WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Dr. Albert Bandura, from Stanford University, receives the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2016, in Washington, DC. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, created in 1980, recognizes those who have made contributions to America's competitiveness, quality of life, and helped strengthen the country's technological workforce. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: (L-R) Dr. Michael Artin, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, shakes hands with President Barack Obama after receiving the National Medal of Science, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2016, in Washington, DC. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, created in 1980, recognizes those who have made contributions to America's competitiveness, quality of life, and helped strengthen the country's technological workforce. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: (L-R) Dr. Mary-Claire King, from University of Washington, stands with President Barack Obama after receiving the National Medal of Science, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2016, in Washington, DC. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, created in 1980, recognizes those who have made contributions to America's competitiveness, quality of life, and helped strengthen the country's technological workforce. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: (L-R) Dr. Geraldine Richmond, from University of Oregon, shakes hands with President Barack Obama after receiving the National Medal of Science, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2016, in Washington, DC. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, created in 1980, recognizes those who have made contributions to America's competitiveness, quality of life, and helped strengthen the country's technological workforce. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: (L-R) Dr. Nancy Ho, from Green Tech America, Inc. and Purdue University, stands with President Barack Obama before receiving the National Medal of Technology And Innovation, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2016, in Washington, DC. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, created in 1980, recognizes those who have made contributions to America's competitiveness, quality of life, and helped strengthen the country's technological workforce. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: (L-R) Dr. Stanley Falkow, from Stanford University School of Medicine, shakes hands with President Barack Obama after receiving the National Medal of Science, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2016, in Washington, DC. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, created in 1980, recognizes those who have made contributions to America's competitiveness, quality of life, and helped strengthen the country's technological workforce. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: (L-R) Dr. Nancy Ho, from Green Tech America, Inc. and Purdue University, shakes hands with President Barack Obama after receiving the National Medal of Technology And Innovation, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2016, in Washington, DC. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, created in 1980, recognizes those who have made contributions to America's competitiveness, quality of life, and helped strengthen the country's technological workforce. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: (L-R) Dr. Rakesh K. Jain, from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, is escorted offstage by President Barack Obama after receiving the National Medal of Science, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, May 19, 2016, in Washington, DC. Established in 1959, the National Medal of Science recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, created in 1980, recognizes those who have made contributions to America's competitiveness, quality of life, and helped strengthen the country's technological workforce. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)