The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science invites nominations for the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Awards, which recognizes mid-career U.S. scientists and engineers for exceptional contributions and achievements in research and development supporting the broad missions of the U.S. Department of Energy and its programs to advance the national, economic, and energy security of the United States.

Awards will be considered in each of the following nine categories: Atomic, Molecular, and Chemical Sciences; Biological and Environmental Sciences; Computer, Information, and Knowledge Sciences; Condensed Matter and Materials Sciences; Energy Science and Innovation; Fusion and Plasma Sciences; High Energy Physics; National Security and Nonproliferation; and Nuclear Physics.

The Ernest Orlando Lawrence Awards are among the longest running and prestigious science and technology awards given by the U.S. Government and are named in honor of the 1939 Nobel Laureate in physics who helped establish the DOE laboratory system and ushered in a new era of big science and multidisciplinary research. Since the award was first conferred in 1960, more than 200 Laureates have been recognized for their promising leadership and ground-breaking scientific achievements principally funded by DOE.

Laureates receive a citation signed by the Secretary of Energy, a gold-plated medal bearing the likeness of Ernest O. Lawrence, and a $20,000 honorarium. For additional information on nomination guidelines, award category descriptions, and review process, visit the Lawrence Award website: https://science.osti.gov/lawrence 

All nomination materials and support letters for the 2020 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award must be received by Thursday, October 1, 2020, 5:00 PM ET. No materials will be accepted after the nomination deadline has passed.