-  View a hi-res version of this image                        Esteemed batteries researcher Dudney named to National Academy of Engineering                    Read more 
                          -  View a hi-res version of this image                        ORNL’s Sabau recognized by leading materials society                    Read more 
                          -  View a hi-res version of this image                        ORHS senior James Rogers receives UT-Battelle scholarship                    Read more 
                          -  View a hi-res version of this image                        Wullschleger receives Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award                    Read more 
                          -  View a hi-res version of this image                        Dongarra named Turing Award recipient for advances in high-performance computing, AI                    Read more 
                          -  View a hi-res version of this image                        Smithsonian exhibit honors ORNL’s Amy Elliott with life-sized statue recognizing women in STEM                    Read more 

# Honors and Awards

Oak Ridge National Laboratory leverages the talents of its world-class researchers to help solve today’s critical scientific and technical challenges and, in so doing, we create economic opportunity for the nation. ORNL embraces the pursuit of innovative ideas; provides access to unique facilities, laboratories, and equipment to staff and visitors; and invests in its people to ensure their success—and ours.

Our investment in top-notch ideas, staff, and facilities is evident in the honors and awards our accomplished researchers receive. Our staff regularly win industry and society awards, and numerous patents and licenses are filed each year for discoveries and technology developed here at ORNL. We count two Nobel prize winners and two 2 National Academy of Engineering members among our staff, and 19 ORNL researchers were elected Fellows of their professional societies in 2019.

For information on the honors and awards conferred on ORNL staff, please contact ORNL Honors and Awards (awards@ornl.gov).

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Recent Honors and Awards

## Award Categories

## Nobel Prize in Physics

A yearly award given to those who have made the most outstanding contributions for humankind in the field of physics.

## Enrico Fermi

An award honoring scientists of international stature for their lifetime achievement in the development, use, or production of energy.

## Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial

Honors U.S. scientists and engineers, at mid-career, for exceptional contributions in research and development supporting the Department of Energy and its mission to advance the national, economic and energy security of the U.S.

## National Academy of Sciences

Honors outstanding achievement in the physical, biological, and social sciences.

## National Academy of Engineering

Honors leaders in engineering for their lifetime dedication to their field and their commitment to advancing the human condition through great engineering achievement and/or through innovation in engineering and technology education.

## Society Fellows

Honors outstanding contributions in science.

## ORNL Corporate Fellows

Honors researchers’ significant accomplishments and continuing leadership in their scientific, engineering and technological fields.

## R&D 100

Recognizes the most promising new products, processes, materials, or software developed throughout the world. Awards are based on each achievement's technical significance, uniqueness, and usefulness compared to competing projects and technologies.