President Bush bestowed the 2001 National Medal of Science and the 2001 National Medal of Technology on 15 and 5 winners, respectively, in a ceremony last month in the White House East Room. The medals are the nation’s highest science and technology awards.

Including the 15 recipients for 2001, the National Medal of Science, which is administered by NSF, has been presented to 401 scientists and engineers since 1959. Among the recipients of the 2001 award are six winners who were acknowledged for their work in physics-related fields.

Andreas Acrivos received the medal for his “pioneering research in fluid mechanics, leadership in the fluid mechanics and chemical engineering communities, editorial initiative with the Physics of Fluids, and mentoring several generations of engineering scientists.” He is the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Engineering, emeritus, at the City College of the City University of New York.

Marvin L. Cohen,...

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