Kristin John's project aims to understand regolith, the fine material covering asteroids and other solar-system bodies, and its behavior in microgravity.
The White House recognized Matthew Gomez of Sandia National Laboratories and Richard Kraus of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for exceptional promise as science and technology leaders.
Rebecca Hartman-Baker was chosen for her skills in high-performance computing, building a diverse community, and communicating the potential of computational science.