Honors and Positions
Dunning received honors for his work and participated in national scientific leadership organizations.
- 1946 – Medal for Merit from the U.S. President
- 1948 – Elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences
- 2006 – Phi Kappa Tau Hall of Fame
- Chairman, New York City Board of Education Advisory Committee on Science Manpower
- Chairman, President’s Committee on Supersonic Transport
- Chairman, Science Advisory Council to the Legislature of the State of New York
- Member of the Board, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Member, Science Advisory Committee, Department of Defense
- Scientific Director, Construction of Columbia’s Nevis Laboratories – A cooperative effort of Columbia University, the United States Atomic Energy Commission, and the Office of Naval Research
- Trustee, Fund for Peaceful Atomic Development
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