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Richard L. Garwin received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago in 1949. He joined IBM in 1952 at the Watson Laboratory in New York City. From 1965-1966, he served as Director of Applied Research at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, where he still maintains an office. He holds 44 U.S. patents. He has taught at Columbia, Harvard and Cornell Universities, and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, the Council on Foreign Relations, and many other organizations. From 1994 – 2001, he also chaired the Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board at the Department of State. Garwin was previously awarded the Enrico Fermi Award by President Clinton and the Department of Energy for his many contributions to national security and arms control and for his achievements in nuclear and particle physics. Garwin received the National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for the fields of science and engineering, in 2003.
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