
At a White House ceremony in the East Room of The White House on November 20, 2014, President Obama honors the newest recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. These awards are the highest honors bestowed by the United States Government for achievements in science, technology, and innovation. Photo by Ryan K. Morris

Receiving the National Medal of Science from President Obama at the White House on November 20, 2014.

President Barack Obama joins National Medal of Science recipients for a group photo in the Blue Room before honoring recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 20, 2014. Honorees are: Bruce Alberts, University of California, San Francisco, Calif.; Robert Axelrod, University of Michigan, Mich.; May Berenbaum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ill.; Alexandre J. Chorin, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.; Thomas Kailath, Stanford University, Calif.; Judith P. Klinman, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.; Jerrold Meinwald, Cornell University, N.Y.; Burton Richter, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University, Calif.; Sean C. Solomon, Columbia University, N.Y.; and David Blackwell, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. (posthumous). (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson.)