For homonymous articles, see Louis Nirenberg and Marshall Warren Nirenberg.
The Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest is an annual prize awarded by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It was created following a donation from the family of William Nierenberg to honor his memory.
The award is accompanied by a bronze medal and an endowment of US $ 25,000.
William Nierenberg (1919-2000) was a well-known scientist who worked at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography as a director between 1965 and 1986. Winner of numerous awards and prizes for his professional research and his provision of work Nierenberg was an expert in many fields related to underwater research, as well as for his work on low-energy nuclear physics. Winnersmodify the code
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