Title:

Knox Taylor Professor of Geosciences

Affiliation:

Princeton University

Princeton,New Jersey  USA

Gender:

Male

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

2002

Citation:

"For his development of the theories of plate tectonics and of deep mantle plumes, which revolutionized our understanding of the geological forces that control the earth’s crust and deep interior and consequently influence the evolution of the earth’s life and climate."

Presented by President George W. Bush at a White House East Room ceremony on November 6, 2003.