Tobin Marks Awarded 2005 National Medal of Science by President Bush

31 May 2007

Tobin Marks Awarded 2005 National Medal of Science by President Bush

Congratulations to Professor Tobin J. Marks, who on May 29, 2007 was one of only eight scientists awarded the 2005 National Medal of Science by President George W. Bush.

The National Medal of Science was established by the 86th Congress in 1959 as a Presidential Award to be given to individuals "deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences." In 1980 Congress expanded this recognition to include the social and behavioral sciences. The National Science Foundation administers the award; for more information about the National Medal of Science please visit www.nsf.gov/nsb/awards/nms/medal.htm.

A Committee of 12 scientists and engineers is appointed by the President to evaluate the nominees for the award. Since its establishment, the National Medal of Science has been awarded to 425 distinguished scientists and engineers whose careers spanned decades of research and development. The recipients database from 1962 to the present can be searched at www.nsf.gov/od/nms/recipients.cfm.