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Year
2006
Subject
Earth and Environmental Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California
Citation
With M. Gordon Wolman, for advancing our understanding of how natural and human activities influence landscapes, especially for the first comprehensive explanation of why rivers have different forms and how floodplains develop. Their contributions form the basis of modern water resource management and environmental assessment.
Year
2021
Subject
Leadership
Award
Bower Award for Business Leadership
Affiliation
Calico Life Sciences LLC│ South San Francisco, California
Citation
For his innovative leadership building Genentech into a global biotechnology pioneer, his strategic guidance of Apple, and his commitment to advancing human health and longevity at Calico—a distinguished career that exemplifies the spirit of scientific inquiry and entrepreneurship embodied by Benjamin Franklin.
Year
1957
Subject
Physics
Award
Cresson
Affiliation
University of California, Los Angeles │ Los Angeles, California
Citation
For the technique of radiocarbon dating.
Year
2019
Subject
Earth and Environmental Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies │ Millbrook, New York
University of Connecticut │ Storrs, Connecticut
Citation
For his pioneering long-term studies of forest, stream, and lake ecosystems, and for his efforts to educate the public and the U.S. government about acid rain and other environmental issues.
Year
1996
Subject
Life Science
Award
Corson
Citation
For showing the importance of vitamin B-12.
Year
2015
Subject
Chemistry
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology │ Cambridge, Massachusetts
Citation
For his pioneering research on the role of metal atoms in biology and medicine, including the study of platinum anticancer drugs and of the structure and function of an enzyme that allows microbes to live on natural gas.
Notes:
- "Franklin" Medals are not the same as "Benjamin Franklin" Medals. The Benjamin Franklin Medal was initiated in 1998 to represent the combined legacies of several historic medals, including the Franklin Medal.
- The Scott Medal is awarded by the City of Philadelphia. Prior to 1920, the Institute's Committee on Science and the Arts selected the medalists and the Scott Medals were presented on Awards Day at The Franklin Institute.
- For more information about The Franklin Institute Awards program, contact the Awards Program Director at awards@fi.edu.