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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) embodies the high priority placed by the government on maintaining the leadership position of the United States in science by producing outstanding scientists and engineers and nurturing their continued development. The Awards identify a cadre of outstanding scientists and engineers who will broadly advance science and the missions important to the participating agencies.

The PECASE Awards are intended to recognize some of the finest scientists and engineers who, while early in their research careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge during the twenty-first century. The Awards foster innovative and far-reaching developments in science and technology, increase awareness of careers in science and engineering, give recognition to the scientific missions of participating agencies, enhance connections between fundamental research and national goals, and highlight the importance of science and technology for the nation's future.

  • Danna Freedman, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (2019, 2017)
  • Han Liu, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science (2019)
  • Mar Reguant, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (2019)
  • Joel Voss, Feinberg School of Medicine (2019)
  • Jason Wertheim, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science (2019)
  • Eric Dahl, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (2017)
  • T. David Harris, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (2017)
  • Sinan Keten, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science (2017)
  • Elad Harel, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (2016)
  • James Rondinelli, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science (2016)
  • Charlesnika Evans, Feinberg School of Medicine (2012)
  • C. Shad Thaxton, Feinberg School of Medicine (2012)
  • Malcolm MacIver, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science (2009)
  • Mark Hersam, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science (2005)
  • Thomas McDade, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (2002)