For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 22, 2003
President Bush Announces the Laureates of the 2002 National Medals of Science and Technology
President George W. Bush today announced the recipients of the nation's
highest honor for science and technology, naming the laureates to
receive the 2002 National Medal of Science and National Medal of
Technology. The honorees will receive the medals at a White House
ceremony on November 6, 2003.
The National Medal of Science honors individuals in a variety of
fields for pioneering scientific research that has led to a better
understanding of the world around us, as well as to the innovations and
technologies that give the United States its global economic edge. The
National Science Foundation administers the award, established by
Congress in 1959. When the President confers the awards, 409
distinguished scientists and engineers will have received the medal.
For more information about the National Medal of Science visit
www.nsf.gov/nsb/awards/nms/medal.htm.
The National Medal of Technology recognizes men and women who
embody the spirit of American innovation and have advanced the nation's
global competitiveness. Their groundbreaking contributions
commercialize technologies, create jobs, improve productivity and
stimulate the nation's growth and development. This award, established
by Congress in 1980, is administered by the Department of Commerce. As
the President presents this year's awards, 146 recipients will have
been honored with the medal. For more information about the National
Medal of Technology visit www.technology.gov/medal.
The 2002 National Medal of Science Laureates:
Biological Sciences
James E. Darnell, Jr., Rockefeller University, New York, N.Y.
Evelyn M. Witkin, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J.
Chemistry
John I. Brauman, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
Engineering
Leo L. Beranek, BBN Technologies, Cambridge, Mass.
Mathematics
James G. Glimm, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.
Physical Sciences
Richard L. Garwin, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, N.Y.
W. Jason Morgan, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. Edward
Witten, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J.
The 2002 National Medal of Technology Laureates:
Calvin H. Carter, Jr., Cree Inc., Durham, N.C. Haren S. Gandhi,
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Mich. Carver A. Mead, California
Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. Team of: John J. Mooney
and Carl D. Keith, Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, N.J.
Team of: Nicholas Holonyak, Jr., University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., M. George Craford, LumiLeds
Lighting, San Jose, Calif., and Russell D. Dupuis, Georgia Institute of
Technology at Atlanta, Ga.
DuPont, Wilmington, Del. ###
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