Lawrence Livermore's Don Correll selected as AAAS Fellow
LIVERMORE, CA. – Sigma Pi Sigma member Don Correll of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has been awarded the distinction of fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The announcement was made in the AAAS News & Notes section in the Dec. 19, 2008 issue of the journal Science.
Selection as a fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. In 2008, 486 members were awarded this honor by AAAS because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
New fellows were presented with an official certificate and a gold or blue rosette pin (representing science and engineering, respectively) on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 at the AAAS Fellows Forum during the 2009 AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Correll was honored for his “long-standing recognition and distinguished contributions to science education, including communications and materials targeted toward students, teachers and the general public.”
“I am deeply honored for this recognition by AAAS,” said Correll, who has been an AAAS member since 1987. “I also am extremely appreciative of the LLNL culture that has allowed me to be involved in science education side-by-side with my science research and science management responsibilities. As with many science awards, this recognition by AAAS would not have been possible without the help and support of my Laboratory colleagues.”
Correll was an experimental physicist in LLNL’s Magnetic Fusion Energy program from 1976-87; from 1988-97, he was a research member within the Laser Fusion Program. From 1998-2003, he directed LLNL’s Science & Technology Education Program. In 2004, Correll became the director for the Institute for Laser Science Applications (ILSA) along with joining the Associate Director’s Office of LLNL’s Physical and Life Sciences Directorate. Correll also is a fellow of the American Physical Society.
Correll earned his BS in physics with honors from California State University at Long Beach in 1969 and earned his Ph.D. in plasma physics from the University of California at Irvine in 1976. While at UC Irvine, he was both a UC Regents/Chancellor Fellow and a Hughes Foundation Doctoral Fellow.
“From a collective view, being an AAAS fellow reflects the outstanding quality of science and scientists at LLNL,” Correll said. “From a personal perspective, being an AAAS fellow can provide additional opportunities to engage others on the importance of including science education as part of a science career.”
The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society, and publisher of the journal, Science. AAAS was founded in 1848, and includes some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals.
Founded in 1952, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a national security laboratory, with a mission to ensure national security and apply science and technology to the important issues of our time. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is managed by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
