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Article: SECRETARY CHU NAMES 2009 ENRICO FERMI AWARD WINNERS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 20, 2009
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following press release:
US Energy Secretary Steven Chu has named Dr. John Bannister Goodenough and Dr. Siegfried S. Hecker as the winners of the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the most prestigious science and technology awards awarded by the U.S. Government. The Presidential award carries an honorarium of $375,000, which will be shared equally, and a gold medal. The award is administered on behalf of the White House by the U.S. Department of Energy.
"The 2009 Enrico Fermi Award will go to two scientists who have selflessly devoted themselves to our nation's energy and national security challenges," said Secretary Chu. "These two ...