Cicerone to Receive Bower Science Prize
UC Irvine Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone will receive the Franklin Institute’s 1999 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science for his contributions to the world’s understanding of greenhouse gases and the depletion of the ozone layer, and his research in biogeochemistry.
Chancellor since July, Cicerone, 55, will receive a gold medallion and $250,000, making the honor one of the richest American awards in science.
Cicerone, who was formerly dean of Physical Sciences, will accept the award at the institute’s Benjamin Franklin National Memorial set for April 29 in Philadelphia.
Past winners include Marie Curie and Thomas Edison. The institute was created in 1824 as a research facility and as a way to increase technical literacy. It has since became a support center for inventors and innovation.
The Bower Award program began in 1988 through a $7.5-million bequest by Philadelphia chemical manufacturer Henry Bower.
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