The White House honored James C. Liao, EASEL co-founder and UCLA Chancellor’s Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, as a Champion of Change in Renewable Energy for his work advancing new ideas that are leading the way to a clean energy future and a sustainable economy. The Champions of Change Program recognizes “ordinary Americans who are doing extraordinary things in their communities to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world.” For more information, please read the official description by the White House. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/champions/innovators-in-renewable-energy/james-liao)