The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has honored Héctor D. Abruña, Ph.D. as the 2024 Enrico Fermi Presidential Award Laureate.
Honored for revolutionizing the fundamental understanding of electroanalytical chemistry and innovating characterization for development of batteries, fuel cells, and energy materials that have led to advancements for the electrical power grid and energy transformation and creation.
As a Fermi Award winner, Abruña will receive a citation signed by the U.S. president and the secretary of energy, and a gold-plated medal bearing the likeness of Enrico Fermi; the $100,000 honorarium will be shared equally among the three winners.
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