The Recipients of the 2006 National Medals of Science and Technology

Both the 2005 and 2006 Medals of Science and Technology will be
presented by President Bush to the Laureates during a White House awards
ceremony on Friday, July 27, 2007.

The National Medal of Science honors individuals for pioneering
scientific research in a range of fields, including physical,
biological, mathematical, social, behavioral, and engineering sciences,
that enhances our understanding of the world and leads to innovations
and technologies that give the United States its global economic edge.
The National Science Foundation administers the award, which was
established by Congress in 1959. For more information about the National
Medal of Science visit www.nsf.gov/nsb/awards/nms/medal.htm

The 2006 National Medal of Science Laureates:

Hyman Bass - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Marvin H. Caruthers - University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Rita R. Colwell - University of Maryland, Bethesda, MD

Peter B. Dervan - California Institute of Technology, San Marino, CA

Nina V. Fedoroff - Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

Daniel Kleppner - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
of Belmont, MA

Robert S. Langer - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
of Newton, MA

Lubert Stryer - Stanford University, Stanford, CA

The National Medal of Technology honors America's leading innovators.
The award is given to individuals, teams, and/or companies/divisions for
their outstanding contributions to the nation's economic, environmental
and social well-being through the development and commercialization of
technology products, processes and concepts; technological innovation;
and development of the Nation's technological manpower. The Department
of Commerce administers the award, which was established by an act of
Congress in 1980. For more information about the National Medal of
Technology visit: http://www.technology.gov/medal/

The 2006 National Medal of Technology Laureates:

Leslie A. Geddes - Purdue University, Lafayette, IN

Paul G. Kaminski - Technovation, Inc., Fairfax Station, VA

Herwig W. Kogelnik - Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs (Murray Hill, NJ) of Fair
Haven, NJ

Charles M. Vest-formerly of Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Cambridge, MA) of Arlington, VA

James E. West - The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), of
Plainfield, NJ

Note: The recipients of the 2005 National Medals of Science and
Technology were announced on May 29 and June 12, 2007, respectively.