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Riccardo Betti Honored with DOE Award
July 09, 2012
On 21 May 2012 in Washington DC, Dr. Riccardo Betti accepted the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award from Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu for research in fusion and plasma sciences. The E.O. Lawrence Award honors scientists for their exceptional contributions in research and development in support of the Department of Energy. Dr. Betti is Professor and Director of the Fusion Science Center of Extreme States of Matter and Fast Ignition, University of Rochester, and Assistant Director for Academic Affairs at LLE. In 2009, he was awarded the Edward Teller medal for pioneering research and leadership in inertial fusion sciences and applications.