Awards & Winners

1994 National Medal of Science

Check winners and nominations of 1994 National Medal of Science. Check awards winners of 1994 National Medal of Science. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

National Medal of Science for Engineering

Ray W. Clough

(For his outstanding contributions in the fields of finite element analysis, structural dynamics, and earthquake engineering which had extraordinary influence in the development of modern engineering.)
National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science

John Cocke

(For his contributions to computer science in the design and theory of compilers, and for major advances in the theory and practice of high-performance computer systems.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences

Thomas Eisner

(For his seminal contributions in the fields of insect behavior and chemical ecology, and for his international efforts on biodiversity.)
National Medal of Science for Chemistry

George S. Hammond

(For his talents as educator, academic administrator and industrial research director, and for creating the field of organic photochemistry, laying the theoretical foundations for research and the development of commercial products from its applications.)
National Medal of Science for Behavioral and Social Science

Robert K. Merton

(For founding the sociology of science and for his pioneering contributions to the study of social life, especially the self-fulfilling prophecy and the unintended consequences of social action.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences

Elizabeth F. Neufeld

(For her contributions to the understanding of the lysosomal storage diseases, demonstrating the strong linkage between basic and applied scientific investigation.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science

Albert Overhauser

(For his fundamental contributions to understanding the physics of solids, to theoretical physics, and for the impact of his technological advances.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science

Frank Press

(For his contributions to the understanding of the deepest interior of the earth and the mitigation of natural disasters, and his service in academia, as a government official, and at the National Academy of Sciences.)