{"id":1841,"date":"2016-12-05T12:08:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T20:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/?page_id=1841"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:08:37","slug":"honors-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ is proud of all our creative, innovative, and talented faculty. Below are a few of the impressive awards and achievements UW faculty members have earned, along with the number of awards received. Please select a title for more details.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container uw-body\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"stats-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"statistic-box\">\n<div class=\"statistic\">8<\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/nobel-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NOBEL PRIZE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-box\">\n<div class=\"statistic\">207<\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-caption\">National Academies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/national-academy-of-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sciences<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/national-academy-of-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engineering <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/national-academy-of-medicine-formerly-institute-of-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicine<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-box\">\n<div class=\"statistic\">106<\/div>\n<div class=\"statistic-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Academy of Arts and Sciences<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Faculty Memberships and Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/alan-t-waterman-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan T. Waterman Award<\/a> (1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/albert-lasker-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Albert Lasker Awards<\/a> (6)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/alpha-chi-sigma-award-for-chemical-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering<\/a> (1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Academy of Arts and Sciences<\/a> (106)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/american-association-for-the-advancement-of-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Association for the Advancement of Science<\/a> (209)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/american-philosophical-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Philosophical Society<\/a> (5)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/august-vollmer-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August Vollmer Award<\/a> (2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/bocher-memorial-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B\u00f4cher Memorial Prize<\/a> (2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/breakthrough-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breakthrough Prize<\/a> (5)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/fields-medal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fields Medal<\/a> (1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/gairdner-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gairdner Awards<\/a> (13)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/howard-hughes-medical-institute-investigators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators<\/a> (8)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/international-cosmos-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Cosmos Prize<\/a> (2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/john-simon-guggenheim-memorial-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation <\/a>(15)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/kyoto-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyoto Prize<\/a> (1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/macarthur-fellows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MacArthur Fellows<\/a> (20)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/national-academy-of-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Academy of Engineering<\/a> (35)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/national-academy-of-inventors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Academy of Inventors<\/a> (10)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/national-academy-of-medicine-formerly-institute-of-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine)<\/a> (72)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/national-academy-of-public-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Academy of Public Administration<\/a> (3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/national-academy-of-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Academy of Sciences<\/a> (99)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/nas-public-welfare-medal\/\">National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal<\/a> (1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/national-book-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Book Award<\/a> (2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/national-medal-of-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Medal of Arts<\/a> (1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/national-medal-of-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Medal of Science<\/a> (6)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/nobel-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nobel Prize<\/a> (8)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/packard-fellowships-science-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering<\/a> (16)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/penrose-medal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Penrose Medal<\/a> (1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/presidential-award-for-excellence-in-science-mathematics-and-engineering-mentoring-paesmem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring<\/a> (5)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/presidential-early-career-awards-in-science-and-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Presidential Early Career Awards in Science and Engineering<\/a> (43)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/pulitzer-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pulitzer Prize<\/a> (2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/sloan-research-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sloan Research Fellowship<\/a> (135)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/the-shaw-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Shaw Prize<\/a> (2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/honors-and-awards\/volvo-environment-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Volvo Environment Prize<\/a> (1)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/research\/or\/honors-and-awards\/washington-state-academy-of-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington State Academy of Sciences<\/a> (175)<\/li>\n<li><a 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