Frank Press

• President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981-1993)
• Chairman of the National Research Council
  United States National Research Council
  The National Research Council of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the United States National Academy of Engineering, carrying out most of the studies done in their names.-History:...
  
   (1981-1993)
• Science Advisor to the President of the United States
  President of the United States
  The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
  
  , Office of Science and Technology Policy
  Office of Science and Technology Policy
  The Office of Science and Technology Policy is an office in the Executive Office of the President , established by Congress on May 11, 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.The director of this office is...
  
   (1977-1980)
• Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy (1977-1980)
• Professor of Geophysics
  Geophysics
  Geophysics, a major discipline of the Earth sciences and a subdiscipline of physics, is the study of the whole Earth by the quantitative observation of its physical properties. Geophysical data are used in academics to observe tectonic plate motions, study the internal structure of the Earth,...
  
   at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research...
  
   and Chairman of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Professor of Geophysics at California Institute of Technology
  California Institute of Technology
  The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. The Institute maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering, and operates and manages NASA's neighboring Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
  
   and Director of the Caltech Seismological Laboratory
• Life Member of the Corporation of MIT
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research...
  
  
• Board member of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, nonprofit research and higher education facility dedicated to the study of all aspects of marine science and engineering and to the education of marine researchers. Established in 1930, it is the largest independent oceanographic research...
  
   (WHOI), the Marine Biological Laboratory
  Marine Biological Laboratory
  The Marine Biological Laboratory is an international center for research and education in biology, biomedicine and ecology. Founded in 1888, the MBL is the oldest independent marine laboratory in the Americas, taking advantage of a coastal setting in the Cape Cod village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts...
  
  , and the Monterey Bay Research Institute

• U.S.

Notable accomplishments

• President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981-1993)
• Chairman of the National Research Council
  United States National Research Council
  The National Research Council of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the United States National Academy of Engineering, carrying out most of the studies done in their names.-History:...
  
   (1981-1993)
• Science Advisor to the President of the United States
  President of the United States
  The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
  
  , Office of Science and Technology Policy
  Office of Science and Technology Policy
  The Office of Science and Technology Policy is an office in the Executive Office of the President , established by Congress on May 11, 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.The director of this office is...
  
   (1977-1980)
• Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy (1977-1980)
• Professor of Geophysics
  Geophysics
  Geophysics, a major discipline of the Earth sciences and a subdiscipline of physics, is the study of the whole Earth by the quantitative observation of its physical properties. Geophysical data are used in academics to observe tectonic plate motions, study the internal structure of the Earth,...
  
   at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research...
  
   and Chairman of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Professor of Geophysics at California Institute of Technology
  California Institute of Technology
  The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. The Institute maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering, and operates and manages NASA's neighboring Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
  
   and Director of the Caltech Seismological Laboratory
• Life Member of the Corporation of MIT
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological research...
  
  
• Board member of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, nonprofit research and higher education facility dedicated to the study of all aspects of marine science and engineering and to the education of marine researchers. Established in 1930, it is the largest independent oceanographic research...
  
   (WHOI), the Marine Biological Laboratory
  Marine Biological Laboratory
  The Marine Biological Laboratory is an international center for research and education in biology, biomedicine and ecology. Founded in 1888, the MBL is the oldest independent marine laboratory in the Americas, taking advantage of a coastal setting in the Cape Cod village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts...
  
  , and the Monterey Bay Research Institute

Awards

• U.S. National Medal of Sciences
• Vannevar Bush Award
  Vannevar Bush Award
  The National Science Board established the Vannevar Bush Award in 1980 to honor Dr. Vannevar Bush's unique contributions to public service. His name is pronounced Van-NEE-var as in "receiver" ....
  
  
• Pupin Medal from Columbia University
  Columbia University
  Columbia University in the City of New York is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Columbia's main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City...
  
  
• Japan Prize
  Japan Prize
  The Japan Prize is awarded to people from all parts of the world whose "original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind."- Explanation :It is presented by The...
  
   from the Emperor of Japan
  Emperor of Japan
  The of Japan is the symbol of the state and of the unity of the Japanese people. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. He is also the highest authority of the Shinto religion...
  
   (1993)
• Lomonosov Gold Medal
  Lomonosov Gold Medal
  The Lomonosov Gold Medal, named after Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, is awarded each year since 1959 for outstanding achievements in the natural sciences and the humanities by the USSR Academy of Sciences and later the Russian Academy of Sciences . Two medals are awarded...
  
  , 1997
• Pick and Gavel Award from the Association of American State Geologists
  Association of American State Geologists
  The ' is an organization of the chief executives of the state geological surveys in 50 states and Puerto Rico. The responsibilities of the various state surveys differ from state to state, depending upon the enabling legislation and the traditions under which the survey evolved...
  
  , 2007

Publications

• Understanding earth (ISBN 0716735040) by Press, Frank., Siever, Raymond. W.H. Freeman, c2001
• "The role of geoscientists in providing credible advice to government officials" Press, Frank. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, vol.30, no.7, pp.247, 1998
• "Growing up in the Golden Age of Science" Press, Frank. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, vol.23, pp.1-9, 1995
• "Patterns of seismic release in the Southern California region" Press, Frank; Allen, Clarence. Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 100, no. B4, pp.6421-6430, 10 Apr 1995
• "Needed: Coherent budgeting for science and technology" Press, F. (1995) Science 270 (5241), pp. 1448-1450
• "The restructuring of science in research universities in the post-industrial society" Press, Frank. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, vol.26, no.7, pp.154, 1994
• "Geoscience education as viewed from the National Academy of Sciences" Press, Frank. Journal of Geological Education, vol.39, no.2, pp.98-100, Mar 1991
• "Science and the public welfare" Press, Frank. Earthquakes and Volcanoes, vol.22, no.3, pp.93, 1991
• "Role of education in technological competitiveness" Press, Frank (1990) Siemens review 57 (2), pp. 4
• "An international decade for natural disaster reduction" Press, Frank. USGS Open-File Report No. 88-0361, pp.53-61, 1988
• Earth (ISBN 0716717433) by Press, Frank., Siever, Raymond. W.H. Freeman, c1986.
• "Science and creationism" Press, Frank. Geotimes, vol.29, no.5, pp.9, May 1984
• "Science and technology in the White House, 1977 to 1980; Part 2" Press, Frank. Science, vol.211, no.4479, pp.249-256, 16 Jan 1981
• "Science and technology in the White House, 1977 to 1980; Part 1" Press, Frank. Science, vol.211, no.4478, pp.139-145, 09 Jan 1980
• "Earthquake Prediction" Press, Frank. Scientific American, vol.232, no.5, pp.14-23, 1975
• "Structure of the Earth and Moon: A Comparison" Press, Frank. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union
  American Geophysical Union
  The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit organization of geophysicists, consisting of over 50,000 members from over 135 countries. AGU's activities are focused on the organization and dissemination of scientific information in the interdisciplinary and international field of geophysics...
  
  , vol.55, no.4, pp.323, 1974
• "The Earth and the Moon" Press, Frank. Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences
  New York Academy of Sciences
  The New York Academy of Sciences is the third oldest scientific society in the United States. An independent, non-profit organization with more than 25,000 members in 140 countries, the Academy’s mission is to advance understanding of science and technology...
  
  , vol.34, no.8, pp.732, 1972
• "Probing the earth with nuclear explosions" by Griggs, D. T., Press, Frank., Rand Corporation. (1959) Issued by the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory as UCRL-6013.