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Year
2015
Subject
Life Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute │ The Rockefeller University │ New York, New York
Citation
For her contributions to neurobiology that have led to major discoveries elucidating the relationship between genes, neurons, neural circuits, and behavior.
Year
2015
Subject
Electrical Engineering
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Syracuse University │ Syracuse, New York
Citation
For pioneering an electromagnetic modeling method for accurate simulation, design, and optimization of radio wave antennas and devices, enabling advances in communications, radar imaging, and target recognition.
Year
2015
Subject
Leadership
Award
Bower Award for Business Leadership
Affiliation
Huntsman Corporation │ Salt Lake City, Utah
Citation
For his innovative leadership in founding the Huntsman Corporation and building it into one of the world's preeminent chemical companies; and for his global leadership in philanthropy, with a special focus on cancer research and treatment in support of some of the highest-impact developments towards curing cancer.
Year
2015
Subject
Physics
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
University of Pennsylvania │ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Citation
With Eugene Mele and Shoucheng Zhang, for their groundbreaking theoretical contributions leading to the discovery of a new class of materials called topological insulators, and for their prediction of specific compounds exhibiting the novel properties expected of these new materials.
Year
2015
Subject
Mechanical Engineering
Award
Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science
Affiliation
KU Leuven │ Leuven, Belgium
Citation
For his pioneering research in additive manufacturing (3D printing), which led to many technological innovations and several global companies. His work has inspired further research, enabled the creation of many patents, and built the foundation for others’ businesses.
Year
2015
Subject
Chemistry
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology │ Cambridge, Massachusetts
Citation
For his pioneering research on the role of metal atoms in biology and medicine, including the study of platinum anticancer drugs and of the structure and function of an enzyme that allows microbes to live on natural gas.
Year
2015
Subject
Earth and Environmental Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Program in Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University │ Princeton, New Jersey
Citation
For his pioneering research on the sensitivity of Earth’s climate to increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and his development of global climate models, which have led to fundamental advances in the understanding of climate variability and to methods for predicting future climate change.
Year
2015
Subject
Physics
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
University of Pennsylvania │ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania │ Visiting Professor, Loughborough University │ Loughborough, United Kingdom
Citation
With Charles Kane and Shoucheng Zhang, for their groundbreaking theoretical contributions leading to the discovery of a new class of materials called topological insulators, and for their prediction of specific compounds exhibiting the novel properties expected of these new materials.
Year
2015
Subject
Computer and Cognitive Science
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery, Georgetown University │ Washington, D.C.
Citation
For her contributions to understanding the nature of human language, including the acquisition of spoken and visual language in both typically developing children and those developing in atypical environments; to characterizing critical periods for language learning; and to improving methods for language recovery after damage to the brain.
Year
2015
Subject
Physics
Award
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Affiliation
Stanford University │ Stanford, California
Citation
With Charles Kane and Eugene Mele, for their groundbreaking theoretical contributions leading to the discovery of a new class of materials called topological insulators, and for their prediction of specific compounds exhibiting the novel properties expected of these new materials.



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.