Awards & Achievements

The Department of Energy has won more Research and Development (R&D) awards than any private sector organization, and twice as many as all other federal agencies combined.  Recent awards include:

• Energy and Water Management Awards
• E. O. Lawrence Awards
• Fermi Awards
• Nobel Prizes
• R&D Magazine 100 Awards
• Science Awards

As the nation's top sponsor of research on promising technologies, the Department is responsible for many key accomplishments in the fields of:

• Alternative Fuel Vehicles
• Basic Energy Science
• Biological and Environmental Research  
• Gene Research & Therapy
• High Efficiency Vehicles
• Industrial Technologies 
• Industrial Materials
• Material Sciences
• Medical Technology
• Nanoscience
• Renewable Energy
• Science & Technology  
• Transportation Technologies

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DOE's R&D Accomplishments
DOE's R&D Portfolio shows how the Department's R&D efforts have made a difference.