Check all the winners of National Medal of Science for Engineering presented under National Medal of Science since 1962 .
John B. Goodenough(For groundbreaking cathode research that led to the first commercial lithium ion battery, which has since revolutionized consumer electronics with technical applications for portable and stationary power.) |
Shu Chien(For pioneering work in cardiovascular physiology and bioengineering, which has had tremendous impact in the fields of microcirculation, blood rheology and mechanotransduction in human health and disease.) |
Amnon Yariv(For foundational contributions to photonics and quantum electronics, including his demonstration of the semiconductor distributed feedback laser that underpins todays high-speed optical fiber communications.) |
Rudolf E. Kálmán(For his fundamental contributions to modern system theory, which provided rigorous mathematical tools for engineering, econometrics, and statistics, and in particular for his invention of the Kalman filter, which was critical to achieving the Moon landings and creating the Global Positioning System and which has facilitated the use of computers in control and communications technology.) |
David J. Wineland(For his leadership in developing the science of laser cooling and manipulation of ions, with applications in precise measurements and standards, quantum computing, and fundamental tests of quantum mechanics; his major impact on the international scientific community through the training of scientists; and his outstanding publications) |
Robert S. Langer(For his revolutionary discoveries in the areas of polymeric controlled release systems and tissue engineering and synthesis of new materials that have led to new medical treatments that have profoundly affected the well being of mankind.) |
Jan D. Achenbach(For his seminal contributions to engineering research and education in the area of wave propagation in solids and for pioneering the field of quantitative non-destructive evaluation.) |
Edwin N. Lightfoot(For his innovative research and leadership in transport phenomena focusing on biochemical and biomedical engineering with application to blood oxygenation, bioseparation techniques, and diabetic responses) |
John Prausnitz(For his development of engineering-oriented molecular thermodynamics, which provides a scientific method for the design, construction, and operation of chemical manufacturing plants toward economic efficiency, safety, minimum energy consumption, and environmental protection.) |
Leo Beranek(For his leadership, dedication, and contributions to the art and science of acoustics; for co-founding one of the world's foremost acoustical research and consulting firms; and for sustained contributions to sciwntific societies and civic organizations.) |
Andreas Acrivos(For his pioneering research in fluid mechanics, leadership in the fluid mechanics and chemical engineering communities, editorial initiative with the Physics of Fluids, and mentoring several generations of engineering scientists.) |
Yuan-Cheng Fung(For his pioneering research and leadership in the fields of bioengineering and aeroelasticity. As author, teacher, editor, and leader, his work and enthusiasm have founded the rigorous study of biomechanics, particularly of the lungs and arteries.) |
Kenneth N. Stevens(For his leadership and pioneering contributions to the theory of acoustics of speech production and perception, development of mathematical methods of analysis and modeling to study the acoustics of speech production, and establishing the contemporary foundations of speech science.) |
Eli Ruckenstein(For his pioneering theories of the thermodynamics of microemulsions, hydrodynamics of thin films, interfacial phenomena, nucleation, scaling of transport phenomena, and for imaginative technological and experimental achievements in the areas of catalysis polymer composites, metal-support interactions, and protein separation.) |
James L. Flanagan(For his pioneering contributions to speech communication research, and his leadership in the application to telecommunications technology.) |
C. Kumar N. Patel(For his fundamental contributions to quantum electronics and invention of the carbon dioxide laser, which have had significant impact on industrial, scientific, medical, and defense applications.) |
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.) |
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.) |
Alfred Y. Cho(For his pioneering work in the development of molecular beam epitaxy, which revolutionized thin film growth, making possible atomically accurate structures for elecronic and proelecronic devices, and for the study of new quantum phenomena.) |
Calvin Quate(For his contributions to microscopy, particularly the scanning acoustic microscope and the atomic force microscope.) |
John Roy Whinnery(For his research contributions to microwaves, lasers, and quantum electronics; for his excellence as a teacher and author; and for his extensive services to government and professional organizations.) |
George H. Heilmeier(For his major contributions to the technological competitiveness of the United States and the cause of national defense.) |
Luna Leopold(For his contribution to the hydromechanics of rivers; for influencing the direction and content of physical geography, and for outstanding service to the field of water resources.) |
Guyford Stever(For his scientific and engineering leadership in applying new results of scientific research and technological development to the purposes of government, industry, and academe.) |
Mildred Dresselhaus(For her studies of the electronic properties of metals and semimetals, and for her service to the Nation in establishing a prominent place for women in physics and engineering.) |
Nick Holonyak(For his contributions as one of the Nation's most prolific inventors in the area of semiconductor materials and devices, and for his role as research mentor while working at the forefront of solid-state science and technology.) |
Harry George Drickamer(For his discovery of the pressure tuning of electronic energy levels as a way to obtain new and unique information on the electronic structure of solids.) |
Herbert E. Grier(For his pioneering scientific contributions and his leadership role in ultra-high-speed electronic stroboscopy, electro-optic innovations, national defense, and aerospace sciences.) |
Daniel C. Drucker(For pioneering contributions to the development of the theory of plasticity and of limit design, for leadership in engineering educatgion and in engineering societies promoting excellence, and for his influential advisory service to the Nation.) |
Willis Hawkins(For his contributions - through invention, development, management, and advice - to the technical health and competitive status of the United State aeronautical products, sound deterrent weapons systems, and space prowess.) |
George W. Housner(For his profound and decisive influence on the development of earthquake engineering worldwide. His research contributions have guided the development of earthquake engineering and have had an important impact on other major disciplines.) |
Ernst Heinrich Weber(For his distinguished and pioneering contributions to the profession of electrical engineering and allied areas as educator, academic leader, author, researcher, and entrepreneur which have inspired several generations of students and colleagues around the world.) |
Robert Byron Bird(For his profoundly influential books and research on kinetic theory, transport phenomena, the behavior of polymeric fluids, and foreign language study for engineers and scientists.) |
Harry Bolton Seed(For his pioneering contributions to the art and science of civil engineering, to the practice of civil engineering at the frontiers of knowledge, to the general understanding of civil engineering methods at all levels, and to the safety and welfare of people throughout the world) |
Hans W. Liepmann(For his invaluable contributions to the physical sciences and engineering and their impact on the national defense and for his important theoretical and experimental advances in the areas of laminar flow, instability and transition, turbulence, shock-wave boundary layer interaction, transonic flow, aerodynamic noise, magnetofluid dynamics, and the mechanics of liquid helium.) |
Tung-Yen Lin(For his work as an engineer, teacher and author whose scientific analyses, technological innovation, and visionary designs have spanned the gulf not only between science and art, but also between technology and society.) |
Bernard M. Oliver(For translating the most profound discoveries of physical and communication science into the electronic, radio, and computer systems which have improved our culture and enriched the lives of all Americans.) |
William Redington Hewlett(For his pioneering accomplishments in the creation and manufacturing of electronics and semi-conductor devices and electronic test instruments.) |
George Low(For contributions of major dimensions and lasting importance to manned spaceflight and in university-industry-government relations.) |
John G. Trump(For his introduction of new machines and methods for the widespread beneficial application of ionizing radiation to medicine, industry and atomic physics.) |
Ed Heinemann(For his outstanding contribution as a creator-designer and engineer responsible for the design and production of a series of famous aircraft for the military forces of the Untied States and allied nations.) |
Donald L. Katz(For solving many practical engineering problems by delving into a wide group of sciences and making their synergistic effects evident.) |
Emmett Leith(For discoveries and developments in wavefront reconstruction and holography, and his pioneering application of these techniques in engineering and science.) |
Raymond D. Mindlin(For fundamental contributions to applied mechanics, including theory and applications in photoelasticity, package cushioning, piezoelectric oscillators, and ultrahigh frequency vibrations.) |
Robert Noyce(For contributions to a variety of semiconductor devices, but especially for the integratd circuit, the cornerstone of modern electronics.) |
Simon Ramo(For basic contributions to microwave electronics, and imaginative technical leadership in making large electronic systems available to the country for defense and civilian uses.) |
Earl Parker(For contributions profoundly influencing materials engineering through research in flow and fracture, and for his development of new alloys with unusual combinations of strength and toughness) |
Morris Cohen(For original research and advancement of knowledge of the physical and mechanical metallurgy of iron and steel, and especially for his work on the martensitic transformation in the hardening of steel.) |
Peter Carl Goldmark(For contributions to the development of the communication sciences for education, entertainment, culture and human service.) |
Erwin Wilhelm Müller(For his invention of the field-emission microscope, the field-ion microscope, and the atom-probe microscope, which helped to resolve the atomic structures of solids.) |
Manson Benedict(For inspired and ingenious leadership in the development of gaseous diffision plants for uranium isotope separation, and for his role in creating the discipline of nuclear engineering.) |
William Henry Pickering(For his leadership of the exploration of the planets of the solar system and his personal contributions to the theory and practice of soft planetary landings and collection of data from deep space.) |
Frederick Terman(For his principal role in creating modern electronics and his ability to document his knowledge so that it could be effectively communicated to his many students who now populate the worlds of industry, academia, and public service.) |
Wernher von Braun(For his work in making the liquid-fuel rocket a practical launch vehicle and for individual contributions to a series of advanced space vehicles, culminating in the Saturn series that made the Apollo program possible.) |
Rudolf Kompfner(For his invention of the traveling-wave tube and for major contributions to communication satellites and to optical communications.) |
Ralph Brazelton Peck(For his development of the science and art of subsurface engineering, combining the contributions of the sciences of geology and soil mechanics with the practical art of foundation design.) |
Abel Wolman(For significant improvements in the environment and in the health and prosperity of large populations through the development of better water supply and wastewater systems for cities, regions, and entire nations.) |
Harold Eugene Edgerton(For his vision and creativity in pioneering the field of stroboscopic photography and for his many inventions of instruments for exploring the great depths of the oceans.) |
Richard T. Whitcomb(For his discoveries and inventions in aerodynamics which have provided and will continue to provide substantial improvements in the speed, range and payload of a major portion of high-performance aircraft produced throughout the country.) |
George Mueller(For his many individual contributions to the design of the Apollo system, including the planning and interpretation of a large array of advanced experiments necessary to insure the success of this venture into a new and little known environment.) |
Jack Kilby(For original conceptions and valuable contributions in the production and application of integrated circuits.) |
J. Presper Eckert(For pioneering and containuing contributions in creating, developing, and improving the high-speed electronic digital computer.) |
Nathan M. Newmark(For contributions to the development of powerful and widely used methods for analyzing complex structural components and assemblies under a variety of conditions of loading.) |
Edwin H. Land(For many discoveries and inventions in the field of polarized light, rapid photography, including quick processing of the final photograph, for the development of a unique theory of color vision, and for contributions to national defense.) |
Igor Sikorsky(For pioneering in the development of multi-engined aircraft, both land and sea planes, and for developing the helicopter as a useful and important device of aerial transportation.) |
Claude Shannon(For brilliant contributions to the mathematical theories of communications and information processing and for his early and continuing impact on the development of these disciplines.) |
Hugh Latimer Dryden(For contributions as an engineer, administrator, and civil servant for one-half century to aeronautics and astronautics which have immesurably supported the Nation's preeminence in space.) |
Kelly Johnson(For bold innovations in the use of materials and in the design of aircraft of unusual configurations that pioneered new vistas for the possibility of flight.) |
Warren K. Lewis(For contributions as a scientist, teacher, and inventor who as the leader of modern chemical engineering has made the American chemical industry preeminent in the world.) |
Othmar Ammann(For a half-century of distinguished leadership in the design of great bridges which combine beauty and utility with bold engineering concept and method.) |
Charles Stark Draper(For [his] innumerable imaginative engineering achievements which met urgent National needs of instrumentation, control, and guidance in aeronautics and astronautics.) |
Vannevar Bush(For his distinguished achievements in electrical engineering, in the technology of computing machines, in the effective coupling of the physical and life sciences; and in his mobilizing science, engineering and education in enduring ways in the service of the Nation.) |
John Robinson Pierce(For his outstanding contributions to communications theory, electron optics and travelling wave tubes, and for the analysis leading to world-wide radio communications using artificial earth satellites.) |
Theodore von Kármán(For his leadership in the science and engineering basic to aeronautics; for his effective teaching and related contributions in many fields of mechanics, for his distinguished counsel to the Armed Services, and for his promoting international cooperation in science and engineering.) |
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