Awards & Winners

Rita R. Colwell

Date of Birth 23-November-1934
Place of Birth Beverly
(Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Rita Colwell
Profession Professor, Scientist
Rita R. Colwell is an environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator. From 1998 to 2004 she was the 11th Director of the United States National Science Foundation.

Awards by Rita R. Colwell

Check all the awards nominated and won by Rita R. Colwell.

2006


National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences
(For her in-depth research that has contributed to a greater understanding of the ecology, physiology, and evolution of marine microbes, most notably Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of pandemic cholera, and which has elucidated critical links between environmental and human health.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences
(For her in-depth research that has contributed to a greater understanding of the ecology,physiology, and evolution of marine microbes, most notably Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of pandemic cholera, and which has elucidated critical links between environmental and human health.)