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Correct Answer :
A. Ashok Gadgil and Subra Suresh
US President Joe Biden awarded the prestigious White House National Medal for Technology and Innovation to Ashok Gadgil and the National Medal of Science to Subra Suresh. Ashok Gadgil is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He is known for his work on developing sustainable technologies, including the Berkeley-Gadgil straw rocket stove and the Berkeley-Darfur Stove. Subra Suresh is the Vannevar Bush Professor of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is known for his work on materials science and engineering, including his research on developing new materials for medical devices and implants.
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