National Academy of Sciences honors Schnable for major contributions to science
WASHINGTON — The National Academy of Sciences will honor 19 individuals with awards recognizing their extraordinary scientific achievements in a wide range of fields spanning the physical, biological, social, and medical sciences.
James C. Schnable, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will receive the NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences for breakthroughs in plant genomics and quantitative genetics that are reshaping modern agriculture. The award is presented with a medal and $100,000 prize.
Schnable is the first faculty member from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to receive this award.
The winners will be honored in a ceremony on April 26 during the National Academy of Sciences’ 163rd annual meeting.
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. It recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations.