Fulbright recipient heading to Germany to work for top fusion research center

Brandon Lee has received a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship that will send him to Germany after he graduates this month. There, he’ll work at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, one of Europe’s leading fusion research centers.

BBCE’s Hammond lands distinguished Department of Energy award

Only 73 scientists nationwide — 46 at universities and 27 at national laboratories — received awards in September from the Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program, which is “designed to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during the crucial early career years, when many scientists do their most formative work.”