Person in a black suit and glasses standing cross-armed in front of buildings. Nikki Humphreys, a person with short dark hair wearing a red top and white blazer, photographed indoors. Michael Smitasin, a person with short dark hair wearing glasses and a gray shirt, photographed indoors. Lindsay Nakaki, a person with long dark hair wearing a green blouse, photographed outdoors.

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 Portrait of Ashok Gadgil, a person wearing glasses and a black blazer with light blue collared shirt. Photographed against a gray backdrop.
  • Director’s Award
  • 2023

In recognition of Ashok Gadgil’s exceptional career-long and unwavering commitment to create technological innovations for safe drinking water, clean air, sustainable energy, and reduced infant mortality that have profoundly benefitted the health and dignity of low-resource communities around the world.

 Portrait of Zhi (Jackie) Yao, a person with long dark hair wearing a white blouse. Photographed in front of a gray backdrop.
  • Director’s Award
  • 2023

Dr. Yao embraces the spirit of co-design and has emerged as a critical cross-area leader of LBL’s emerging microelectronics initiatives.

 Portrait of Rosa Rodriguez Flores, a person with short dark hair wearing glasses and a dark red blouse.
  • Director’s Award
  • 2023

For her exceptional 25+ year track record of serving as a leader of the Lab’s Latin American Native American (LANA) Employee Resource Group and a steadfast advocate for the needs and voices of the Latin American and Native American communities inside and outside the Lab.