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ETA's Ashok Gadgil Receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation
During a ceremony at the White House today, President Biden awarded Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) retired Faculty Senior Scientist Ashok Gadgil the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement. His award is “for providing life-sustaining resources to communities around the world. His innovative, inexpensive technologies help meet profound needs from drinking water to fuel efficient cookstoves. His work is inspired by a belief in the dignity of all people and in our power to solve the great challenges of our time.” The award is bestowed by the president of the United States on America’s leading innovators.
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Ashok Gadgil - National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The Energy Technologies Area is building on energy efficiency expertise to deliver strategies and technologies that mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis in buildings, manufacturing, transportation and air quality.
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