Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
New Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20502
August 25,
2008
(202) 456-6124
PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES THE
RECIPIENTS OF THE 2007 NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE AND THE 2007 NATIONAL MEDAL OF
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
WASHINGTON—Today
President George W. Bush announced the recipients of the Nation's highest honor
for science and technology, naming the recipients of the 2007 National Medal of
Science and the 2007 National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
The
National Medal of Science honors individuals for pioneering scientific research
in a range of fields, including physical, biological, mathematical, social,
behavioral, and engineering sciences, that enhances our understanding of the
world and leads to innovations and technologies that give the United
States its global economic edge. The National Science Foundation
administers the award, which was established by Congress in 1959. For more
information about the National Medal of Science visit www.nsf.gov/nsb/awards/nms/medal.htm.
The
National Medal of Technology and Innovation honors America’s leading
innovators. The award is given to individuals, teams, and/or
companies/divisions for their outstanding contributions to the nation’s
economic, environmental and social well-being through the development and
commercialization of technology products, processes and concepts; technological
innovation; and development of the Nation’s technological manpower. The
Department of Commerce administers the award, which was established by an act of
Congress in 1980. For more information about the National Medal of
Technology and Innovation visit: http://www.uspto.gov/nmti
The 2007 National Medal of Science
Laureates:
Fay
Ajzenberg-Selove, University of Pennsylvania—Philadelphia, PA
Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Georgia Institute of
Technology—Atlanta, GA
Leonard
Kleinrock, University of California, Los Angeles—Los Angeles, CA
Robert J.
Lefkowitz, Duke University Medical Center—Durham, NC
Bert W. O’Malley, Baylor College of
Medicine—Houston, TX
Charles P.
Slichter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign— Urbana, IL
Andrew J. Viterbi, University of Southern
California—Los
Angeles, CA
David J. Wineland, National Institute of Standards and
Technology—Boulder, CO
Paul Baran, Novo Ventures, Inc—Atheron, CA
Roscoe O. Brady, National Institutes of
Health—Bethesda, MD
David Cutler, Microsoft Corporation—Medina, WA
Armand Feigenbaum, General Systems Company,
Inc.—Pittsfield, MA
Adam
Heller, University of Texas, Austin—Austin, TX
Carlton Grant
Willson, University of Texas, Austin—Austin, TX
eBay Inc.—San Jose, CA
Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Company—Palmdale, CA
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