AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize

The AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize is awarded by The American Association for the Advancement of Science for public servants, recognized for sustained exceptional contributions to advancing science or scientists, whose career has been distinguished both for scientific achievement and for other notable services to the scientific community. The prize is named after nuclear physicist Philip Abelson.The award consists of an engraved medallion and an honorarium of $5,000.^[1]

Year	Recipient	References
1990	George E. Brown, Jr
1991	Bentley Glass
1992	John H. Gibbons
1993	Harvey Brooks
1994	Frank Press
1995	William O. Baker
1996	D. Allan Bromley
1997	Peter H. Raven
1998	Mary L. Good
1999	Neal F. Lane
2000	Leon M. Lederman
2001	Norman E. Borlaug
2002	Vernon J. Ehlers
2003	Norman P. Neureiter
2004	Maxine Frank Singer
2005	Norman R. Augustine
2006	Charles M. Vest
2007	Burton Richter
2008	Richard A. Meserve
2009	Francis S. Collins
2010	Rush Holt	[2]
2011	Shirley Ann Jackson	[3]
2012	Anita K. Jones	[4][5]
2013	Lewis M. Branscomb	[6]
2014	Bruce Alberts
2015	Eric Lander	[7]
2016	Ioannis Miaoulis
2018	Arthur Bienenstock
2019	Cato T. Laurencin
2020	Chad Mirkin
2021	Anthony S. Fauci

See also

• AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy
• AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility
• AAAS Prize for Behavioral Science Research
• Newcomb Cleveland Prize

References

1. "Philip Hauge Abelson Award | AAAS - the World's Largest General Scientific Society". Archived from the original on 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
2. "2010 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Award Presented to the Honorable Rush Holt, Ph.D., for Supporting Science in Congress". HighBeam Research. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
3. "Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Shirley Ann Jackson to Receive American Association for the Advancement of Science's 2011 Philip Hauge Abelson Award". newswise.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
4. Borowski, Susan (February 28, 2013). "Anita K. Jones, pioneer in computer science". membercentral.aaas.org. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
5. Pinholster, Ginger (5 February 2013). "Anita K. Jones Wins 2012 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Award". aaas.org. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
6. "2013 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize Presented to Lewis M. Branscomb". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
7. "2015 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize Presented to Eric S. Lander of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard". AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. Retrieved 2016-02-13.