The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
John W. Cahn
Title:
Fellow
Affiliation:
National Institute of Standards & Technology
Gaithersburg,Maryland 20877 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2016
Award Discipline:
Chemistry
Award Year:
1998
Citation:
"For his pioneering work on thermodynamics and kinetics of phase transitions and diffusion, on interfacial phenomena, and for his contributions to the understanding of periodic and quasi-periodic structures."
Presented by President William Jefferson Clinton at a White House (East Room) ceremony on Tuesday, April 27, 1999.