2008 Award Laureates Announced

Takeo Kanade, Ph.D.

Takeo Kanade
The 2008 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science

 Frederick W. Smith

Frederick Smith
The 2008 Bower Award for Business Leadership
Albert Eschenmoser, Dr.sc.nat.

Albert Eschenmoser
The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry

 Deborah S. Jin, Ph.D.

Deborah Jin
The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics
Judea Pearl, Ph.D.

Judea Pearl
The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science

 Arun G. Phadke, Ph.D.

Arun Phadke
The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering
Arun G. Phadke, Ph.D.

James Thorp
The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering

 Victor R. Ambros, Ph.D.

Victor Ambros
The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science
Gary Ruvkun, Ph.D.

Gary Ruvkun
The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science

 David Baulcombe, Ph.D., FRS

David Baulcombe
The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science
Wallace S. Broecker, Ph.D.

Wallace Broecker
The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Science

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