2026 Julie B. Kerr Award for Excellence in Research

Douglas “Doug” Jungreis is the recipient of the 2026 Julie B. Kerr Award for Excellence in Research. The award is named in honor of a late Center for Communications Research, La Jolla (CCR-L) researcher and is given to an IDA employee who has demonstrated research excellence and exceptional analytic achievement in the IDA research community.

Doug's 30 plus years of work at CCR-L are noteworthy for the number and variety of problems to which he has made major contributions.  

Additionally, Doug’s work has stood out for the amount of people he has worked with, including Julie Kerr, the namesake for this award. Beyond research, Doug has also contributed to the community by helping colleagues communicate their work effectively.

Congratulations to Doug for his work that has so benefited IDA and the national security mission.