Lonnie Thompson awarded the 2005 National Medal of Science
Friday, July 27, 2007
Lonnie Thompson, glaciologist and Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State University, was awarded the 2005 National Medal of Science. The Award is the highest honor that the United States can give to an American scientist. The 2005 and 2006 award winners for both the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology were given their medals during a ceremony led by President Bush on Friday July 27, 2007.
Thompson leads the Ice Core Paleoclimatology Group at BPRC along with his wife, Ellen Mosley-Thompson. The Byrd Polar Research Center congratulates Lonnie on this fine achievement!
"The National Science Foundation (NSF) administers the prestigious award program, which was established by Congress in 1959. It 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." [1]
- OSU Research News: Lonnie Thompson to receive National Medal of Science
- Do Something Great — OSU ad featuring Lonnie Thompson
- Video of the ceremony
- Transcript of the ceremony
- Ice Core Paleoclimatology Group
[1] National Science Foundation press release, July 17, 2007