Glenn Theodore Seaborg was an American chemist whose involvement in the synthesis,discovery and investigation of ten transuranium elements earned him a share of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. His work in this area also led to his development of the actinide concept and the arrangement of the actinide series in the periodic table of the elements.
Frederick Seitz was an American physicist,tobacco industry lobbyist,and climate change denier. Seitz was the 4th president of Rockefeller University from 1968 to 1978,and the 17th president of the National Academy of Sciences from 1962 to 1969. Seitz was the recipient of the National Medal of Science,NASA's Distinguished Public Service Award,and other honors.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is a federally funded research and development center in the hills of Berkeley,California,United States. Established in 1931 by the University of California (UC),the laboratory is sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and administered by the UC system. Ernest Lawrence,who won the Nobel prize for inventing the cyclotron,founded the lab and served as its director until his death in 1958. Located in the Berkeley Hills,the lab overlooks the campus of the University of California,Berkeley.
Melvin Ellis Calvin was an American biochemist known for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson and James Bassham,for which he was awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He spent most of his five-decade career at the University of California,Berkeley.
Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer was an American physical and theoretical chemist,educator,and university president. He was described as "one of the most influential physical chemists of his era" whose work "spanned almost all of the important fields of physical chemistry:thermodynamics,statistical mechanics,molecular structure,quantum mechanics,spectroscopy,chemical bonding,relativistic chemical effects,properties of concentrated aqueous salt solutions,kinetics,and conformational analysis."
The United States Department of Energy National Laboratories and Technology Centers is a system of laboratories overseen by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for scientific and technological research. The primary mission of the DOE national laboratories is to conduct research and development (R&D) addressing national priorities:energy and climate,the environment,national security,and health. Sixteen of the seventeen DOE national laboratories are federally funded research and development centers administered,managed,operated and staffed by private-sector organizations under management and operating (M&O) contracts with the DOE. The National Laboratory system was established in the wake of World War II,during which the United States had quickly set-up and pursued advanced scientific research in the sprawling Manhattan Project.
Eugene Woldemar Hilgard was a German-American expert on pedology. An authority on climate as a soil forming factor,soil chemistry and reclamation of alkali soils,he is considered as the father of modern soil science in the United States.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is a council,chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the president of the United States on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive Order 13226 on September 30,2001,by George W. Bush,was re-chartered by Barack Obama's April 21,2010,Executive Order 13539,by Donald Trump's October 22,2019,Executive Order 13895,and by Joe Biden's February 1,2021,Executive Order 14007.
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.
The Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA) was a United States Federal executive agency created in 1965 as part of a reorganization of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission was to unify and oversee the meteorological,climatological,hydrographic,and geodetic operations of the United States. It operated until 1970,when it was replaced by the new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Donald James Baker is an American scientist who was trained as a physicist,practiced as an oceanographer,and has held science and management positions in academia,non-profit institutions,and government agencies. He a former Under Secretary of Commerce for Atmosphere and Oceans and administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),and currently director,Global Carbon Measurement Program,William J. Clinton Foundation working with forestry programs in developing countries with the aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and at the same time helping alleviate poverty.
Frederick Irving was an American diplomat and civil servant. He was United States Ambassador to Iceland from 1972 to 1976,Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from 1976 to 1977,and United States Ambassador to Jamaica from 1977 to 1978.
Peidong Yang is a Chinese–American chemist,material scientist,and businessman. He is currently a professor at the University of California,Berkeley and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is a Professor of Chemistry and a Professor of Materials Science. His research group studies the synthesis of nanomaterials and their electronic and optical properties. He is also a Department Head at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis,Senior Faculty Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,and Deputy Director of the Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS). He is an associate editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society,an American Chemical Society Journal.
Larry Robinson is an American professor and academic administrator,who served as president of Florida A&M University from 2017 to 2024.
Bernthal is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Frederick George Novy was an American bacteriologist,organic chemist,and instructor.
Warren Fletcher "Pete" Miller Jr. is an American nuclear engineer known for his work in the areas of computational physics,radioactive waste management,transport theory,nuclear reactor design and analysis,and the management of nuclear research and development programs.
Joel D. Blum is a scientist who specializes in isotope geochemistry and environmental geochemistry. He is currently a professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences. Blum has several named professorships including the John D. MacArthur,Arthur F. Thurnau and Gerald J. Keeler Distinguished Professorship. Blum is a past Co-Editor- in-Chief of Chemical Geology and Elementa,and is the current Editor-in-Chief of the American Chemical Society journal Earth and Space Chemistry.
