Ceremonial Presentations of Nobel Prizes to be Held at U.S. National Academy of Sciences Locations in Washington and Irvine – Dec. 6 and 8
Media Advisory
Last update November 30, 2021
During Nobel Week 2021, ceremonial presentations of Nobel Prize medals and diplomas to 2021 laureates who are based in the United States will take place at the National Academy of Sciences.
Speaking at both ceremonies:
Marcia McNutt, president, U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Maria Brogren, science and innovation counselor, Embassy of Sweden
Anna Sjöström Douagi, science and program director, Nobel Foundation, Sweden
Karin Olofsdotter, ambassador of Sweden to the United States
On Dec. 6, 3 p.m. EST, diplomas and medals will be presented to physics laureate Syukuro Manabe*, chemistry laureate David W.C. MacMillan*, and economic sciences laureate Joshua D. Angrist by Ambassador Olofsdotter.
Location:
National Academy of Sciences building
2101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.
On Dec. 8, 2:30 p.m. PST, diplomas and medals will be presented to physiology or medicine laureates David Julius** and Ardem Patapoutian* and to economic sciences laureates David Card* and Guido W. Imbens by Ambassador Olofsdotter.
Location:
The National Academies’ Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center
100 Academy Drive
Irvine, California
Both ceremonies will be webcast live. Broadcast pool feeds will be provided by Agence France-Presse and Nippon TV in Washington and by Associated Press in Irvine. Space for media to attend in person is limited. Advance registration is required. To request to attend in person, reporters should contact the Office of News and Public Information by Dec. 1; 202-334-2138 or news@nas.edu.
Note: All visitors to the National Academies’ facilities must be fully vaccinated and show proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon entering, and face masks are required.
Ahead of the ceremonial presentation in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. EST, the Embassy of Sweden will host a scientific symposium at House of Sweden in honor of the 2021 Nobel Prize laureates. More information and registration are available here. Space is limited. The symposium will also be livestreamed at youtube.com/SwedeninUSA. For questions, please contact ambassaden.washington-press@gov.se.
*member of the National Academy of Sciences
**member of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine