NSB Honorary Awards Video Gallery


Each year the National Science Board recognizes the lifelong scientific contributions and public service of individuals with its Vannevar Bush Award and the efforts of individuals and organizations to increase public understanding of science with its Public Service Award.

Listed below are videos about the awards and from the awardees perspective.


Overview

Overview of NSB Honorary Awards 2018
Overview of NSB Honorary Awards 2014

NSB Honorary Award Winners 2024

Awardee:
Sheri McGuffin

Eric Wooldridge
Awardee:
National Association of Inventors

NSB Honorary Award Winners 2023

Awardee:
New York Hall of Science
Awardee:
EngineerGirl

NSB Honorary Award Winners 2022

Awardee:
Betty-Lise Anderson
Awardee:
NOBCChE

NSB Honorary Award Winners 2021

NSB Honorary Award Winners 2021 (Compilation)
NSB Award Winners and NSF Waterman Winners 2021,
A Roundtable Discussion
NSB 472th Meeting Honorary Awards Ceremony
Awardee:
William Hammack, NSB Public Service
Awardee:
William Jackson , NSB Public Service
Awardee:
Ralph Gomory , Vannevar Bush

NSB Honorary Award Winners 2020

Awardees:
Richard Lardner, NSB Public Service
Maya Ajmera, NSB Public Service
Roderic Pettigrew, Vannevar Bush
NSB 470th Meeting Celebration:
NSB Public Service, NSB Vannevar Bush, and NSF Waterman Awardees
Awardee:
Maya Ajmera, NSB Public Service
Awardee:
Richard Lardner, NSB Public Service
Awardee:
Roderic Pettigrew, Vannevar Bush

Jane Lubchenco, Vannevar Bush Awardee 2018

On receiving the 2018 Vannevar Bush Award
On value of NSF-funded research to U.S.
On science informing policy for jobs, ocean recovery
On public perceptions of science
On transparency in scientific processes
On recovering ocean resources
On preserving healthy ecosystems
On becoming a marine biologist

Dean Kamen, NSB Public Service Awardee 2018

On receiving the 2018 NSB Public Service Award
On value of public understanding of science and technology
On creating scientist all-stars
On inspiring pursuit of science and technology careers
On FIRST Global
On failures and successes
On public engagement to maintain U.S. edge in technology
On becoming an inventor
Advice for entrepreneurs

Deborah L. Wince-Smith, Council on Competitiveness (CoC), NSB Public Service Awardee for group 2018

On value of thinking big
On importance of National Science Foundation
On CoC’s 2018 NSB Public Service Award
On productivity and competitiveness
On governments role in fostering innovation
On global landscape of competitiveness
On new CoC innovation initiative
On optimizing the regulatory environment for industry