Suresh, the former head of the National Science Foundation, is a professor at large at Brown University’s School of Engineering
Washington: US President Joe Biden presented the prestigious National Medal of Science to top Indian-American scientist Dr Subra Suresh, among others, for pioneering research across engineering, physical sciences and life sciences, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
The former head of the National Science Foundation, Dr. Suresh is a professor at large at Brown University’s School of Engineering.
President Biden presented the prestigious science medal to nine people on Tuesday.
Suresh was awarded the medal for pioneering research across engineering, physical sciences and life sciences, and particularly for advancing the study of material science and its application to other disciplines.
The announcement from the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation noted Suresh’s commitment to research and collaboration across international borders, which has demonstrated how science can forge understanding and cooperation among people and nations.
“It’s very satisfying,” said Suresh, who said he takes special pride in the recognition because of what the medal signifies, according to a Brown University statement.
Born in India in 1956, Suresh graduated from high school at 15 and by age 25, had earned his undergraduate degree, master’s degree and PhD, in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in just two years.
He became a faculty member at Brown University in 1983 as the youngest member of the engineering faculty.
After 10 years at Brown, Suresh went on to become the first Asian-born American to lead the National Science Foundation (NSF), serving as its 13th director after he was nominated by then-president, Barack Obama.
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