2012 Laureates

Louis E Brus

Louis E. Brus, Ph.D.
The 2012 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science

John Chambers

John Chambers
The 2012 Bower Award for Business Leadership

Vladimir Vapnik, Ph.D.

Vladimir Vapnik, Ph.D.
The 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science

Lonnie G. Thompson, Ph.D.

Lonnie G. Thompson, Ph.D.
The 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Science

Ellen Stone Mosley-Thompson, Ph.D.

Ellen Stone Mosley-Thompson, Ph.D.
The 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Science

Jerry Nelson

Jerry Nelson, Ph.D.
The 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering

Sean Carroll

Sean B. Carroll, Ph.D.
The 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science

Zvi Hashin

Zvi Hashin, Ph.D.
The 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering

Rashid Sunyaev

Rashid Sunyaev, D.Sc.
The 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics

  

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