From 1962 to 1965 , Kistiakowsky chaired the National Academy of Science 's Committee on Science , Engineering , and Public Policy ( COSEPUP ) , and was its vice president from 1965 to 1973 . He received several awards over the years , including the Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service in 1957 . He was awarded the Medal for Merit by President Truman , the Medal of Freedom by President Eisenhower in 1961 , and the National Medal of Science by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967 . He was also a recipient the Charles Lathrop Parsons Award for public service from the American Chemical Society in 1961 , Priestley Medal from the American Chemical Society in 1972 , and the Franklin Medal from Harvard
Medal of Freedom
Medal of Freedom (1945)
George Kistiakowsky