Stony Brook University's Michael Zingale Awarded the PECASE Award by the US Department of Energy

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Stony Brook University researcher Michael Zingale, PhD., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Award in a ceremony at the White House. This award is considered as "the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent careers."

Dr. Zingale was among three researchers from universities who received the Office of Defense PECASE Award. NNSA's national security laboratories nominated the recipients in recognition of their work in support of the administration's national security mission. Dr. Zingale was nominated for his key role as a developer of the 3-D astrophysical code FLASH, its application to neutron star X-rays bursts, and his subsequent pioneering of detailed 2-and 3-D hyrodynamics simulations that illuminate how thermonuclear flames drive cosmologically important Type la Supernova explosions. He received a citation, a plaque, and a commitment of continued funding of his work for five years.  

“All of us here at the Energy Department are very pleased that these individuals are being recognized by the President for the intellectual rigor, relevance and high technical standards of their work,” Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman said. “We are proud to honor these seven awardees as a means of encouraging promising young scientists and engineers to pursue work in areas of importance to the Department of Energy's energy research and national security missions.”

After the White House awards ceremony, the seven researchers described their work at a ceremony at DOE headquarters hosted by DOE Under Secretary for Science Dr. Raymond L. Orbach and NNSA Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Thomas P. D'Agostino.

This is just the latest in a series of awards and prizes Dr. Zingale has received for his work.  A few months ago he received an Outstanding Junior Investigator Award from the Department of Energy, not long after joining the Stony Brook University faculty as Assistant Professor in January 2006.  He has also been the recipient of the Gordon Bell Award in High Performance Computing.