Obama says science “is fun”.
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In receiving the award, Dr. Humayun joins an impressive list of past recipients – giants in innovation whose contributions have revolutionized our way of life, including Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, as well as inventors across a spectrum of industries such as automotive, aviation, Internet, agriculture, satellite, wireless, biotechnology, petroleum and others.
A retired Purdue University research professor was honored at the White House Thursday afternoon.
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is presented by USA presidents to recognize individuals, teams, divisions and companies for innovations that contribute to the nation’s economic, environmental and social well-being.
The White House is seeking the advice of some of the country’s youngest scientists through Thursday’s launch of a kid science advisers program, which allows students to submit their thoughts and ideas on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
“One of the things I find so inspiring about these young thinkers is that they look at all these seemingly intractable problems as something that we can solve”, Obama said at this year’s White House Science Fair. Two are from Stanford and two from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Stanley Falcow of Stanford studies how bacteria cause human disease.
-Shirley Ann Jackson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, for “insightful work” in condensed matter physics and particle physics, and science-rooted public policy achievements.
Jain, who works at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is being honored for “pioneering research at the interface of engineering and oncology”. Before modern gene sequencing, King demonstrated that inherited gene mutations play a significant role in determining who gets cancer and why breast cancer seems to be more common in some families.
For global leadership in environmental science, straddling ecology and applied mathematics, to promote conservation; for his impact on a generation of environmental scientists; and for his critical contributions to ecology, environmental economics, epidemiology, applied mathematics, and evolution.
Richmond was recognized for her discoveries of the molecular characteristics of water and her advocacy of women in the science field.
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-Robert Fischell, University of Maryland, for invention of invention of novel medical devices. Please see our terms of service for more information.
