Frank Press
Frank Press Born (1924-12-04) December 4, 1924 (age 90) Brooklyn, New York, United States Nationality American Fields Geophysics Alma mater City College of New York (B.S.) (1944) Columbia University (M.S.) (1946) Columbia University (Ph.D)(1949) Doctoral advisor Maurice "Doc" Ewing Doctoral students Don L. Anderson, Charles Archambeau Notable awards William Bowie Medal (1979) Japan Prize (1993) Vannevar Bush Award (1994) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1997) Notes photo: Jerusalem, 1953 Frank Press (born December 4, 1924) is an American geophysicist. An advisor to four U.S. Presidents, he later served two consecutive terms as President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1981-1993). He is the author of 160 scientific papers and co-author of the textbooks Earth and Understanding Earth. Press served on Presidential scientific advisory committees during the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations and was appointed by President Nixon to the National Science Board. In 1977 he was appointed President Jimmy Carter's science advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, serving until 1981.