Title:

Francis Boyer Chair of Limnology

Affiliation:

Academy of Natural Sciences

1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Philadelphia,Pennsylvania 19103 USA

Gender:

Female

Year Deceased:

2013

Award Discipline:

Biological Sciences

Award Year:

1996

Citation:

"For her algal research, particularly the ecology and paleoecology of diatoms, and for elucidating the importance of biodiversity of aquatic life in ascertaining the natural condition of rivers and the effects of pollution."

Awarded by President Clinton in a White House ceremony on July 26, 1996.