Chi Awarded Presidential Early Career Award

Posted: 1/29/2025 ()

Congratulations to CSDE Affiliate Donald Chi, who recently received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from outgoing US President Joe Biden. Dr. Chi has received wide recognition for his research, including the 2017 Young Investigator Award from the International Association for Dental Research. Dr. Chi was also previously a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University which helped inform his research program on the social and behavioral determinants of health inequities in children. 

Recently, Dr. Chi has led research examining why some parents reject the administration of fluoride to their children and has worked with Yup’ik communities in Alaska to help improve the oral health of Alaska Native children.

Check out the official list of the nearly 400 PECASE winners from 14 participating agencies and learn more about the award here.