Tuesday, June 23, 2020 to Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Assistant Professor Heather Gray is one of the top scientists from Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley recognized for accelerating scientific advances in biosciences, earth and environmental sciences, physics, chemistry, and materials science.
Gray is one of three scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) who have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science to receive significant funding for research through its Early Career Research Program (ECRP). In addition, three faculty scientists with joint appointments at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley will receive ECRP funding through their UC Berkeley affiliations.
“The Department of Energy is proud to support funding that will sustain America’s scientific workforce, and create opportunities for our researchers to remain competitive on the world stage,” said DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar. “By bolstering our commitment to the scientific community, we invest into our nation’s next generation of innovators.”
The program, now in its 11th year, is designed to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during the crucial early career years, when many scientists do their most formative work. The three Berkeley Lab recipients are among 76 recipients selected this year, including 26 from DOE’s national laboratories.
Source: Berkeley Lab News
Editor: Theresa Duque