President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Dr. Andrew Sessler, left, and Dr. John Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, before meeting with the recipients of the 2013 Fermi Award in the Oval Office, Feb. 3, 2014. Dr. Sessler, Distinguished Scientist Emeritus and Director Emeritus at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Professor Allen J. Bard, Director, Center for Electrochemistry and Hackerman-Welch Regents Chair in Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, both received the award.
