Gabriel Orebi Gann, a faculty scientist in the Nuclear Science Division (NSD), Jeroen van Tilborg, a senior scientist in the ATAP Division, and Mathis Wiedeking, a staff scientist in NSD, have been elected 2025 American Physical Society (APS) Fellows, an honor that recognizes advances in physics through original research and publications, and innovative contributions in the application of physics.

Gabriel Orebi Gann, a faculty scientist in NSD’s Neutrinos Program and an associate professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, is being recognized by the APS Division of Nuclear Physics for “innovative neutrino detectors for fundamental physics, leadership in the development of the next-generation neutrino experiments, and contributions to the precision studies of solar neutrinos. Learn more.

Jeroen van Tilborg, a senior scientist in the ATAP Division and deputy director for experiments at the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Center, is being recognized by the APS Division of the Physics of Beams for his “pioneering work on compact laser-plasma accelerators, advancing innovative high-resolution diagnostics, and for the creation of novel particle and light sources empowered by plasma accelerator technology “ Learn more.

Mathis Wiedeking, a staff scientist and deputy head of the Nuclear Science Division’s Nuclear Data Program, is being recognized by the APS Division of Nuclear Physics for his “key contributions to the study of quasicontinuum structure in atomic nuclei including establishing the existence of the Low Energy Enhancement, developing the Ratio, Shape and Inverse-Oslo methods, and for advancing the study of nuclear physics in South Africa.” Learn more.