APPLAUSE
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES researchers Stephanie Hansen and Alan Kruizenga are among 102 scientists and engineers to receive the 2017 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). PECASE, established in 1996, is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government for outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers. The awards, made on the recommendations of participating agencies, traditionally are conferred annually at the White House.
Hansen studies the behavior of atoms in extreme environments and is working under a five-year Early Career Award from the DOE office of Science.
Kruizenga currently leads investigations into materials computability, materials selection and efficiency-generating technology for solar power systems and advanced reactor concepts. His research, funded by the DOE, provides fundamental understanding of corrosion mechanisms and associate data for design and use of molten salt and liquid metal-based materials in high-temperature solar thermal and nuclear reactor systems.