Awards & Winners

1995 National Medal of Science

Check winners and nominations of 1995 National Medal of Science. Check awards winners of 1995 National Medal of Science. (Click on the Award name to show winners and nominees)

National Medal of Science for Chemistry

Thomas Cech

(For his discoveries regarding RNA catalysis that have added new dimensions to the understanding of the role of RNA in living systems.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science

Hans Georg Dehmelt

(For his pioneering achievements in perfecting elecromagnetic traps for precision studies of single ions, electrons, and positrons, culminating in the measurement to unprecedented accuracy of the magnetism of the free electron and positron.)
National Medal of Science for Physical Science

Peter Goldreich

(For his profound and lasting contributions to planetary sciences and astrophysics, providing fundamental theoretical insights for understanding the rotation of planets, the dynamics of planetary rings, pulsars, astrophysical masers, the spiral arms of galaxies, and the oscillations of the Sun.)
National Medal of Science for Engineering

Hermann A. Haus

(For his fundamental and seminal research contributions to the field of quantum electronics, noise and ultra-fast optics; and for his service to the engineering profession through teaching.)
National Medal of Science for Chemistry

Isabella Karle

(For the development and applicatiom of a method for determining essentially equal-atom crystal and molecular structures by x-ray analysis, thereby having a profound effect on the practice of organic and biological chemistry.)
National Medal of Science for Mathematics and Computer Science

Louis Nirenberg

(For his fundamental contributions to linear and nonlinear partial differential equations, and applications, particularly in geometry and complex analysis, thus having a decisive impact on the development of mathematics and its applications over a period of years.)
National Medal of Science for Biological Sciences

Alexander Rich

(For his numerous fundamental contributions to our knowledge of the structure and function of DNA and RNA, the central information carriers in living systems.)
National Medal of Science for Behavioral and Social Science

Roger Shepard

(For his theoretical and experimental work elucidating the human mind's perception of the physical world and why the human mind has evolved to represent objects as it does; and for giving purpose to the field of cognitive science and demonstrating the value of bringing the insights of many scientific disciplines to bear in scientific problem solving.)