SHUG Outstanding Staff Service Award

The Outstanding Staff Service Award recognizes HFIR and SNS staff members that go above and beyond to support the facility and the user community. Any staff member (scientist, technical, administrative, etc.) may be nominated for this award. Award recipients are nominated by the user community and selected by the SHUG Executive Committee. Awards are presented at the SHUG Town Hall during the biennial user meeting.

Recipients of the Outstanding Staff Service Award:

  • 2025: Athena Chen and Naresh Osti
  • 2023: Lilin He and Feng Ye
  • 2021: Yongqiang Cheng and Lisa Debeer-Schmitt
  • 2019: Huibo Cao and Doug Abernathy
  • 2017: Ken Littrell and Valeria Lauter
  • 2015: Hassina Bilheux and John Ankner

 

Two women shaking hands. Award winner Athena Chen holding certificate for Outstanding Staff Service Award A man and woman smiling as Award winner Naresh Osti holds certificate for Outstanding Staff Service Award

Athena Chen, Instrument Scientist for HB-2C WAND2 at HFIR, pictured with SHUG EC chair Hillary Smith

Naresh Osti, Instrument Scientist for BL-2 BASIS at SNS, pictured with SHUG EC chair Hillary Smith