The 2008 William H. Nichols Medal was presented to Professor Nadrian C Seeman of New York University by the ACS New York Section, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, White Plains, NY on Friday March 14, 2008.
This was the 102nd Nichols Medal to be presented for distinguished research in chemistry. The gold medal was accompanied by a bronze replica and $5000.
Professor Seeman received the Nichols Medal for Founding and Establishing the Field of Structural DNA Nanotechnology.
Among the distinguished attendees at the dinner were three generations of the Nichols Family,
Mr. David Nichols (great grandson of William H. Nichols),
Mr. Charles Nichols and Mr. Peter Rizzo (great great grandsons),
Mrs. Sandra Nash (great great granddaughter),
and Mr. Gardner and Ms. Whitney Nash (great great great grandchildren),
as well as,
Professor Bruce Bursten, 2008 President of the American Chemical Society,
Professor Marc A. Walters, 2008 Chair of the ACS New York Section,
and Chair-Elect and Symposium Organizer Professor Barbara R. Hillery.
Many of Professor Seeman's former students celebrated this honor with him.
Professor James Canary of New York University introduced his good friend Professor Seeman at the Medal Award Dinner.
The dinner was preceded by an excellent afternoon symposium that featured as distinguished speakers:
Professors Hao Yan, Arizona State University,
Chengde Mao, Purdue University
Eric Winfree, California Institute of Technology,
and the Nichols Medalist Nadrian C. Seeman.
The title of the distinguished symposium was DNA: Not Merely the Secret of Life.
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1. Professor Nadrian Seeman Accepting the Nichols Medal from New York Section
Chair Professor Marc Walters and Mr. David Nichols.
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2. Dr. Hao Yan, Dr. Chengde Mao, Dr. Erik Winfree, Dr. Bruce Bursten, Medalist
Dr. Ned Seeman, Dr. Barbara Hillery, Mr. David Nichols and Dr. Marc Walters.
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3. Over 260 attendees enjoyed an excellent symposium on DNA Structural
Nanotechnology.
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4. Dr. G. R. Padmanabhan, Ms. Evelyn Sarnoff, Mrs. Joan Laredo-Liddell and Mr.
Frank Romano stop for a chat during the coffee break.
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5. ACS President Dr. Bruce Bursten, Gardiner Nash, Mrs. Sandra Nash, Whitney
Nash, Medalist Nadrian Seeman and Mr. David Nichols.
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6. ACS President, Professor Bruce Bursten, bringing greetings and
congratulations from the American Chemical Society.
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7. Professor James Canary introducing Professor Seeman.
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8. Medalist Seeman accepting the check for $5000 from Professor Walters, as Mr.
Nichols and Dr. Chengde Mao look on.
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9. Professor Seeman's colleagues from New York University celebrating this
honor with him.
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10. Many faculty and students enjoyed the symposium and award dinner. Here are
a few attendees from St. John's University. The Nichols Foundation supports
the attendance of some of the students and faculty from the NY Section's
colleges and universities.
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11. Mr. Charles Nichols and Dr. Peter Rizzo (great great grandsons of Dr. W. R.
Nichols) join Ms. Katie Jacks of Barnard College at the Medal Award Dinner.
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12. Dr. Yorke Rhodes sharing some important Nichols Medal information with Ms.
Whitney Nash (great great great granddaughter of Dr. W. R. Nichols) at the
Medal Award Dinner.
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