A tradition of Excellence
1 Nobel Prize
Mario R. Capecchi, 2007
Physiology or Medicine
1 Breakthrough Prize
Christopher D. Hacon, 2018
Mathematics
3 National Medals of Science
Peter J. Stang, 2011
Chemistry
Mario R. Capecchi, 2001
Biological Sciences
Henry Eyring, 1966
Physical Sciences
4 MacArthur Genius Grants
Eric L. Charnov, 1997
Ecology and Evolutionary/Environmental Biology
Sharon B. Emerson, 1995
Ecology and Evolutionary/Environmental Biology
Jon Seger, 1987
Ecology and Evolutionary/Environmental Biology
Michael Ghiselin, 1981
Cell, Developmental, and Systems Biology
5 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor/Investigator
Baldomero Olivera, 2006
Erik M. Jorgensen, 2005 & 2016
Mario R. Capecchi, 1988
Tulle Hazelrigg, 1986
Lionello Bossi, 1981
1 Simons Foundation Investigator
Christopher D. Hacon, 2012
1 Explorers Club Fellow
Kenneth M. Golden, 2014
2 National Academy of Medicine Fellows
Mario R. Capecchi, 2015
Baldomero Olivera, 2006
15 National Academy of Sciences Members
Phyllis Coley, 2023
Biological Sciences
Erik Jorgensen, 2022
Biological Sciences
Valeria Molinero, 2022
Chemistry
Mary Beckerle, 2021
Cellular & Developmental Biology
Christopher D. Hacon, 2018
Mathematics
James R. Ehleringer, 2016
Environmental Sciences and Ecology
Cynthia J. Burrows, 2014
Chemistry
Baldomero M. Olivera, 2009
Physiology and Pharmacology
C. Dale Poulter, 2009
Chemistry
Thure E. Cerling, 2001
Environmental Sciences and Ecology
Peter J. Stang, 2000
Chemistry
Mario R. Capecchi, 1991
Cellular and Developmental Biology
John Roth, 1988
Genetics
Cheves Walling, 1964
Chemistry
Henry Eyring, 1945
Chemistry
11 American Academy of Arts & Sciences Members
Valeria Molinero, 2021
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Christopher D. Hacon, 2017
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Henry S. White, 2011
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Mario R. Capecchi, 2009
Biological Sciences
Cynthia J. Burrows, 2009
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Mary C. Beckerle, 2008
Biological Sciences
Baldomero M. Olivera, 2007
Biological Sciences
Phyllis D. Coley, 2006
Biological Sciences
C. Dale Poulter, 2005
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Peter J. Stang, 2002
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Henry Eyring, 1958
Chemistry
6 Churchill Scholars
The Churchill Scholarship provides funding to American students for a year of Master’s study at the University of Cambridge, based at Churchill College. The program was set up at the request of Sir Winston Churchill in order to fulfill his vision of US–UK scientific exchange with the goal of advancing science and technology on both sides of the Atlantic.
Isaac Martin, 2021
Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy
Michael Xiao, 2020
Biology
Cameron Owen, 2019
Chemistry
Scott Neville, 2018
Mathematics, Computer Science
Michael Zhao, 2017
Mathematics
Mackenzie Simper, 2016
Mathematics
22 Goldwater Scholars
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation provides funding for undergraduates in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
Muskan Walia, 2024
Mathematics
Nathan Patchen, 2024
Biochemistry
Eliza Diggins, 2023
Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy
Audrey Glende, 2023
Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy
Daniel Koizumi, 2023
Mathematics
Nichols Crawford Taylor, 2023
Mathematics
Allison Wang, 2022
Chemistry
Tyler Ball, 2021
Chemistry
Lydia Fries, 2020
Chemistry
Isaac Martin, 2020
Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy
Michael Xiao, 2019
Biology
Rachel Cantrell, 2019
Chemistry
Philippe David, 2018
Chemistry
Cameron Owen, 2018
Chemistry
Ethan Lake, 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Michael Zhao, 2016
Mathematics
Alexandra Kent, 2014
Chemistry
Tyler Shimko, 2013
Biology
Tera Nicolo, 2012
Chemistry
Safia Ahmed, 2008
Chemistry
Brent James Hawker, 2008
Mathematics
Bryder Cauch, 2008
Mathematics
Biology
Dale Clayton, 2021
Denise Dearing, 2021
Diane Pataki, 2021
Kelly Hughes, 2021
John Parkinson, 2019
Jon Seger, 2014
Richard M. Clark, 2013
Nalini M. Nadkarni, 2011
Gary N. Drews, 2010
Baldomero M. Olivera, 2008
Mario R. Capecchi, 2001
James R. Ehleringer, 1999
Thure E. Cerling, 1997
Michael Ghiselin, 1983
Robert Vickery, 1965
John Twente, 1963 (Zoological Sciences)
William Behle, 1959
Don Rees, 1952 (Zoological Sciences)
Chemistry
Vahe Bandarian, 2022
Jennifer Shumaker-Perry, 2022
Marc D. Porter, 2019
Shelley D. Minteer, 2018
Janis Louie, 2012
Edward Eyring, 2011
Matthew S. Sigman, 2011
Henry S. White, 2011
Scott L. Anderson, 2010
James McCloskey, 2009
Joel S. Miller, 2008
David Grainger, 2008
Cynthia J. Burrows, 2004
Joel M. Harris, 2004
C. Dale Poulter, 2004
Gregory Voth, 1999
David Grant, 1998
C. Dale Poulter, 1994
Charles Wright, 1993
Michael D. Morse, 1993
Peter B. Armentrout, 1992
Richard D. Ernst, 1991
Peter J. Stang, 1986
Calvin Giddings, 1980
Edward "Ted" Eyring, 1967
Wesley Bentrude, 1964
Lucille Rice, 1933
William Ebaugh, 1906
James Talmage, 1906
Geology
Allan Ekdale, 1982
Francis Christiansen, 1952
Arthur Crawford, 1934
Materials Science Engineering
Ling Zang, 2021
Mathematics
David Allen, 1909
John Barrett, 1957
David Wend, 1957
Physics and Astronomy
Orin Tubman, 1916
Peter J. Stang
ACS Fellow, 2012
Paul G. Gassman Distinguished Service Award, 2010
ACS Award for Creative Research and Applications of Iodine Chemistry, 2007
George A. Olah Award in Hydrocarbon Or Petroleum Chemistry, 2003
James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, 1998
Joel M. Harris
ACS Fellow, 2019
Award in Spectrochemical Analysis, 2019
ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry, 2005
Award in Chemical Instrumentation, 1991
Cynthia J. Burrows
Pauling Medal Award, 2022
James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry, 2018
ACS Fellow, 2010
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, 2008
Matthew S. Sigman
ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 2017
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award, 2010
Henry S. White
ACS Fellow, 2012
Award in Electrochemistry, 2004
Shelley D. Minteer, 2018
Award in Electrochemistry
Scott L. Anderson, 2016
Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry
Ryan P. Steele, 2016
OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry
Vahe Bandarian
ACS Fellow, 2023
Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry, 2010
Peter B. Armentrout, 2009
Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry
Janis Louie, 2007
Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award
Jessica Swanson, 2004
Chemical Computing Group (CCG) Excellence Award for Graduate Students
Joel S. Miller, 2000
ACS Award in Chemistry of Materials
Thomas G. Richmond, 1998
Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry
Robert W. Parry, 1982
Alexander von Humboldt Senior U.S. Scientist Award, 1980, 1983
ACS President, 1982
Distinguished Service in Inorganic Chemistry, 1965
Manufacturing Chemists Award for Excellence in the Teaching of College Chemistry, 1972
Mario R. Capecchi, 1969
Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry
Anurag K. Singh, 2023
Karl E. Schwede, 2021
Davar Khoshnevisan, 2020
Tommaso de Fernex, 2019
Peter E. Trapa, 2019
Aaron Bertram, 2017
Domingo Toledo, 2016
Srikanth B. Iyengar, 2014
Mladen Bestvina, 2013
Kenneth Bromberg, 2013
Paul Fife, 2013
Kenneth M. Golden, 2013
Christopher D. Hacon, 2013
Dragan Milicic, 2013
Paul C. Roberts, 2013
Hugo Rossi, 2013
Cagan H. Sekercioglu, 2018
Sarah E. Bush, 2017
Dale H. Clayton, 2006
Mary C. Beckerle, 2017
Biological Sciences
Baldomero M. Olivera, 2007
Biological Sciences
Christoph Boehme, 2022
Physics & Astronomy
Ramon Barthelemy, 2022
Physics & Astronomy
Oleg Starykh, 2020
Physics & Astronomy
Yong-Shi Wu, 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Paolo Gondolo, 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Brian T. Saam, 2013
Physics & Astronomy
Yong-Shi Wu, 2010
Physics & Astronomy
David Kieda, 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Clayton Williams, 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Mikhail E. Raikh, 2006
Physics & Astronomy
Scott L. Anderson, 2005
Chemistry
Jack Simons, 2005
Chemistry
Michael D. Morse, 2004
Chemistry
Rui Rui Du, 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Pierre Sokolsky, 2002
Physics & Astronomy
William Howard Breckenridge, 1999
Chemistry
Carleton E. Detar, 1998
Physics & Astronomy
Gregory Alan Voth, 1997
Chemistry
James Stutsman Ball, 1995
Physics & Astronomy
Zeev V. Vardeny, 1995
Physics & Astronomy
Peter B. Armentrout, 1994
Chemistry
Alexei L. Efros, 1992
Physics & Astronomy
David Charles Ailion, 1990
Physics & Astronomy
Orest G. Symko, 1990
Physics & Astronomy
Bertram G. Dick, 1972
Physics & Astronomy
Fritz Luty, 1972
Physics & Astronomy
Peter Gibbs, 1972
Physics & Astronomy
Orin F. Tugman, 1922
Physics & Astronomy
Randy Irmis, 2023
Diane Pataki, 2019
Lynn Bohs, 2019
William Steenburgh, 2018
Thure E. Cerling, 2004
Peter Roth, 1995
Harold Hirth, 1989, 1977
William Ohlsen, 1988, 1969
Peter Stang, 1987
William Breckenridge, 1984
Jean Futrell, 1980
Edward Eyring, 1978
Richard Price, 1978
J. Calvin Giddings, 1974
Richard Wielesek, 1971, 1970
Bertram Dick Jr., 1967
Bryan Barlow, 1967
Don Tucker, 1966
Peter Gibbs, 1963
Sigmund Krauthamer, 1961
Morton David, Jr., 1952
Jessica Swanson, 2024
Chemistry
Gail Zasowski, 2021
Astronomy
Luisa Whittaker-Brooks, 2018
Chemistry
Jennifer Heemstra, 2015
Chemistry
Jordan M. Gerton, 2007
Physics
Eric Hegg, 2002
Chemistry
Thomas Curtiss, 1995
Chemistry
Diane E. Pataki, 2019
Biology
William Anderegg, 2018
Biology
Phyllis D. Coley, 2018
Biology
Frederick R. Adler, 2018
Biology, Mathematics
James R. Ehleringer, 2016
Biology
Nalini M. Nadkarni, 2016
Biology
Stefan Patrikis, 2012
Tommaso de Fernex, 2005
Zheng Zheng, 2004
Alexander Balk, 2002
Peter Trapa, 1998
Yong-Shi Wu, 1997
Pierre Sokolsky, 2002
Natural Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Nalini M. Nadkarni, 2001
Natural Sciences, Plant Sciences
Mary C. Beckerle, 1999
Natural Sciences, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Aaron L. Fogelson, 1999
Natural Sciences, Applied Mathematics
David P. Goldenberg, 1996
Natural Sciences, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Phyllis D. Coley, 1989
Natural Sciences, Plant Sciences
Edward M. Eyring, 1982
Chemistry
Jack Simons, 1979
Chemistry
Valeria Molinero, 2019
Janis Louie, 2017
Shelley D. Minteer, 2008
Kenneth Bromberg, 2006
Kenneth Golden, 1997
Biology
William Anderegg, 2021
Sophie Caron, 2021
Michael D. Shapiro, 2012
Colleen G. Farmer, 2011
M. Denise Dearing, 2003
Dale H. Clayton, 2000
Erik M. Jorgensen, 1999
Chemistry
Caroline Saouma, 2020
Michael Grünwald, 2019
Ryan P. Steele, 2015
Jennifer Shumaker-Parry, 2009
Ilya Zharov, 2007
Janis Louie, 2004
Eric Hegg, 2004
Matthew S. Sigman, 2002
Jon Rainier, 2000
Mathematics
Priyam Patel, 2021
Sean D. Lawley, 2020
Akil Narayan, 2019
Stefan Patrikis, 2018
Braxton R. Osting, 2018
Jonathan M. Chaika, 2015
Karl E. Schwede, 2013
Tommaso de Fernex, 2009
Firas Rassoul-Agha, 2008
Physics
Anil Seth, 2014
Shanti Deemyad, 2014
Andrey Rogachev, 2010
Christoph M. Boehme, 2010
Jordan M. Gerton, 2009
William Anderegg, 2023
Biology
William Anderegg, 2018
Ecology, Evolutionary Biology
Graeme W. Milton, 1988
Mathematics
The Priestly Medal is awarded by the American Chemical Society to recognize distinguished services to chemistry.
Peter J. Stang, 2013
Robert W. Parry, 1993
Henry Eyring, 1975
The Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence at the University of Utah is an endowed award to honor excellence in teaching, research and administrative efforts.
Thure E. Cerling, 2022
Geology & Geophysics and School of Biological Sciences
Cynthia J. Burrows, 2019
Chemistry
James R. Ehleringer, 2016
Biology
Peter B. Armentrout, 2011
Chemistry
Zeev V. Vardeny, 2009
Physics
Mary C. Beckerle, 2007
Biology
Jack Simons, 2005
Chemistry
C. Dale Poulter, 1999
Chemistry
Mario R. Capecchi, 1998
Biology
Peter J. Stang, 1995
Chemistry
John R. Roth, 1990
Biology
David M. Grant, 1987
Chemistry
Firas Rassoul-Agha, 2021, 2014
Karl E. Schwede, 2020
Jonathan M. Chaika, 2020
Aaron Bertram, 2018, 2016
Mladen Bestvina, 2017
Srikanth Iyengar, 2012
Tommaso de Fernex, 2012
Biology
Erik M. Jorgensen, 1995
Gary Rose, 1989
Chemistry
Rodrigo Noriega, 2024
Luisa Whittaker-Brooks, 2021
Janis Louie, 2006
Sheila David, 1998
Thomas Beebe, 1996
Thomas G. Richmond, 1991
Charles Wight, 1990
Scott L. Anderson, 1988
Peter B. Armentrout, 1986
Joel M. Harris, 1985
Chris Ireland, 1985
Gary Keck, 1981
C. Dale Poulter, 1975
Jack Simons, 1973
Chin-Hsien Wang, 1973
Josef Michl, 1971
Jean Futrell, 1968
Mathematics
Tsai Li-Cheng, 2022
Jonathan M. Chaika, 2015
Karl E. Schwede, 2012
Jared Tanner, 2007
Kenneth Bromberg, 2004
Christopher E. Hacon, 2003
Wieslawa Niziol, 1998
Robert Morelli, 1996
Yongbin Ruan, 1995
Aaron Bertram, 1994
Mark Lewis, 1994
Gordan Savin, 1993
Janos Kollar, 1989
Graeme W. Milton, 1988
Mladen Bestvina, 1988
Aaron Fogelson, 1987
Andrejs Treibergs, 1985
Ron Donagi, 1982
Domingo Toledo, 1982
Henryk Hecht, 1980
James Carlson, 1977
Leslie Glaser, 1969
Joseph Taylor, 1969
Physics
Katrin Becker, 2003
Rui-Rui Du, 1996
Mahito Kohmoto, 1987
Pierre Sokolsky, 1977
Carleton Detar, 1973
The rank of Distinguished Professor at the University of Utah is reserved for selected individuals whose achievements exemplify the highest goals of scholarship as demonstrated by recognition accorded to them from peers with national and international stature, and whose record includes evidence of a high dedication to teaching as demonstrated by recognition accorded to them by students and/or colleagues.
Biology
Mary Beckerle
Mario Capecchi
Thure Cerling
Eric Charnov
Phyllis Coley
M. Denise Dearing
James R. Ehleringer
Erik Jorgensen
K. Gordon Lark
Baldomero M. Olivera
John Parkinson
John R. Roth
Chemistry
Michael Morse
Scott L. Anderson
Peter B. Armentrout
Cynthia Burrows
Joel M. Harris
Gary Keck
Joel S. Miller
C. Dale Poulter
Matthew S. Sigman
Peter J. Stang
Henry S. White
Mathematics
Mladen Bestvina
Kenneth M. Golden
Christopher D. Hacon
James P. Keener
Graeme W. Milton
Physics & Astronomy
Alexei L. Efros
David Kieda
Fritz W. Luty
Pierre Sokolsky
Z. Valy Vardeny
Yong-Shi Wu
Cynthia J. Burrows, 2018
Chemistry
Henry Eyring, 1968
Chemistry