2017 Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony & Dinner

Fish & Richardson is proud to be a sponsor of the 2017 Franklin Institute Awards Ceremony & Dinner on Thursday, May 4, in Philadelphia, PA.

As one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious awards galas, this annual black tie event celebrates the most talented scientists, engineers, inventors, and innovators from across the globe. This year,eight pioneerswill join the luminaries who came before them in the Franklin Institute’s legacy of honoring the great minds of the past two centuries. The awardees are listed below.

The Franklin Institute
222 North 20th St., Philadelphia, PA
Thursday, May 4, 2017, 6:00PM - 11:00PM ET

Claude Lorius
2017 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Mitsuo Sawamoto
2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry

Michael I. Posner
2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science

Nick Holonyak, Jr.
2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering

Douglas C. Wallace
2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science

Mildred S. Dresselhaus
2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Materials Science and Engineering

Marvin L. Cohen
2017 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics

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