President Biden has awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to individuals who have made significant contributions in science, technology, and innovation. In 1959, the National Science Foundation of the United States established the National Medal of Science as the most prestigious scientific award that may be bestowed in the United States. Those who have made major contributions to the study of the natural, mathematical, and physical worlds, in addition to the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, are recognized and honored by this award.
Those whose foresight, intelligence, invention, and tenacity have made substantial contributions to the wealth and well-being of the United States of America are honored with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, which is the nation's highest distinction for technological achievement. The recipients of this prize made discoveries that helped save lives by paving the way for new medical treatments, putting a stop to the growth of the opioid crisis, enhancing food security, broadening access, and protecting democracy. Their work not only contributes to maintaining the United States' position at the forefront of science and technology but also serves as an inspiration to the next generation of thinkers to emerge from the country.
The following individuals have been selected to receive the National Medal of Science this year:
- 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
- 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)
