Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers explained

The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) is the highest honor bestowed by the United States federal government on outstanding scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers. The White House, following recommendations from participating agencies, confers the awards annually. To be eligible for a Presidential Award, an individual must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. Some of the winning scientists and engineers receive up to a five-year research grant.

History

In February 1996, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) was commissioned by President Bill Clinton to create an award program that would honor and support the achievements of young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers in the fields of science and technology. The stated aim of the award is to help maintain the leadership position of the United States in science.[1] [2]

Originally, 60 recipients received the PECASE award per year. In 2008, the number of awardees was increased to 100 annually.The 2002 PECASE awards were not announced until May 2004 due to bureaucratic delays within the Bush administration.[3] The 2013 PECASE awards were announced in February 2016 after a 2-year delay.

The Trump administration announced the 2015, 2016, and 2017 awardees in 2019 with the awards presented by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Agencies

The agencies participating in the PECASE Awards program are:

Recipients

1996

Following the creation of PECASE in February 1996, President Bill Clinton announced 60 recipients on December 16 of that year:[4] [5]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Veterans Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health

10 awardees:

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

1997

On October 23, 1997, President Bill Clinton announced 60 recipients of the PECASE for that year:[7] [8]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health

11 awardees:

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

1998

On February 10, 1999, President Bill Clinton announced the 60 recipients of the PECASE for 1998:[9]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services

12 awardees:

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

1999

On April 11, 2000, President Bill Clinton announced 59 recipients of the PECASE for 1999:[10] [11]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health

13 awardees:

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2000

On October 24, 2000, President Bill Clinton announced 58 recipients of the PECASE for 2000:[12] [1] [13]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

AFOSR

Department of Energy

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health

12 awardees:

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2001

On June 26, 2002, President George W. Bush announced 60 PECASE recipients for 2001:[15]

Department of Defense

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health

12 awardees:

Department of Energy

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2002

The 57 honorees in 2002:[18]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health

11 awardees:

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2003

On September 9, 2004, President George W. Bush announced 57 honorees for 2003:[20]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health

12 awardees:

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2004

On June 13, 2005, President George W. Bush announced 58 awardees for 2004:[22]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health

12 awardees:

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2005

The 56 honorees for the year 2005:[28] [29] [30]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Education

Department of Energy

Department of Defense

Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health

12 awardees:

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2006

The 58 honorees for 2006:[34] [35]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Education

Department of Energy

Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health

12 awardees:

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2007

The 67 honorees for 2007:[36]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

15 awardees:

Department of Education

Department of Energy

Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health

12 awardees:

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2008

The 100 honorees for 2008:[38]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

41 awardees:[39]

Department of Education

Department of Energy

12 awardees:

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services

12 awardees:

National Science Foundation

20 awardees:

2009

The 89 honorees for 2009:[40]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

15 awardees:

Department of Education

Department of Energy

13 awardees:

Department of the Interior

Department of Veterans Affairs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services

20 awardees:

National Science Foundation

19 awardees:

2010

On September 26, 2011, President Obama honored 94 scientists:[41]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

16 awardees:

Department of Education

Department of Energy

13 awardees:

Department of the Interior

Department of Transportation

Department of Veterans Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services

20 awardees:

National Science Foundation

21 awardees:

Smithsonian Institution

2011

On July 23, 2012, President Obama presented 97 scientists with the award for 2011:[42]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

16 awardees:

Department of Education

Department of Energy

13 awardees:

Department of Health and Human Services

22 awardees, 20 nominated by the NIH and 2 by the CDC:[1]

Department of the Interior

Department of Veterans Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

21 awardees:

2012

On December 23, 2013, President Obama presented 102 scientists with the award for 2012:[43]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

16 awardees:

Department of Education

Department of Energy

13 awardees:

Department of Health and Human Services

23 awardees, 20 nominated by the NIH and 3 by the CDC:[1]

Department of the Interior

Department of Veterans Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency

Intelligence Community

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

19 awardees:

Smithsonian Institution

2013

On February 18, 2016, President Obama presented 105 researchers with the award for 2013:[46] [47]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

17 awardees:

Department of Education

Department of Energy

13 awardees:

Department of Health and Human Services

23 awardees, 20 nominated by the NIH and 3 by the CDC:[1]

Department of Interior

Department of Veterans Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency

Intelligence Community

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

21 awardees:

2014

On January 9, 2017, President Obama presented the 99 scientists with the award for 2014:[48]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

16 awardees:

Department of Education

Department of Energy

13 awardees:

Department of Health and Human Services

23 awardees, 20 nominated by the NIH and 3 by the CDC:[1]

Department of the Interior

Department of Veterans Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency

Intelligence Community

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

19 awardees:

Smithsonian Institution

2015–2017

On July 2, 2019, President Trump announced 315 recipients of the award, completing awards for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 classes:[49]

Department of Agriculture

Department of Commerce

18 awardees:

Department of Defense

47 awardees, including 12 nominated by the Army Research Office (ARO) and 12 nominated by the Office of Naval Research (ONR): (to-do: further organize)

Army Research Office (ARO)

12 awardees,[50] 4 per year:[51]

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Office of Naval Research

12 awardees:[52]

Department of Education

Department of Energy

39 awardees:

Department of Health and Human Services

67 awardees, 60 nominated through the NIH and 7 nominated through the CDC:[1] [53]

Department of the Interior

Department of Veterans Affairs

Environmental Protection Agency

Intelligence Community

17 awardees:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

18 awardees:

National Science Foundation

In 2015–2017, the NSF had the following 80 awardees.

NSF (2015)

26 awardees:

NSF (2016)

27 awardees:

NSF (2017)

27 awardees:

Smithsonian Institution

2018

Department of Defense

Army Research Office

4 awardees:[51]

2019

Department of Defense

Army Research Office

2021

Department of Defense

Army Research Office

4 awardees:[54]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Program Announcement for Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). https://web.archive.org/web/19980207151148/http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1997/pecase97/pecase97.htm. dead. February 7, 1998. February 7, 1998. August 12, 2020.
  3. Web site: ScienceNOW -- Mervis 2004 (506): 4. https://web.archive.org/web/20050123063210/http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/news/0405/22.htm. dead. January 23, 2005. January 23, 2005. August 12, 2020.
  4. Web site: President Selects Outstanding Young Scientists. White House Office of the Press Secretary. 1996-12-16. 2018-11-14.
  5. Web site: Twenty NSF-Nominated Scientists and Engineers Receive Top Presidential Honor. National Science Foundation. 1996-12-16. 2018-11-14.
  6. Web site: Professional Web Pages: John Daniel. Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2018-11-14.
  7. Web site: President Names Outstanding Young U.S. Scientists. White House Office of the Press Secretary. 1997-10-23. 2018-11-14.
  8. Web site: Twenty NSF-Supported Young Scientists and Engineers Receive Presidential Award. National Science Foundation. 1997-10-24. 2018-11-14.
  9. Web site: President Names Outstanding Young U.S. Scientists. Clinton3.nara.gov. 1999-02-10. 17 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202064559/http://clinton3.nara.gov/WH/EOP/OSTP/html/19992_12.html. 2017-02-02.
  10. Web site: President Clinton Honors Outstanding Young Scientists. White House Office of the Press Secretary. 2000-04-11. 2018-11-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20181114035331/https://clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov/2000/04/2000-04-11-president-clinton-honors-outstanding-young-scientists.html. 2018-11-14.
  11. Web site: President Honors Top Junior Faculty in Science and Engineering. National Science Foundation. 2000-04-11. 2018-11-14.
  12. Web site: NIST's Jin and Keller Honored With PECASE Awards . National Institute of Standards and Technology. 2000-10-24. 2018-11-14.
  13. Web site: DOE's Winners Since 1996. U.S. Department of Energy. 2018-11-14.
  14. Web site: Nguyen, Sonbinh T. . Fellowship Directory . The David and Lucile Packard Foundation . 28 July 2023.
  15. Web site: 2001 Presidential Early Career Awards Announced . White House Office of the Press Secretary . 2018-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180312084120/https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/06/20020626-3.html . 2018-03-12 . 2002-06-26.
  16. News: Three Lab researchers receive Presidential Early Career Awards. ORNL Reporter. July 2002. 39. 2018-11-12.
  17. News: Two Duke University Medical Center Researchers Receive Presidential Early Career Award. Duke Health. 2002-07-12. 2018-11-12.
  18. Web site: White House Announces Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers. Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President. 2004-05-04. 2018-11-10. prnewswire.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506143200/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/white-house-announces-awards-for-early-career-scientists-and-engineers-73772912.html. 2016-05-06.
  19. Web site: Mark E. Lewis. Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell Engineering. 2018-11-10.
  20. Web site: White House Announces 2003 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers . 2004-09-09. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. 2018-11-12.
  21. Web site: NASA - NASA Scientist Recognized As Innovator. Nasa.gov. 17 October 2018.
  22. Web site: White House Announces 2004 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers. Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President. 2005-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20151015133841/http://www.psychology.emory.edu/nab/maney/pecase_20046_13_05%20(2).pdf. 2015-10-15. 2018-11-12.
  23. Web site: John C. Howell. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester. 2018-11-12.
  24. Web site: Department of Physiology | Perelman School Of Medicine | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pa. www.med.upenn.edu. August 12, 2020.
  25. Web site: Marisela F. Morales, Ph.D.. Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health. 2018-11-12.
  26. Web site: David V Anderson. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology. 2018-11-12.
  27. Web site: Wei Li. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. 2018-11-12.
  28. News: White House Announces 2005 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers. Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President. 2006-07-26. 2018-11-12. Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin.
  29. Web site: President George W. Bush poses for a photo with the recipients of the 2005 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. ... . 2006-07-26. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. 2018-11-12.
  30. Web site: White House Announces 2005 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers. July 26, 2021.
  31. News: Justice wins presidential award. Anne. Bromley. Inside UVA. 2006-08-25. 2018-11-12.
  32. Web site: Beatriz Luna, Ph.D.. Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh. 2018-11-12.
  33. Web site: Rebca Rosengaus. Northeastern University College of Science. 2018-11-12.
  34. Web site: White House Announces 2006 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers. Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President. 2007-11-01. 2018-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20080719190735/http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2007/Press%20Release-PECASE-11-01-07.pdf. 2008-07-19.
  35. Web site: President George W. Bush stands amidst recipients of the 2006 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers during a photo opportunity Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, on the North Portico of the White House. Established in 1996, PECASE represents the highest honor that any young scientist or engineer can receive in the United States. White House photo by Chris Greenberg. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 17 October 2018.
  36. Web site: White House Announces 2007 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 17 October 2018.
  37. News: Hold That Thought: Professor Receives Award to Study Intelligence. Sherry. Zhou. Yale Scientific. 2009-10-25. 2018-11-10.
  38. Web site: President Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists - The White House. whitehouse.gov. July 9, 2009 . National Archives. 17 October 2018.
  39. Web site: Mervis . Jeffrey . DOD Dominates Presidential Early-Career Awards . Science . American Association for the Advancement of Science . 21 May 2023 . 15 July 2009.
  40. Web site: President Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists The White House . 2011-01-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170128053633/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration/eop/ostp/pressroom/11052010 . 2017-01-28 . . . live .
  41. Web site: President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists . September 26, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210211005709/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/26/president-obama-honors-outstanding-early-career-scientists . . . 2021-02-11.
  42. Web site: President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists . July 23, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201116134944/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/23/president-obama-honors-outstanding-early-career-scientists . . . 2020-11-16.
  43. Web site: President Obama Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists . December 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210211005218/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/12/23/president-obama-honors-outstanding-early-career-scientists . 2021-02-11 . 2014-01-27 . . . live .
  44. Jeffrey Karpicke was nominated by both the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation
  45. Web site: NIEHS grantee honored for autism research at White House ceremony. Nancy. Lamontagne. Environmental Factor. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. May 2014. 2018-11-09.
  46. Web site: President Obama Honors Extraordinary Early-Career Scientists. . . February 18, 2016.
  47. Web site: PECASE Awards Ceremony . . . 21 May 2023.
  48. Web site: Dr. Nasia Safdar Receives Presidential Early Career Award From Obama Administration. January 26, 2017. University of Wisconsin— Madison.
  49. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. en-US. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. 2019-07-04.
  50. Web site: U.S. Army CCDC Army Research Laboratory Public Affairs . President, Army recognize 12 early career scientists, engineers with highest honor . U.S. Army . U.S. Army . 23 May 2023 . 15 July 2019.
  51. Web site: ARO in Review 2019 . Army Research Laboratory . U.S. Army . 23 May 2023 . July 2020.
  52. Web site: Warren . Duffie . Young Guns: Rising ONR Talent Honored by White House . Defense Visual Information Distribution Services . U.S. Department of Defense . 23 May 2023 . 30 July 2019.
  53. Web site: CDC Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) . Office of Science Quality and Library Services (OSQLS) . . 21 May 2023.
  54. Web site: Joseph . James A. . ARO Year in Review 2021 . Army Research Laboratory . U.S. Army . 23 May 2023 . October 2022.