The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Cornelius Barnardus Van Niel
Title:
Professor of Microbiology
Affiliation:
Stanford University
Stanford,California USA
Gender:
Male
Year Deceased:
1985
Award Discipline:
Biological Sciences
Award Year:
1963
Citation:
"For his fundamental investigations of the comparative biochemistry of microorganisms, for his studies of the basic mechanisms of photosynthesis, and for his excellence as a teacher of many scientists."
Presented by President Johnson at a White House Ceremony in January 1964.