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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. [1] 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.
In February 1996, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) was commissioned by President Bill Clinton to create an award program that would honor and support the achievements of young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers in the fields of science and technology. The stated aim of the award is to help maintain the leadership position of the United States in science. [2] [3]
Originally, 60 recipients received the PECASE award per year. In 2008, the number of awardees was increased to 100 annually. [1] The 2002 PECASE awards were not announced until May 2004 due to bureaucratic delays within the Bush administration. [4] The 2013 PECASE awards were announced in February 2016 after a 2-year delay.
The Trump administration announced the 2015, 2016, and 2017 awardees in 2019 with the awards presented by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The agencies participating in the PECASE Awards program are:
Following the creation of PECASE in February 1996, President Bill Clinton announced 60 recipients on December 16 of that year: [5] [6]
10 awardees:
20 awardees:
On October 23, 1997, President Bill Clinton announced 60 recipients of the PECASE for that year: [8] [9]
11 awardees:
20 awardees:
On February 10, 1999, President Bill Clinton announced the 60 recipients of the PECASE for 1998: [10]
12 awardees:
20 awardees:
On April 11, 2000, President Bill Clinton announced 59 recipients of the PECASE for 1999: [11] [12]
13 awardees:
20 awardees:
On October 24, 2000, President Bill Clinton announced 58 recipients of the PECASE for 2000: [13] [2] [14]
12 awardees:
20 awardees:
On June 26, 2002, President George W. Bush announced 60 PECASE recipients for 2001: [16]
12 awardees:
20 awardees:
The 57 honorees in 2002: [19]
11 awardees:
20 awardees:
On September 9, 2004, President George W. Bush announced 57 honorees for 2003: [21]
12 awardees:
20 awardees:
On June 13, 2005, President George W. Bush announced 58 awardees for 2004: [23]
12 awardees:
20 awardees:
The 56 honorees for the year 2005: [29] [30] [31]
12 awardees:
20 awardees:
The 58 honorees for 2006: [35] [36]
12 awardees:
20 awardees:
The 67 honorees for 2007: [37]
15 awardees:
12 awardees:
20 awardees:
The 100 honorees for 2008: [39]
41 awardees: [1]
12 awardees:
12 awardees:
20 awardees:
The 89 honorees for 2009: [40]
15 awardees:
13 awardees:
20 awardees:
19 awardees:
On September 26, 2011, President Obama honored 94 scientists: [41]
16 awardees:
13 awardees:
20 awardees:
21 awardees:
On July 23, 2012, President Obama presented 97 scientists with the award for 2011: [42]
16 awardees:
13 awardees:
22 awardees, 20 nominated by the NIH and 2 by the CDC: [2] [43]
21 awardees:
On December 23, 2013, President Obama presented 102 scientists with the award for 2012: [44]
16 awardees:
13 awardees:
23 awardees, 20 nominated by the NIH and 3 by the CDC: [2] [43]
19 awardees:
On February 18, 2016, President Obama presented 105 researchers with the award for 2013: [46] [47]
17 awardees:
13 awardees:
23 awardees, 20 nominated by the NIH and 3 by the CDC: [2] [43]
21 awardees:
On January 9, 2017, President Obama presented the 99 scientists with the award for 2014: [48]
16 awardees:
13 awardees:
23 awardees, 20 nominated by the NIH and 3 by the CDC: [2] [43]
19 awardees:
On July 2, 2019, President Trump announced 315 recipients of the award, completing awards for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 classes: [49]
18 awardees:
47 awardees, including 12 nominated by the Army Research Office (ARO) and 12 nominated by the Office of Naval Research (ONR): (to-do: further organize)
12 awardees, [50] 4 per year: [51]
12 awardees: [52]
39 awardees:
67 awardees, 60 nominated through the NIH and 7 nominated through the CDC: [2] [43]
17 awardees:
18 awardees:
In 2015–2017, the NSF had the following 80 awardees.
26 awardees:
27 awardees:
27 awardees:
4 awardees: [51]
4 awardees: [53]
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