In June, Argonne National Laboratory’s Hispanic Latino Club (HLC) presented $6,000 in academic scholarships to students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The HLC’s Hispanic in Science Incentive Award is presented annually to two undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in STEM areas of study at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The 2014 scholarship award winners are:

Protection Programs Manager

Senior Nuclear Engineer and Technical Director Keith Bradley is to be honored with Argonne National Laboratory’s 2014 Outstanding Staff Mentor Award. The award recognizes the efforts of an individual who has demonstrated outstanding mentorship and is a dedicated advocate for advancing and mentoring colleagues from all positions and career tenures.

Bradley will be presented with the award at the UChicago Argonne, LLC Board of Governors’ award ceremony in August 2014. Argonne plans to bestow this award annually. 

Materials Control and Accountability Representative

On June 5, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Chicago Regional Section presented Argonne National Laboratory with its 2014 Golden Family Award. The award recognizes an organization that best supports families in the workplace.

High school girls learn about possible careers in science at Argonne’s annual Science Careers in Search of Women conference.

The Electric Car Competition features Chicago-area middle school students engineering and building battery-powered cars. This is a supplement to the DOE’s Annual National Science Bowl.

Three university teams competing to win the EcoCAR 2 challenge will visit the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory this week. The national contest offers students a unique hands-on experience to select and implement advanced technologies that increase vehicle fuel efficiency.

Postdoctoral Appointee