US President Obama honors Turkish scientist Yildiz with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
US President Barack Obama named Turkish scientist Ahmet Yildiz, 34, as a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
Yildiz, a scientist working on physics and molecular biology, was awarded for his “pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of science”, together with 101 other recipients.
“We are grateful for their commitment to generating the scientific and technical advancements that will ensure America’s global leadership for many years to come,” Obama said in a written statement congratulating the recipients.
PECASE was started in 1996 by former US President Bill Clinton to celebrate the achievements of young scientists in pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology and their commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education, or community outreach. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the US to scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers.
Who is Ahmet Yildiz?
A graduate from the Physics Department of Turkey’s prestigious Bosphorus University, Ahmet Yildiz received Ph.D. from the Universtiy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Yildiz received the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology and Gregory Weber International Prize in Biological Fluorescence. He was also awarded with the Young Scientist Award by Science Magazine. Since 2008, he has been in the physics department at the University of California.
AA
