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Awards and Honors

Scientific and Technical Society Honors and Awards

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • 2003 Fellow — Dr. Art Nozik
  • 2000 Fellow — Dr. Michael Seibert
  
  
• American Chemical Society — Fuels & Chemical Division
  • 2006 Special Festschrift Journal of Physical Chemistry B Publication — Arthur J. Nozik
  • 2000 Glenn Award — Maria Ghirardi and Dr. Michael Seibert
  
  
• 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)
  • 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
  
  
• 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
  
  
• American Solar Energy Society
  • 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
  
  
• American Vacuum Society
  • 2001 Fellow — Pete Sheldon
  • 2000 Distinguished Lecturer Award and Honorary Member— Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
  • 1999 John A. Thornton Memorial Award — Dr. Tim Coutts
  • 1998 Fellowship — Dr. Tim Coutts
  • 1994 Fellowship — 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
  • 1997 Progressive Architecture Award - NREL's Buildings Research
  
  
• 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
  • 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
  • 2008 Eni Award — Dr. Arthur Nozik
  
  
• Idaho State University
  • 2006 Professional Achievement Award — John A. Turner
  
  
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • 2010 IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award — Dick DeBlasio
  • 2006 World PV Award — Lawrence Kazmerski
  • 2005 William R. Cherry Award — Dr. Tim Coutts
  • 2001 Fellow — Dr. Richard Ahrenkiel
  • 1998 Electrotechnology Transfer Award — Dr. Jerry Olson and Dr. Sarah Kurtz
  • 1993 William R. Cherry Award — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
  
  
• International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS)
  • 2004 Fellow — Steve Kelley
  
  
• International Energy Agency
  • 2008 Outstanding Performance Award — Ron Judkoff
  
  
• The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
  • 2001 John Bardeen Award — Dr. Alex Zunger
  
  
• National Academy of Engineering
  • 2005 Elected Member — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
  • 2000 Elected Member — Richard Truly
  
  
• National Biodiesel Board (NBB)
  • 2006 Innovation Award — Bob McCormick
  
  
• Pennsylvania State University
  • 2006 Nelson W. Taylor Award for Materials Science — Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
  
  
• Royal Society of Chemistry
  • 2002 Fellow — Garry Rumbles
  
  
• SAE International
  • 2008 Fellow – Wendy Clark
  • 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
  • 2007 Karl W. Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit Award — 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