President Obama Honors Nation's Top Scientists and Innovators - Whitehouse.gov (press release)

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President Obama today announced a new class of recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation-our Nation's highest honors for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology. The new awardees will receive their medals at a White House ceremony later this year.

'These scholars and innovators have expanded our understanding of the world, made invaluable contributions to their fields, and helped improve countless lives,' President Obama said. 'Our nation has been enriched by their achievements, and by all the scientists and technologists across America dedicated to discovery, inquiry, and invention.'

The National Medal of Science was created by statute in 1959 and is administered for the White House by the National Science Foundation. Awarded annually, the Medal recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The President receives nominations from a committee of Presidential appointees based on their extraordinary knowledge in and contributions to chemistry, engineering, computing, mathematics, and the biological, behavioral/social, and physical sciences.

The National Medal of Technology and Innovation was created by statute in 1980 and is administered for the White House by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office. The award recognizes those who have made lasting contributions to America's competitiveness and quality of life and helped strengthen the Nation's technological workforce. A distinguished independent committee representing the private and public sectors submits recommendations to the President.

The new recipients are listed below.

National Medal of Science Bruce Alberts, University of California, San Francisco, CA Robert Axelrod, University of Michigan, MI May Berenbaum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL Alexandre J. Chorin, University of California, Berkeley, CA Thomas Kailath, Stanford University, CA Judith P. Klinman, University of California, Berkeley, CA Jerrold Meinwald, Cornell University, NY Burton Richter, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, CA Sean C. Solomon, Columbia University, NY And a posthumous Medal to: David Blackwell, University of California, Berkeley, CANational Medal of Technology and Innovation Charles W. Bachman, MA Edith M. Flanigen, UOP, LLC., a Honeywell Company, NY Eli Harari, SanDisk Corporation, CA Thomas Fogarty, Fogarty Institute for Innovation, CA Arthur D. Levinson, Calico, CA Cherry A. Murray, Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, MA Mary Shaw, Carnegie Mellon University, PA Douglas Lowy and John Schiller, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, MD

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