| The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is an honor granted by the President of the United States to American inventors and innovators who have made significant contributions to the development of new and important technology. The award may be granted to a specific person, to a group of people or to an entire organization or corporation. It is the highest honor the United States can confer to a US citizen for achievements related to technological progress. |
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2011 National Medals Ceremony |
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Check all the Awards, Winners and Nominations for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation since 1985.
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National Medal of Technology and Innovation2011Check all the winners of 2011 National Medal of Technology and Innovation.(Click on the Award Name or Winner name to get list of all awards/winners) |
Frances Arnold(For pioneering research on biofuels and chemicals that could lead to the replacement of pollution-generating materials.) |
George Carruthers(For invention of the Far UV Electrographic Camera, which significantly improved our understanding of space and earth science.) |
Robert S. Langer(For inventions and discoveries that led to the development of controlled drug release systems, engineered tissues, angiogenesis inhibitors, and new biomaterials.) |
Norman McCombs(For the development and commercialization of pressure swing adsorption oxygen-supply systems with a wide range of medical and industrial applications that have led to improved health and substantially reduced health care costs) |
Gholam A. Peyman(For invention of the LASIK surgical technique, and for developing the field of intraocular drug administration and expanding the field of retinal surgery.) |
Arthur H. Rosenfeld(For extraordinary leadership in the development of energy-efficient building technologies and related standards and policies.) |
Jan Vil?ek(For pioneering work on interferons and key contributions to the development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies.) |
Samuel E. Blum, Rangaswamy Srinivasan, James Wynne(For the pioneering discovery of excimer laser ablative photodecomposition of human and animal tissue, laying the foundation for PRK and LASIK, laser refractive surgical techniques that have revolutionized vision enhancement.) |
BBN Technologies(For sustained innovation through the engineering of first-of-a-kind, practical systems in acoustics, signal processing, and information technology.) |
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