Contributions by scientists, engineers, and journalists were recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the world’s largest international general scientific societies, during a February awards ceremony in St. Louis, Missouri.
Norman R. Augustine, former chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corp in Bethesda, Maryland, won the 2005 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize. Augustine was cited “for his outstanding contributions to US science and technology policy, his unrelenting work to maintain US scientific and technological preeminence and his initiatives to strengthen the scientific partnerships between academia, industry and government.” He is a member of both the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the US Department of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council.
A 2004 Science paper showing the spin effects in semiconducting materials induced by electric fields along the length of the material has won the AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize, the oldest award conferred...
