The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Jerrold Meinwald
Title:
Professor Emeritus
Affiliation:
Cornell University
Olin Chemistry Research Wing, Room 582
Ithaca,New York 14853 USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2018
Award Discipline:
Chemistry
Award Year:
2012
Citation:
"For applying chemical principles and techniques to studies of plant and insect defense and communication, and for his seminal role in establishing chemical ecology as a core discipline important to agriculture, forestry, medicine, and environmental science."
Award presented by President Barack Obama at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on November 20, 2014.