NAS Award for Initiatives in Research

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The National Academy of Science Award for Initiatives in Research was wstablished by AT&T Bell Laboratories in honor of William O. Baker and is supported by Lucent Technologies. It is awarded to recognize innovative young scientists and to encourage research likely to lead toward new capabilities for human benefit. The award is to be given to a citizen of the United States, preferably no older than 35 years of age. The field of presentation rotates among the physical sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Scheduled for presentation in 2008 in the area of computational science and applied mathematics.

Recipients:

Shanhui Fan (2007, optical science)

David Goldhaber-Gordon (2006, condensed matter/materials science)

Ronald Fedkiw (2005, computational science/applied mathematics )

Yoel Fink (2004, condensed matter/materials science)

David R. Karger (2003, algorithms and computation)

Deborah S. Jin (2002, quantum electronics)

Jon M. Kleinberg (2001, computational science/applied mathematics)

Kenneth A. Farley (2000, geochemistry/geophysics)

Jennifer A. Doudna (1999, biomedical science)

Arthur W. Lupia (1998, social and political sciences)

Matthew P. A. Fisher (1997, condensed matter physics)

Christopher Stubbs (1996, astrophysics)

Thomas D. Albright (1995, systems neuroscience)

Joanne Chory (1994, plant molecular biology)

R. Eric Betzig (1993, physics)

Alice P. Gast (1992, chemical engineering)

Sangtae Kim (1992, chemical engineering )

Noam D. Elkies (1991, mathematics)

James G. Fujimoto (1990, quantum electronics)

Wayne H. Knox (1990, quantum electronics)

John K. Ousterhout (1989, engineering)

Marc L. Mansfield (1988, applied polymer chemistry and physics)

Jeremy Nathans (1987, genetics)

David R. Nelson (1986, materials science)

Steven E. Lindow (1985, applied biology)

Robert E. Tarjan (1984, computer science and engineering)

Stephen M. Kosslyn (1983, behavioral and social sciences)

Kerry E. Sieh (1982, geochemistry/geophysics)

Gary D. Patterson (1981, polymer science)