The Department of Physics takes pride in having internationally recognized faculty. Below are prestigious awards and recognitions bestowed upon our faculty for achievements in research and teaching.
Awards
External Awards
Nobel Prize (Physics)
- Frank Wilczek, 2004
Fellow - American Physical Society
- Ricardo Alarcon (2003), 2003
- Ernst Bauer*, 1991
- Peter A. Bennett, 2003
- Cecilia Lunardini, 2020
- David Hestenes*, 1995
- Robert Kaindl, 2019
- Richard Lebed, 2015
- Stuart M. Lindsay, 1990
- Martha R. McCartney, 2012
- José Menéndez, 2014
- Robert J. Nemanich, 1993
- Fernando A. Ponce, 2002
- Peter Rez, 2010
- Kevin Schmidt, 2001
- David J. Smith, 2002
- Michael Thorpe, 1985
- Michael M.J. Treacy, 2004
- Frank Wilczek, 2004
Fellow - American Association for Advancement of Science
- Stuart M. Lindsay, 2003
Fellow - American Vacuum Society
- Ernst Bauer*, 1994
Fellow - Institute of Physics (U.K.)
- Stuart Lindsay, 2011
- Peter Rez, 2003
- David J. Smith, 1981
Fellow - Materials Research Society
- Robert J. Nemanich, 2009
- David J. Smith, 2010
Fellow - Microscopy Society of America
- Jingyue Liu, 2012
- Martha R. McCartney, 2014
- Peter Rez, 2017
- David J. Smith, 2013
- Michael M.J. Treacy, 2015
Fellow - National Academy of Inventors
- Stuart Lindsay, 2015
Barrer Award - Royal Society of Chemistry
- Michael M.J. Treacy, 1990
Davisson-Germer Proze - American Physical Society
- Ernst Bauer*, 2005
Department of Energy Early Career Research Program Awards Recipient
- Arunima Singh, 2023
Distinguished Physical Scientist Award - Microscopy Society of America
- David J. Smith, 2014
Donald W. Breck Award - International Zeolite Association
- Michael M.J. Treacy, 1996
Ernst Ruska Prize - German Society for Electron Microscopy
- Martha R. McCartney*, 2009
Harald Rose Distinguished Lecture - German Society for Electron Microscopy
- David J. Smith, 2019
Helmholtz International Fellowship Award
- David J. Smith, 2014
Honorable Mention Best Paper Prize - Biomedical Optics Express
- Doug Shepherd, 2023
Honorary Fellow - Canadian Institute of Optics
- Philip Mauskopf, 2013
King Faisal Prize
- Frank Wilczek, 2005
LANEF Chair of Excellence
- Antia Botana, 2002
Leverhulme Professorship
- Michael M.J. Treacy, 2010
Lilienfeld Prize - American Physics Society
- Frank Wilczek, 2003
Medard W. Welch - American Vacuum Society
- Ernst Bauer*, 1992
New Investigator Award - Arizona Biomedical Research Centre of ADHS
- Navish Wadwha, 2024
NSF CAREER award
- Rizal Hariadi, 2024
Oersted Medal - American Association of Physics Teachers
- David Hestenes*, 2002
Philip Leverhulme Prize for Cosmology/Astrophysics
- Philip Mauskopf, 2001
President - American Association of Physics Teachers
- Kelli Warble, 2024
President - Microscopy Society of America
- David J. Smith, 2009
Scialog Advanced Bioimaging Fellow
- Doug Shepherd, 2021-2023
Scialog Fellow
- Sefika Ozkan, 2015
Sigma Xi membership
- Doug Shepherd, 2024
Simons IDEA fellowship
- Antia Botana, 2023-2024
Sloan Fellowship
- Antia Botana, 2022
Top Cited Paper Award North America - Institute of Physics
- Tanmay Vaspachi, 2023
Young Leaders Professional Development Award - The Metal, Minerals, and Materials Society (TMS)
- Arunima Singh, 2024
* Emeritus
Awards Internal to ASU
Regents' Professor
- Paul Davies, 2020
- Robert J Nemanich, 2016
- Stuart M Lindsay, 2010
- David J Smith, 2000
President's Professor
- Ricardo Alarcon, 2013
Faculty Achievement Award
- Stuart Lindsay, 2007
- José Menéndez, 2011
- Martha McCartney, 2010
- Fernando Ponce, 2009
Young Investigator Award
- Andrei Belitsky, 2009
- Sefika Ozkan, 2013
CLAS Zebulon Pearce Outstanding Teaching Award
- José Menéndez, 2003
- Barry Ritchie, 1996
- David J. Smith, 1989
- Michael M.J. Treacy, 2008
* Emeritus