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