National Medal of Science Winners

The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to a scientist or engineer for important contributions made to the advancement of knowledge in the behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics or physics. It is the highest honor the U.S. government bestows on scholars working in these fields.

National Medal of Science Winners

71 Fellows

First Name
Last Name
University
Grant
Award Year
  • First Name: Gregory
    Last Name: Petsko
    University: Wayne State University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1978
    Award Year: 2022
  • First Name: Eve
    Last Name: Marder
    University: Brandeis University
    Grant: Neuroscience, 1980
    Award Year: 2022
  • First Name: A.
    Last Name: Alivasatos
    University: University of California, Berkeley
    Grant: Chemistry, 1991
    Award Year: 2015
  • First Name: Geraldine
    Last Name: Richmond
    University: Bryn Mawr College
    Grant: Chemistry, 1985
    Award Year: 2015
  • First Name: Michael
    Last Name: Artin
    University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Grant: Mathematics, 1966
    Award Year: 2015
  • First Name: Jerrold
    Last Name: Meinwald
    University: Cornell University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1958
    Award Year: 2012
  • First Name: Alexandre
    Last Name: Chorin
    University: University of California, Berkeley
    Grant: Mathematics, 1972
    Award Year: 2012
  • First Name: Sean
    Last Name: Solomon
    University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Grant: Physics, 1977
    Award Year: 2012
  • First Name: Sandra
    Last Name: Faber
    University: University of California, Santa Cruz
    Grant: Physics, 1977
    Award Year: 2011
  • First Name: S.R.
    Last Name: Varadhan
    University: New York University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1969
    Award Year: 2011
  • First Name: M.
    Last Name: Hawthorne
    University: University of California, Riverside
    Grant: Chemistry, 1963
    Award Year: 2011
  • First Name: Jacqueline
    Last Name: Barton
    University: Columbia University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1984
    Award Year: 2011
  • First Name: Barry
    Last Name: Mazur
    University: Harvard University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1962
    Award Year: 2011
  • First Name: James
    Last Name: Gunn
    University: California Institute of Technology
    Grant: Physics, 1972
    Award Year: 2009
  • First Name: Charles
    Last Name: Slichter
    University: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    Grant: Physics, 1955
    Award Year: 2007
  • First Name: Mostafa
    Last Name: El-Sayed
    University: University of California, Los Angeles
    Grant: Chemistry, 1965
    Award Year: 2007
  • First Name: Daniel
    Last Name: Kleppner
    University: Harvard University
    Grant: Physics, 1962
    Award Year: 2006
  • First Name: Hyman
    Last Name: Bass
    University: Columbia University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1965
    Award Year: 2006
  • First Name: Peter
    Last Name: Dervan
    University: California Institute of Technology
    Grant: Chemistry, 1977
    Award Year: 2006
  • First Name: Tobin
    Last Name: Marks
    University: Northwestern University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1974
    Award Year: 2005
  • First Name: Robert
    Last Name: Clayton
    University: The University of Chicago
    Grant: Chemistry, 1964
    Award Year: 2004
  • First Name: Stephen
    Last Name: Lippard
    University: Columbia University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1968
    Award Year: 2004
  • First Name: John
    Last Name: Brauman
    University: Stanford University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1968
    Award Year: 2002
  • First Name: Ernest
    Last Name: Davidson
    University: University of Washington
    Grant: Chemistry, 1967
    Award Year: 2001
  • First Name: Elias
    Last Name: Stein
    University: The University of Chicago
    Grant: Mathematics, 1961
    Award Year: 2001
  • First Name: Marvin
    Last Name: Cohen
    University: University of California, Berkeley
    Grant: Physics, 1965
    Award Year: 2001
  • First Name: Karen
    Last Name: Uhlenbeck
    University: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    Grant: Mathematics, 1974
    Award Year: 2000
  • First Name: John
    Last Name: Baldeschwieler
    University: Harvard University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1962
    Award Year: 2000
  • First Name: Jeremiah
    Last Name: Ostriker
    University: Princeton University
    Grant: Physics, 1970
    Award Year: 2000
  • First Name: John
    Last Name: Thompson
    University: Harvard University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1961
    Award Year: 2000
  • First Name: Leo
    Last Name: Kadanoff
    University: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    Grant: Physics, 1963
    Award Year: 1999
  • First Name: John
    Last Name: Ross
    University: Brown University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1960
    Award Year: 1999
  • First Name: Ronald
    Last Name: Coifman
    University: Washington University in St. Louis
    Grant: Mathematics, 1970
    Award Year: 1999
  • First Name: Stuart
    Last Name: Rice
    University: The University of Chicago
    Grant: Chemistry, 1958
    Award Year: 1999
  • First Name: James
    Last Name: Cronin
    University: Princeton University
    Grant: Physics, 1962
    Award Year: 1999
  • First Name: Felix
    Last Name: Browder
    University: Yale University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1959
    Award Year: 1999
  • First Name: Don
    Last Name: Anderson
    University: California Institute of Technology
    Grant: Physics, 1964
    Award Year: 1998
  • First Name: George
    Last Name: Whitesides
    University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Grant: Chemistry, 1969
    Award Year: 1998
  • First Name: John
    Last Name: Bahcall
    University: California Institute of Technology
    Grant: Physics, 1967
    Award Year: 1998
  • First Name: Shing-Tung
    Last Name: Yau
    University: Stony Brook University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1974
    Award Year: 1997
  • First Name: Harold
    Last Name: Johnston
    University: Stanford University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1955
    Award Year: 1997
  • First Name: Stephen
    Last Name: Smale
    University: University of California, Berkeley
    Grant: Mathematics, 1960
    Award Year: 1996
  • First Name: Wallace
    Last Name: Broecker
    University: Columbia University
    Grant: Physics, 1962
    Award Year: 1996
  • First Name: Peter
    Last Name: Goldreich
    University: California Institute of Technology
    Grant: Physics, 1968
    Award Year: 1995
  • First Name: Louis
    Last Name: Nirenberg
    University: New York University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1958
    Award Year: 1995
  • First Name: Frank
    Last Name: Press
    University: California Institute of Technology
    Grant: Physics, 1956
    Award Year: 1994
  • First Name: Val
    Last Name: Fitch
    University: Princeton University
    Grant: Physics, 1960
    Award Year: 1993
  • First Name: Ronald
    Last Name: Breslow
    University: Columbia University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1959
    Award Year: 1991
  • First Name: Dudley
    Last Name: Herschbach
    University: University of California, Berkeley
    Grant: Chemistry, 1959
    Award Year: 1991
  • First Name: Steven
    Last Name: Weinberg
    University: University of California, Berkeley
    Grant: Physics, 1961
    Award Year: 1991
  • First Name: John
    Last Name: McCarthy
    University: Dartmouth College
    Grant: Mathematics, 1957
    Award Year: 1990
  • First Name: Richard
    Last Name: Bernstein
    University: University of Michigan
    Grant: Chemistry, 1956
    Award Year: 1989
  • First Name: Harden
    Last Name: McConnell
    University: California Institute of Technology
    Grant: Chemistry, 1958
    Award Year: 1989
  • First Name: Rudolph
    Last Name: Marcus
    University: Polytechnic Institute of New York University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1960
    Award Year: 1989
  • First Name: E.
    Last Name: Corey
    University: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    Grant: Chemistry, 1955
    Award Year: 1988
  • First Name: Norman
    Last Name: Ramsey
    University: Harvard University
    Grant: Computer Science, 2001
    Award Year: 1988
  • First Name: Jack
    Last Name: Steinberger
    University: Columbia University
    Grant: Physics, 1958
    Award Year: 1988
  • First Name: Paul
    Last Name: Lauterbur
    University: Stony Brook University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1965
    Award Year: 1987
  • First Name: Raoul
    Last Name: Bott
    University: Institute for Advanced Study
    Grant: Mathematics, 1956
    Award Year: 1987
  • First Name: Michael
    Last Name: Freedman
    University: University of California, San Diego
    Grant: Mathematics, 1980
    Award Year: 1987
  • First Name: Peter
    Last Name: Lax
    University: New York University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1959
    Award Year: 1986
  • First Name: Yuan-tseh
    Last Name: Lee
    University: The University of Chicago
    Grant: Chemistry, 1969
    Award Year: 1986
  • First Name: Harry
    Last Name: Gray
    University: Columbia University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1964
    Award Year: 1986
  • First Name: Richard
    Last Name: Zare
    University: University of Colorado, Boulder
    Grant: Physics, 1967
    Award Year: 1983
  • First Name: Frederick
    Last Name: Reines
    University: Case Western Reserve University
    Grant: Physics, 1959
    Award Year: 1983
  • First Name: Isadore
    Last Name: Singer
    University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Grant: Mathematics, 1959
    Award Year: 1983
  • First Name: Roald
    Last Name: Hoffmann
    University: Cornell University
    Grant: Chemistry, 1966
    Award Year: 1983
  • First Name: Frank
    Last Name: Cotton
    University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Grant: Chemistry, 1960
    Award Year: 1982
  • First Name: Richard
    Last Name: Feynman
    University: California Institute of Technology
    Grant: Physics, 1955
    Award Year: 1979
  • First Name: Paul
    Last Name: Cohen
    University: Stanford University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1962
    Award Year: 1967
  • First Name: John
    Last Name: Milnor
    University: Princeton University
    Grant: Mathematics, 1955
    Award Year: 1966
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