mechanisms of photosynthesis, and for his excellence as a teacher of many scientists." Additional awards include: 1955: Marjory Stephenson Prize of the Society for General Microbiology 1966: Charles F. Kettering Award of the American Society of Plant Biologists 1967: Rumford Prize 1970: Leeuwenhoek Medal In 1950 van Niel became a correspondent of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Selected publications Footnotes External links National Academies Press Biography Memorial resolution at Stanford University. Anecdote about C. B. van Niel at Hopkins Marine Station, Monterey, CA 1897 births 1985 deaths Dutch microbiologists Dutch biochemists American microbiologists Delft University of Technology alumni Stanford University faculty National Medal of Science laureates Leeuwenhoek Medal winners Scientists from Haarlem Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Dutch emigrants to the United States