![Person in a black suit and glasses standing cross-armed in front of buildings.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Mike_Witherell-e1656370661452.jpg)
![Nikki Humphreys, a person with short dark hair wearing a red top and white blazer, photographed indoors.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Edited2_Humphreys-Nikki3-e1697834846538-330x330.jpg)
![Michael Smitasin, a person with short dark hair wearing glasses and a gray shirt, photographed indoors.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mnsmitasin-profile-e1697834449472-330x330.jpg)
![Lindsay Nakaki, a person with long dark hair wearing a green blouse, photographed outdoors.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/LN-photo-330x284.jpg)
Serve humankind, join our team.
![Portrait of Ashok Gadgil, a person wearing glasses and a black blazer with light blue collared shirt. Photographed against a gray backdrop.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/XBD-202310-214-029-e1699289109902-330x330.jpeg)
- Director’s Award
- 2023
In recognition of Ashok Gadgil’s exceptional career-long and unwavering commitment to create technological innovations for safe drinking water, clean air, sustainable energy, and reduced infant mortality that have profoundly benefitted the health and dignity of low-resource communities around the world.
![Portrait of Zhi (Jackie) Yao, a person with long dark hair wearing a white blouse. Photographed in front of a gray backdrop.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/XBD-202310-214-056-e1699289203689-330x330.jpeg)
- Director’s Award
- 2023
Dr. Yao embraces the spirit of co-design and has emerged as a critical cross-area leader of LBL’s emerging microelectronics initiatives.
![Portrait of Rosa Rodriguez Flores, a person with short dark hair wearing glasses and a dark red blouse.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.lbl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/XBD-202310-214-012-e1699289337798-330x330.jpeg)
- Director’s Award
- 2023
For her exceptional 25+ year track record of serving as a leader of the Lab’s Latin American Native American (LANA) Employee Resource Group and a steadfast advocate for the needs and voices of the Latin American and Native American communities inside and outside the Lab.