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Save the Date for the 2023 Awards Ceremony & Dinner
April 27, 2023 
 

Since 1824, The Franklin Institute of Philadelphia has honored the legacy of Benjamin Franklin by presenting awards for outstanding achievements in science, engineering, and industry. As the oldest comprehensive science and technology awards program in the United States, The Franklin Institute Awards Program has recognized more than 2,000 of the most pioneering scientists, engineers, inventors, and innovators from across the globe. Its history documents the course of human discovery and advancement through the past two centuries—from the diesel engine to the Mars rover, from the typewriter to the cell phone, and from x-ray technology to genome editing. Previous laureates include Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Pierre and Marie Curie, Max Planck, Orville Wright, Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ruth Patrick, Jacques Cousteau, Stephen Hawking, Martin Rees, Gordon Moore, Shuji Nakamura, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Blackburn, Bill Gates, Jim West and Gerhard Sessler, Cornelia Bargmann, John Goodenough, Jim Allison, and Frances Arnold. The Franklin Institute Awards presents the Benjamin Franklin Medals, the Benjamin Franklin NextGen Award, the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science, and the Bower Award for Business Leadership.

2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal

R. Lawrence Edwards, Ph.D.
R. Lawrence Edwards Ph.D.
Subject: Earth and Environmental Science
2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal
Nader Engheta, Ph.D.
Nader Engheta Ph.D.
Subject: Electrical Engineering
2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal
Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D.
Elaine Fuchs Ph.D.
Subject: Life Science
2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal
Philip Kim, Ph.D.
Philip Kim Ph.D.
Subject: Physics
2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal
Barbara H. Liskov, Ph.D.
Barbara H. Liskov Ph.D.
Subject: Computer and Cognitive Science
2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal
Richard N. Zare, Ph.D.
Richard N. Zare Ph.D.
Subject: Chemistry
2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal

2023 Bower Award for Business Leadership

Kenneth C. Frazier
Kenneth C. Frazier
Subject: Leadership
2023 Bower Award for Business Leadership

2023 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science

Deb Niemeier, P.E., Ph.D., NAE
Deb Niemeier P.E., Ph.D., NAE
Subject: Civil and Mechanical Engineering
2023 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science

2023 Benjamin Franklin NextGen Award

Monika Schleier-Smith, Ph.D.
Monika Schleier-Smith Ph.D.
Subject: Physics
2023 Benjamin Franklin NextGen Award