with Cornelia Carey, Margaret Hotchkiss, Yvette Hardman, and Donald Johnston, conducted multiple studies on the actions of bacteria in marine systems which included quantifying the abundance and viability of bacteria in seawater., examining the impact of copper on bacterial growth, estimating the impact of bacterial activity on the nitrogen cycle, and a separation of bacteria into groups based on habitat use in seawater, on plankton, or in the sediments. Other tributes involve anti-fouling paint for the Navy, the use of enzymes in laundry detergents, and the practice of Concord grape rootstock to safeguard French vineyards from fungal infections. Awards and honors Waksman acquired many awards and honours, including the Nobel Prize in 1952; the Star of the Rising Sun granted to him by the emperor of Japan, and the rank of Commandeur in the French Légion d'honneur. Waksman was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1952. In the award speech, Waksman was called "one of the greatest benefactors to mankind," as the result of the discovery of streptomycin which he took the credit for. Schatz protested being left out of the award, even sending a letter to the King of Sweden, King Gustav the Sixth, but the State did not have any influence over the Nobel Prize Committee’s decision and they ruled that he was a mere lab assistant working under a scientist. The Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology of the National Academy of Sciences is given in his honor. Publications Selman Waksman was author or co-author of over 400 scientific papers, as well as 28 books and 14 scientific pamphlets. Enzymes (1926) Humus: origin, chemical composition, and importance in nature (1936, 1938) Principles of Soil Microbiology (1938) My Life with the Microbes (1954) (an autobiography) References External links including the Nobel Lecture December 12, 1952 Streptomycin: Background, Isolation, Properties, and Utilization Waksman Foundation for Microbiology "Streptomycin, Schatz v. Waksman, and the Balance of Credit for Discovery" Findagrave: Selman Waksman The Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University No Nobel for You – Top 10 Nobel Snubs, Scientific American 1888 births 1973 deaths Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine American Nobel laureates People from Vinnytsia Oblast People from Kiev Governorate Jews from the Russian Empire Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States American autobiographers American biochemists 20th-century American inventors American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent American science writers Jewish American scientists Jewish American writers Jewish chemists Leeuwenhoek Medal winners