For significant and continuing contributions in the field of superconductor electronic materials, devices and circuits; in particular:
for his pioneering observation of the Josephson Effect
for the development of tunneling spectroscopy
for the invention of the niobium-aluminum/aluminum oxide-niobium Josephson tunnel junction configuration which has been adopted throughout the world for fabricating low temperature superconductor circuits
for his leadership of materials and device research groups working on superconductor electronics at Bell Laboratories, Bellcore and Conductus, Inc.
for his continuing insight into the crucial materials issues associated with superconductor electronics
and for promoting research into the properties of various thin film materials systems for superconductor electronic applications.
