Trump to award National Medal of Science to Elon Musk and three tech leaders in Washington

On October 7, 2026, in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump is expected to award the National Medal of Science to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and AMD CEO Lisa Su. The White House also announced that Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The awards will be presented at a White House event on scientific discovery on Thursday, where Trump will speak and highlight his administration's plan to overhaul federal scientific research funding.