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Year
1903
Subject
Engineering
Award
Scott - on behalf of the City of Philadelphia
Year
1985
Subject
Engineering
Award
Cresson
Affiliation
University of Chicago
Citation
For the application of mass spectroscopy to geoscience research.
Year
2006
Subject
Civil Engineering
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California
Citation
For revolutionizing engineering and scientific computation and engineering design methods through his formulation and development of the finite element method, and for his innovative leadership in applying the method to the field of earthquake engineering with special emphasis on the seismic performance of dams.
Year
1985
Subject
Life Science
Award
Potts
Affiliation
University of Edinburgh
Citation
For crystallography of biological compounds.
Year
2000
Subject
Computer and Cognitive Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights | Yorktown Heights, New York
Citation
For the development of reduced instruction set computing (RISC), which has led to a revolution in computer architecture.
Year
1991
Subject
Leadership
Award
Fahrney
Affiliation
University of Maryland
Citation
For leadership in scientific research.
Year
1984
Subject
Engineering
Award
Clamer
Affiliation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Citation
For research on fatigue of metals.
Year
2017
Subject
Physics
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory │Berkeley, California
Citation
For making possible atomic-scale calculations of the properties of materials so detailed that new materials and their mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties can be predicted in agreement with experiments.
Year
1987
Subject
Life Science
Award
Franklin
Affiliation
Vanderbilt University
Citation
For discovery, characterization, and elucidation of the biological roles of epidermal growth factors and subsequent work on its cellular receptors.
Year
1975
Subject
Life Science
Award
Cresson
Year
1968
Subject
Engineering
Award
Wetherill
Year
1926
Subject
Physics
Award
Levy



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.