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July 17, 2019
UW Professors to Receive 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Six University of Washington professors are to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, according to an announcement July 2 from the White House. The award, also known as the PECASE, is the highest honor given by the U.S. government to early-career scientists and engineers “who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.”
Award Recipients:
- Steven Brunton, Mechanical Engineering
- Sara Lindstroem, Epidemiology
- Laura Prugh, Environmental and Forest Sciences
- Jiun-Haw Chu, Physics
- Elizabeth Nance, Chemical Engineering
- Alvin Cheung, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
- Kevin Schneider, Electrical & Computer Engineering (Affiliate Faculty)
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