The Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest is given annually by Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It was created through a gift of the family to honor the memory of William Nierenberg. The prize includes a bronze medal and $25,000.
The award is named for William Nierenberg (1919–2000), a renowned national science leader who served the Scripps Institution of Oceanography as director from 1965 to 1986. The recipient of numerous awards and honors for professional research and public service, Nierenberg was a leading expert in several fields of underwater research and warfare, and was known for his work in low-energy nuclear physics.
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2001: E. O. Wilson 2002: Walter Cronkite 2003: Jane Lubchenco 2004: Dame Jane Goodall 2005: Sir David Attenborough 2006: Gordon Moore 2007: John Craig Venter 2008: James E. Hansen 2009: Richard Dawkins 2010: Ira Flatow 2012: Daniel Pauly 2013: James Cameron 2014: Michael Pollan 2015: Lord Martin Rees 2017: Charles Bolden 2018: Svante Pääbo 2019: Jennifer Doudna 2021: Warren Washington 2022: Jesse H. Ausubel 2023: Katalin Karikó 2024: Jeffrey I. Gordon 2026: France A. Córdova
See also
List of general science and technology awards
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