Awards

The Academy presents a number of awards, spanning a wide range of scientific disciplines, to recognize outstanding achievements in science.

Announcements:

Awards to be presented in 2010
*indicates award for young investigators
nominations were accepted until September 15, 2009 and are now closed.
Exceptions are noted below.
how to nominate

Alexander Agassiz Medal (Oceanography)

Arctowski Medal (solar physics)
Deadline extended to October 23

John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science (physics)

Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics

Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal (medical sciences)

National Academy of Sciences Award in Aeronautical Engineering

National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences

National Academy of Sciences Award in Early Earth and Life Sciences
Deadline extended to October 23

National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research* (numerical methods)
For citizens of the USA, preferably under the age of 35.

National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology*
For citizens of the USA age 45 and younger.

National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences

National Academy of Sciences Award for Scientific Reviewing (geosciences)

National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal

Troland Research Awards* (psychology: two awards)
For researchers age 40 and younger. 

G. K. Warren Prize (fluviatile geology)

James Craig Watson Medal (astronomy)

2009 National Academy of Sciences Awards Recipients
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