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Year
2013
Subject
Physics
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Harvard University |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Citation
For his many fundamental contributions to the development of the field of molecular astrophysics, which led to a better understanding of interstellar space, including the giant molecular clouds that are the birthplaces of stars and planets.
Year
2004
Subject
Leadership
Award
Bower Award for Business Leadership
Affiliation
FONAR Corporation | Melville, New York
Citation
For his development and commercialization of magnetic resonance imaging used in clinical applications, which has transformed the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Year
2000
Subject
Mechanical Engineering
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Danby Powell Maglev Technology Corporation
Citation
With James Powell, for the invention of a novel repulsive magnetically-levitated train system using superconducting magnets and subsequent work in the field.
Year
2006
Subject
Chemistry
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Columbia University | New York, New York
Citation
For his achievements in synthetic organic chemistry, particularly for the development of methods for preparing complex substances found in nature, and their emerging applications in the field of cancer treatment.
Year
2022
Subject
Electrical Engineering
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
University of Southern California│ Los Angeles, California
Citation
With Russell D. Dupuis, for pioneering the technology that provides the materials quality and ultra-precision required for many device components central to modern life, including LEDs, transistors, lasers, and high-performance solar cells.
Year
2011
Subject
Electrical Engineering
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Duke University |
Durham, North Carolina
Citation
For fundamental discoveries in the field of compact representations of data, leading to efficient image compression as used in digital photography.
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.