Los Alamos National Laboratory sits on top of a once-remote mesa in northern New Mexico with the Jemez mountains as a backdrop to research and innovation covering multi-disciplines from bioscience, sustainable energy sources, to plasma physics and new materials.
Carolyn Zerkle, Los Alamos National Laboratory Stimulus Project leader. Los Alamos, New Mexico, OCTOBER 29, 2009—Carolyn E. Zerkle, leader of Los Alamos National Laboratory's Stimulus Project, has been named a 2009 winner of the Governor's New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award. Zerkle is one of 10 recipients of the prestigious award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to public service and the improvement of government at all levels by private citizens and government employees. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will host the award winners at a banquet November 12. Zerkle has worked at LANL for more than 17 years, excelling in numerous positions focused on improving processes and executing difficult institutional projects and programs. In her most recent work as Stimulus Project leader, Zerkle has responsibility to oversee science and technology efforts associated with implementation of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
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