Congratulations to all the nominees - and a special round of applause for our 2026 Summer Awardees: 

Individual Awards

Dave Burke

For his tireless efforts and leadership in coordinating the transport of the Prime-Cam instruments, filling two 40-foot shipping containers for the Fred Young telescope, ensuring a safe trip to Chile from Staten Island and through the Panama Canal.  

Chris Mobley

For his administrative talents addressing the needs of 7+ groups and many individuals each week during the run and ensuring excellent user communications.

Chris Whiting 

For his ingenuity, innovation and meticulous attention to details in PLC wiring and code development allowing systems to run smoothly and providing equipment protections.

Katie Moring

For her dedication to making CLASSE a welcoming workplace and skill bringing new talent into our organization by helping hiring teams define positions and working diligently to seek out, interview and then onboard new staff members 

Group Awards: Theme CESR

For delivering CESR’s robust dependability year in year out, for their creativity creating novel bunch configurations, and for their skills enabling record operational uptime in a safe manner.

Accelerator Group:

Antione Chapelain; Vardan Khatchatryan; Suntao Wang; Jim Shanks; Stephen Poprocki; Bob Meller;

Controls Group: 

Mike Forster; Laurel Ying; Paul Osetek; Charlie Strohman

CESR Operations: 

Dragana Jusic; Hans Bruno; Ian Stillwell; Jenae Lowe; Jeremy Zolan; Jesse Chandler; Maxine Raimon; Sarah Smith

Electronics Shop: 

Len Hershman; Marshall Berry; Brian Gage; Andrew McKenzie; Jonathan McDonald; Isaac Lawson-Hughes; Will Schlansker