
The Franklin Institute is pleased to announce The Franklin Institute Awards Class of 2023!
Please join us in congratulating our newest laureates for their remarkable achievements during
The Franklin Institute Awards Week — April 24–27, 2023.
University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota
For fundamental advances in high-precision methods for dating geologic records of climate change, leading to a more detailed understanding of the earth’s climate system over the past million years.
University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For transformative innovations in engineering novel materials that interact with electromagnetic waves in unprecedented ways, with broad applications in ultrafast computing and communication technologies.
Merck & Co., Inc., Retired | Kenilworth, New Jersey | General Catalyist | New York, New York
For his distinguished tenure leading Merck & Co., one of the world’s most innovative healthcare companies, including driving breakthrough developments in immuno-oncology, and for his authoritative voice for social equity and expanded access to quality affordable healthcare in underserved communities.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts
For seminal contributions to computer programming languages and methodology, enabling the implementation of reliable, reusable programs.
University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland
For pioneering the advancement and application of knowledge at the intersections among infrastructure, environment, public health, and equity through groundbreaking research on transportation systems and climate-related hazards.
Stanford University | Stanford, California
For groundbreaking research elucidating fundamental properties of matter and energy by using ultracold atoms and their interactions with light.
Stanford University | Stanford, California
For fundamental studies of the dynamics of chemical reactions, including the development of techniques to observe molecules as they react.