The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
James W. Cronin
Title:
University Professor Emeritus
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
The Enrico Fermi Institute
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
2016
Award Discipline:
Physical Sciences
Award Year:
1999
Citation:
"For his fundamental contributions to the fields of elementary particle physics and astrophysics and his leadership in creating an international effort to determine the unknown origins of very high-energy cosmic rays."
Presented by President William Clinton in a White House (East Room) ceremony on Tuesday, March 14, 2000.
Nobel Laureate:
Physics, 1980