- At the White House, President Joe Biden presented the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to distinguished American inventors who have made outstanding contributions to the country’s well-being. The highest honors bestowed upon individuals in their respective disciplines, these medals honor exceptional contributions to the fields of biology, computer science, education, engineering, and other related fields.
- According to the White House, by stretching the bounds of what is conceivable, the recipients of these honors represent the promise of America. These innovators have taken on difficult issues and provided creative solutions for communities all around the world, as well as for Americans, by utilizing the power of science and technology. President Biden compared their accomplishments to those of trailblazing scientist and physicist Marie Curie, who is most remembered for developing the area of nuclear physics and winning two Nobel Prizes for her revolutionary studies on radioactivity.
- Those who have made significant contributions to everything from providing low-income nations with safe drinking water and fuel-efficient heating to aiding in the development of novel medicines for illnesses like cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and addiction are among the 19 honorees this year. Below is the complete list of recipients:
- The National Medal of Science
- Huda Akil, University of Michigan
- Barry C. Barish, California Institute of Technology
- Gebisa Ejeta, Purdue University
- Eve E. Marder, Brandeis University
- Gregory A. Petsko, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
- Myriam Sarachik, (posthumously) The City College of New York
- Subra Suresh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brown University
- Shelley E. Taylor, University of California, Los Angeles
- Sheldon Weinbaum, The City College of New York
- The National Medal of Technology and Innovation
- Mary-Dell Chilton, Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.
- John M. Cioffi, Stanford University, ASSIA, Inc.
- Rory A. Cooper, University of Pittsburgh, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Ashok Gadgil, University of California, Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida
- Charles W. Hull, 3D Systems
- Jeong H. Kim, Kiswe Mobile, Inc.
- Steven A. Rosenberg, National Cancer Institute
- Neil Gilbert Siegel, University of Southern California
- James G. Fujimoto and Eric Swanson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and David Huang, Oregon Health & Science University (team)
Source:
Scripps News
