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  • Director’s Award
  • 2025

Kevin Einsweiler is an internationally recognized physicist, leader, and innovator who has made transformative contributions to hadron collider physics, advancing the energy frontier through his work at CERN, leadership of the ATLAS Pixel Project, and pivotal role in the discovery of the Higgs boson. He also spearheaded the upgrade of the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider.

 
  • Director’s Award
  • 2025

Kateryna Zhalnina is recognized for developing innovative strategies to understand how microbes support plant and environmental health. Her research focuses on how plants recruit beneficial microbes to boost yields and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as advancing controlled plant-microbe experimentation through the implementation of EcoPODs.

 

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  • Director’s Award
  • 2027

Jonelle Tamara Basso is recognized for her exceptional mentorship and leadership in fostering a collaborative scientific community, as well as her dedication to supporting scientists at every stage through hands-on guidance, innovative training approaches, and global outreach that advances both careers and the Lab’s mission.