AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize

The AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize is awarded by The American Association for the Advancement of Science for public servants, recognized for sustained exceptional contributions to advancing science or scientists, whose career has been distinguished both for scientific achievement and for other notable services to the scientific community. The prize is named after nuclear physicist Philip Abelson.The award consists of an engraved medallion and an honorarium of $5,000.

Recipients Year Recipient References1990George E. Brown, Jr1991Bentley Glass1992John H. Gibbons1993Harvey Brooks1994Frank Press1995William O. Baker1996D. Allan Bromley1997Peter H. Raven1998Mary L. Good1999Neal F. Lane2000Leon M. Lederman2001Norman E. Borlaug2002Vernon J. Ehlers2003Norman P. Neureiter2004Maxine Frank Singer2005Norman R. Augustine2006Charles M. Vest2007Burton Richter2008Richard A. Meserve2009Francis S. Collins2010Rush Holt2011Shirley Ann Jackson2012Anita K. Jones2013Lewis M. Branscomb2014Bruce Alberts2015Eric Lander2016Ioannis Miaoulis2018Arthur Bienenstock2019Cato T. Laurencin2020Chad Mirkin2021Anthony S. Fauci2022Margaret A. Hamburg2023Sekazi Kauze Mtingwa2024Joel R. Primack 2025Mary Woolley (scientist)2026Gilbert S. Omenn

See also AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility AAAS Prize for Behavioral Science Research Newcomb Cleveland Prize

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