National Medal of Science awards for Physics

National Medal of Science for Physics Awarded

National Medal of Science Awarded

About	Subject	Year	Location
Burton Richter Burton Richter is a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist. He was born on 22 March 1931 in New York, the elder child of Abraham and Fanny Richter. He received his B.S. and..	Physics	2014	New York City New York United States
Burton Richter Burton Richter (born March 22, 1931) is a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist. He led the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) team which co-discovered the J/? meson in 1974, alongsi..	Physics	2014	Brooklyn New York United States
Sean Solomon Sean Carl Solomon (born 1945) is the director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, where he is also the William B. Ransford Professor of Earth and Planetary Scienc..	Physics	2014	Los Angeles California United States
Sylvester James Gates Sylvester James Gates, Jr. known as S. James Gates, Jr, or Jim Gates, is an American theoretical physicist, known for work onsupersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. Gates was bo..	Physics	2013	Tampa Florida United States
Sidney Drell Sidney Drell is an American theoretical physicist and arms control expert. He is a professor emeritus at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and a fellow at the&#..	Physics	2011	Atlantic City New Jersey United States
Sidney David Drell Sidney David Drell is an American theoretical physicist and arms control expert. He is a professor emeritus at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) and senior fell..	Physics	2011	Atlantic City New Jersey United States
Sandra Moore Faber Sandra Moore Faber is a University Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and works at the Lick Observatory. She has made impo..	Physics	2011	Boston Massachusetts United States
Yakir Aharonov Yakir Aharonov is an Israeli physicist specializing in quantum physics. He is a Professor of Theoretical Physics and the James J. Farley Professor of Natural Philosophy at Chapman University..	Physics	2009	Palestine Arkansas United States
Esther Marley Conwell Esther Marley Conwell was a pioneering American physicist who studied properties of semiconductors and organic conductors, especially transport. She is best known for her w..	Physics	2009	New York City New York United States
Warren M. Washington Warren M. Washington is an American atmospheric scientist, a former chair of the National Science Board, and currently senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospher..	Physics	2009	Portland Oregon United States