On March 28, 2023, President Joe Biden announced the selection of Dr. Darleane C. Hoffman and Dr. Gabor A. Somorjai as recipients of the 2023 Enrico Fermi Award for groundbreaking achievements in science. Dr. Gabor A. Somorjai was honored with a Fermi Award “for seminal advances in molecular studies of surfaces through the use of single crystals, for the development of techniques for quantitative determinations of surface structure, and for establishing the molecular foundations of heterogeneous metal catalysis.” An award ceremony honoring the 2023 Enrico Fermi Award Laureates was held on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and can be viewed here:    • Enrico Fermi Presidential Award Ceremony  



For program information about the Fermi Award visit: https://science.osti.gov/fermi. Credits: This video was produced by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.