| 1 | Name: | Dr. Frank Press | |
| Institution: | National Academy of Sciences | ||
| Year Elected: | 1973 | ||
| Class: | 1. Mathematical and Physical Sciences | ||
| Subdivision: | 105. Physical Earth Sciences | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1924 | ||
| Death Date: | January 29, 2020 | ||
Frank Press was President of the National Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the National Research Council from 1981-93, Science Advisor to the President of the United States and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, from 1977-81. Prior to that, he was professor of geophysics at MIT and Chairman of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Dr. Press was also professor of geophysics at the California Institute of Technology and director of its Seismological Laboratory. He is a Life Member of the Corporation of MIT and Board Member of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, and the Monterey Bay Research Institute. He is also a director of a medical diagnostic device company. Dr. Press earned a B.S. from the City College of New York, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the Royal Astronomical Society, the Royal Society, and the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the recipient of thirty honorary degrees. Among his awards are the National Medal of Science, the Vannevar Bush Award, and the Pupin Medal from Columbia University. Dr. Press received the Japan Prize from the Emperor in 1993 and was awarded the Lomonosov Medal, the highest award of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Press was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1973. He died January 29, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at the age of 95. | |||