Awards

Previous NAS Award Recipient Receives Shaw Prize

2022 Alexander Hollaender Award in Biophysics recipient, Wolfgang P. Baumeister has received The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine.

Baumeister is being honored for his pioneering development and use of cryogenic-electron tomography (cryo-ET), an imaging technique that enables three-dimensional visualisation of biological samples, including proteins, macromolecular complexes, and cellular compartments as they exist in their natural cellular settings. Read more about his prize-winning contributions here.

2026 Awards: Call for Nominations

Nominations are now being accepted for the NAS Awards to be presented in 2026. Awards will be presented in a variety of fields including artificial intelligence, the physics of the Earth, computer science, mathematics, psychological and cognitive sciences, and more.

The Awards Program recognizes outstanding contributions to science and encourages innovative research. Unless otherwise specified, preference will be given to early-career scientists and those whose work hasn’t been recognized by other large prizes or awards.

Nominations will be accepted online through Monday, October 6, 2025.

Awards Listing

Since 1886, the National Academy of Sciences has honored more than 1,000 individuals in the physical, biological, and social sciences through its awards program.