| Theme: Safe, Sustainable, Resilient Civil Infrastructure Prize: $250,000 USD and 14k gold medal Nomination Deadline: March 31, 2022 |
| On behalf of The Franklin Institute, it is my pleasure to invite you to nominate a candidate for the 2023 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science. This award is presented annually to a member of the international science and engineering community for outstanding work in a unique field of study in the basic, applied, or engineering sciences. The theme of the 2023 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science is Safe, Sustainable, Resilient Civil Infrastructure. We are currently accepting nominations of individuals who have made significant scientific or engineering contributions that improve the safety, sustainability, and resilience of civil infrastructure in a world faced with climate change, natural disasters, increased use due to population growth, and infrastructure that has outlived its design life. Nominations should recognize fundamental contributions that have had a broad impact. Nominations are encouraged in, but not limited to, the following subtopics: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, statistical algorithms, and cloud computing Natural disaster risk analysis, management and vulnerability of interdependent systems, and real time monitoring and control Technological advances related to transforming waste to potable water and energy Design innovations, heuristics, methodologies, and standards with application to transportation, water and sanitation, power, bridge, and building infrastructure Please share this call for nominations with your colleagues and professional associations and post it on relevant websites. Questions are welcome and may be directed to Beth Scheraga, director of the awards program, at [email protected]. |
| For complete award criteria and nomination instructions, visit here. |
| The Franklin Institute Awards Program celebrates pioneering achievements in science, engineering, and industry and the brilliant people from across the globe who make them. As the oldest science and technology awards program in the U.S., we honor the legacy of our namesake, Benjamin Franklin—America’s first great scientist and an inventor and statesman whose impact can be seen all around us today. Our unmatched roster of honorees includes more than 2,000 of the most world-changing scientists, engineers, inventors, and industrialists who all reflect Franklin’s spirit of curiosity, ingenuity, and innovation. Trailblazers Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Marie and Pierre Curie, Orville Wright, Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ruth Patrick, Stephen Hawking, Ralph Cicerone, John Mather, Gordon Moore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Blackburn, Ray Clough, Dean Kamen, Adrian Bejan, Jim Allison, and Frances Arnold are but a few of these outstanding individuals. If you know of a candidate whose name should be added to this distinguished list, I encourage you to participate in this exciting nomination process for the 2023 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science. |
