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Lawrence Memorial Award, 2014</p></li> <li><img src="images/rotator/10-338-67-goldhaber-620px.jpg" /><p class="flex-caption"><strong>Maurice Goldhaber</strong>, National Medal of Science Winner, 1983</p></li> <li><img src="images/rotator/td-lee-620px.jpg" /><p class="flex-caption"><strong>T.D. Lee</strong>, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1957</p></li> <li><img src="images/rotator/d5740402-setlow-620px.jpg" /><p class="flex-caption"><strong>Richard Setlow</strong>, Enrico Fermi Award, 1988</p></li> </ul> </div> <h2>Recognized for Science Excellence</h2> <p>Brookhaven scientists and other researchers associated with the Laboratory鈥檚 world-class facilities have won numerous awards of national and international significance. The following listing includes only a few of the most prestigious awards won by Brookhaven scientists.</p> </div> <div class="grid_8"> <div id="RD100"> <a href="/about/awards/rd100.php"> <img src="images/rd100-ico-110px.png" alt="RD100 awards" /> <h3>See Brookhaven technologies which have won the prestigous R&D 100 Award</h3> </a> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="button reversed headButton"><a href="/newsroom/results.php?kw=award">See all</a></div> <h2>Recent Awards</h2> <ul class='articleSummaries'> <li class=''><a target='_top' href='https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=222124'><div class='thumbnail'><img onerror='this.src="/assets/global/images/unavailable-minipic.jpg";' src='/today/intra_pics/2024/10/ray-davis-550px.jpg' alt='Raymond Davis Jr. Fellowship graphic' /></div> <h3>Brookhaven Lab Launches Raymond Davis Jr. Fellowship for Early Career Scientists</h3> </a> <div class='clear'></div> <li class=''><a target='_top' href='https://www.bnl.gov/newsroom/news.php?a=121934'><div class='thumbnail'><img onerror='this.src="/assets/global/images/unavailable-minipic.jpg";' src='/today/intra_pics/2024/08/2024-08-05-2290-0032-550px.jpg' alt='A woman wears a white, short-sleeved shirt and a blue grounding band around her wrist designed to ne' /></div> <h3>Mary Bishai Named Distinguished Scientist Fellow</h3> </a> <div class='clear'></div> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="grid_8"> <img class="fwm fwd" alt="photo of Ray Davis Jr." src="images/ray-davis-293px.jpg" /> <p class="caption">Raymond Davis Jr., 2002 Nobel Prize winner</p> <h4>Nobel Prize in Physics</h4> <ul class="responsiveLinkList2"> <li><a href="http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/nobel/1957.php"><span class="noLink">1957</span>T.D. Lee* and C.N. Yang*</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/nobel/1976.php"><span class="noLink">1976</span>Samuel C.C. Ting*</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/nobel/1980.php"><span class="noLink">1980</span>James Cronin* and Val Fitch*</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/nobel/1988.php"><span class="noLink">1988</span>Leon Lederman*, Melvin Schwartz* and Jack Steinberger*</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/nobel/2002.php"><span class="noLink">2002</span>Raymond Davis Jr.</a></li> </ul> <h3>Enrico Fermi Award</h3> <ul> <li>1986 Ernest Courant and M. Stanley Livingston </li> <li>1987 Gerald Tape</li> <li>1988 Richard Setlow</li> <li>1998 Maurice Goldhaber</li> <li>2002 Raymond Davis Jr.</li> </ul> <h4>National Medal of Technology and Innovation</h4> <ul> <li>2009 Esther Takeuchi</li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_8"> <img class="fwm fwd" alt="photo of Joanna Fowler" src="images/joanna-fowler-293px.jpg" /> <p class="caption">Joanna Fowler, 2008 Nat'l Medal of Science winner</p> <h4>Nobel Prize in Chemistry</h4> <ul class="responsiveLinkList2"> <li><a href="http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/nobel/2003.php"><span class="noLink">2003</span>Roderick MacKinnon**</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/nobel/2009.php"><span class="noLink">2009</span>Venkatraman Ramakrishnan</a> </li> </ul> <h4>National Medal of Science</h4> <ul> <li>1965 Donald D. Van Slyke</li> <li>1983 Maurice Goldhaber</li> <li>2002 Raymond Davis Jr.</li> <li>2002 James Glimm ***</li> <li>2008 Joanna Fowler</li> </ul> <h4>Wolf Foundation Prize in Physics</h4> <ul> <li>1991 Maurice Goldhaber</li> <li>2000 Raymond Davis Jr.</li> </ul> <h4>Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research</h4> <ul> <li>1969 George Cotzias</li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_8 omega"> <img class="fwm fwd" alt="photo of William Studier" src="images/bill-studier-293px.jpg" /> <p class="caption">William Studier, 1977 E.O. Lawrence Award winner</p> <h4>Ernest Orlando Lawrence Memorial Award</h4> <ul> <li>1963 Herbert Kouts</li> <li>1964 Jacob Bigeleisen</li> <li>1970 Joseph Hendrie</li> <li>1977 F. William Studier</li> <li>1980 Nicholas Samios</li> <li>1980 Benno Schoenborn</li> <li>1981 Martin Blume</li> <li>1984 John Dunn</li> <li>1985 Betsy Sutherland</li> <li>1988 Joseph Wall</li> <li>1998 Joanna Fowler</li> <li>2014 Mei Bai</li> </ul> <h4>Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology</h4> <ul> <li>2024 F. William Studier</li> </ul> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="grid_16"> <h4>National Academy of Sciences</h4> <p>One of the greatest honors for an American scientist is to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The following active and retired BNL staff are members of the academy:</p> </div> <div class="grid_8"> <h4>Nat'l Academy of Engineering</h4> <p>The following Brookhaven staff are members of the National Academy of Engineering:</p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="grid_8"> <ul> <li>Jacob Bigeleisen</li> <li>Praveen Chaudhari</li> <li>Ernest Courant</li> <li>Eugene Cronkite</li> <li>Raymond Davis Jr.</li> <li>Joanna Fowler</li> <li>Gerhart Friedlander</li> <li>Gertrude Goldhaber</li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_8"> <ul> <li>Maurice Goldhaber</li> <li>Robert Palmer</li> <li>Nicholas Samios</li> <li>Richard Setlow</li> <li>Gen Shirane</li> <li>F. William Studier</li> <li>Norman Sutin</li> <li>Alfred Wolf</li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_8"> <ul> <li>Seymour Baron</li> <li>Praveen Chaudhari</li> <li>Joseph Hendrie</li> <li>Herbert Kouts</li> <li>Esther Takeuchi</li> <li>Warren Winsche</li> </ul> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="grid_24"> <p class="small">* Affiliated with Brookhaven National Laboratory at time of award<br /> ** Affiliated with Rockefeller University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute; used Brookhaven鈥檚 National Synchrotron Light Source for prize-winning research.<br /> *** Joint scientific staff appointment with Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University</p> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="topOfPage"><span class="fa fa-chevron-circle-up fa-lg topOfPageTrigger"></span></div> <div class="footer" id="footer" > <div class="container_24"> <div class="grid_6"> <h3 id="BNL">Brookhaven National Laboratory</h3> <p>PO Box 5000<br/> Upton, NY 11973-5000<br/> (631) 344-8000</p> <p><a id="contactUs" class="extrasmall white button" href="https://www.bnl.gov/contact-us/">Contact us</a></p> <ul class="socialMediaIcons"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BrookhavenLab" title="Follow Us on 𝕏"><i class="fa-brands fa-square-x-twitter fa-2x"></i></a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/brookhavenlab" title="Follow Us on Facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook-square fa-2x"></span></a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/brookhavenlab/" title="Follow Us on Instagram"><span class="fa fa-instagram fa-2x"></span></a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/brookhavenlab/" title="Follow Us on LinkedIn"><span class="fa fa-linkedin-square fa-2x"></span></a> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/BrookhavenLab" title="Follow Us on YouTube"><span class="fa fa-youtube-square fa-2x"></span></a> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/brookhavenlab/" title="Follow Us on Flickr"><span class="fa fa-flickr fa-2x"></span></a> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_3"> <ul class="linkList2"> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/science/">Our Science</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/about/">About</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/about/history/">History</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/about/org/">Leadership</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/visiting/">Visiting the Lab</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/siteindex/">Site Index</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/directory/">Staff Directory</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_3"> <ul class="linkList2"> <li><a target="_blank" href="https://jobs.bnl.gov/">Careers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/science/facilities.php">Facilities</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/guv/">Guest Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/partner/">Partnerships</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/ppm/">For Vendors</a></li> <li><a id="deptLink" href="javascript:void(0);">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/visiting/events/">Public Events</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_4"> <ul class="linkList2 lastList"> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/techtransfer/">Technology Licensing</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/externalaffairs/">Stakeholder Relations</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/education/">Students & Educators</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/about/sustainability/">Sustainability</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bnl.gov/privacy/">Privacy and Security Notice</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.energy.gov/vulnerability-disclosure-policy">Vulnerability Disclosure Program</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="grid_7 prefix_1"> <h3 id="BSA">Brookhaven Science Associates</h3> <p>Brookhaven Science Associates manages and operates Brookhaven National Laboratory on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science. 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