Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal
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The Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal is awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
"in recognition of excellence in published research on marine or freshwater algae." It has been awarded every three years since 1979.
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
"in recognition of excellence in published research on marine or freshwater algae." It has been awarded every three years since 1979.
List of Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal winners
- 2009: Arthur R. Grossman
- 2006: Sabeeha Merchant
- 2003: Sarah P. Gibbs
- 2000: Shirley W. Jeffrey
- 1997: Isabella A. AbbottIsabella AbbottIsabella Aiona Abbott , was an educator and ethnobotanist from Hawaii.The first native Hawaiian woman to receive a PhD in science,she became the leading expert on Pacific algae.-Early life:...
- 1994: Elisabeth Gantt
- 1991: Jean-David Rochaix
- 1988: Ruth SagerRuth SagerRuth Sager was an eminent American geneticist. Sager enjoyed two scientific careers. Her first was in the 1950s and 1960s when she pioneered the field of cytoplasmic genetics...
- 1985: Richard C. Starr
- 1982: Luigi Provasoli
- 1979: William R. Taylor
External links
- Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal National Academy of Sciences web site