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Year
2009
Subject
Life Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania
Citation
For his groundbreaking contributions to our mechanistic understanding of enzymes, and for helping to unravel the complexities of the enzymes involved in DNA replication.
Year
2004
Subject
Life Science
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, California
Citation
For his pioneering discoveries that both founded and greatly advanced the field of neurogenetics, thereby transforming our understanding of the brain.
Year
2013
Subject
Earth and Environmental Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Yale University |
New Haven, Connecticut
Citation
For deepening our understanding of the Earth system through studies of the chemistry of geologic processes and their influence on the atmosphere and oceans.
Year
2007
Subject
Chemistry
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts
Citation
For his pioneering achievements in developing the chemical analysis tool of mass spectrometry and using it to determine the structure of complex molecules of biological and medical interest.
Year
2005
Subject
Life Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco, California
Citation
For her advancements in understanding how the cell preserves the ends of chromosomes--telomeres--while replicating its DNA. Her breakthroughs in understanding the protective role of telomeres have increased our understanding of aging and cancer.
Year
2016
Subject
Physics
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
NASA Ames Research Center │ Moffett Field, California
Citation
For his vision and perseverance in developing techniques for measuring the brightness of stars to unprecedented accuracy, and for providing the scientific leadership for NASA’s Kepler space mission, which discovered thousands of planetary systems and demonstrated that Earth-sized exoplanets are as common as stars.
Year
1997
Subject
Life Science
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania │ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation
For ways to understand the activity and function of genes through the development of methods to transfer genes into animals.
Year
2008
Subject
Earth and Environmental Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Columbia University | New York, New York
Citation
For pioneering research leading to an understanding of the ocean's influence on climate change. His work led to the successful development of a comprehensive picture of ocean circulation and its role in both past and future environmental change.
Year
1996
Subject
Computer and Cognitive Science
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
University of North Carolina
Citation
For defining a concept of computer architecture.
Year
2012
Subject
Chemistry
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
Columbia University |
New York, New York
Citation
For his seminal discoveries and scientific leadership, which have made semiconductor nanocrystals, their synthesis, characterization, and theory a cornerstone of modern chemistry.
Year
1990
Subject
Leadership
Award
Bower Award for Business Leadership
Affiliation
Johnson and Johnson
Citation
For management and public service.
Year
1992
Subject
Life Science
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Citation
For establishment of a virus-cancer link in Burkitt's lymphoma.
Year
2002
Subject
Materials Science
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
National Institute of Standards and Technology | Gaithersburg, Maryland
Citation
For profound contributions to the understanding of the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transformations. His lifelong dedication to understanding materials has inspired generations of scientists and engineers to develop new materials based on his groundbreaking theories.
Year
1997
Subject
Life Science
Award
Franklin
Affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Utah
Citation
For genetic engineering and gene replacement.
Notes:
- "Franklin" Medals are not the same as "Benjamin Franklin" Medals. The Benjamin Franklin Medal was initiated in 1998 to represent the combined legacies of several historic medals, including the Franklin Medal.
- The Scott Medal is awarded by the City of Philadelphia. Prior to 1920, the Institute's Committee on Science and the Arts selected the medalists and the Scott Medals were presented on Awards Day at The Franklin Institute.
- For more information about The Franklin Institute Awards program, contact the Awards Program Director at awards@fi.edu.