n 2012, Lieber was awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry (shared with Paul Alivisatos) for his contributions to nanochemistry. In 2002, Lieber won the Breakthrough of the Year by Science Magazine and the Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology.[2] In both 2003 and 2004, he won the World Technology Award in Materials. Other notable awards include the Willard Gibbs Award from the Chicago Section of the ACS (2013), Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience, Materials Research Society (2010); Inorganic Nanoscience Award, ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry (2009); Einstein Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2008); Pioneer Award, NIH (2008); Elected Fellow, MRS (2008); NBIC Research Excellence Award, University of Pennsylvania (2007); Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 Award (2005); ACS Award in the Chemistry of Materials (2004); Scientific American 50 Award in Nanotechnology and Molecular Electronics (2003); New York Intellectual Property Law Association Inventor of the Year (2003); Nelson W. Taylor Award, Pennsylvania State University (2003); APS McGroddy Prize for New Materials (2003); Harrison Howe Award, University of Rochester (2002); MRS Medal (2002); NSF Creativity Award (1996); Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award, American Chemical Society (1995); George Ledlie Prize, Harvard University (1994-1995); MRS Outstanding Young Investigator Award (1993); ACS Award in pure chemistry (1992); and Wilson Prize (1990).n 2012, Lieber was awarded the Wolf Prize in Chemistry (shared with Paul Alivisatos) for his contributions to nanochemistry. In 2002, Lieber won the Breakthrough of the Year by Science Magazine and the Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology.[2] In both 2003 and 2004, he won the World Technology Award in Materials. Other notable awards include the Willard Gibbs Award from the Chicago Section of the ACS (2013), Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience, Materials Research Society (2010); Inorganic Nanoscience Award, ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry (2009); Einstein...