College of Natural Sciences faculty are award-winning across disciplines and include Nobel Laureates, Medal of Science recipients and more. A small sample of award winners are listed below.

• Nobel Prize
• National Academy of Science
• National Academy of Engineering
• American Academy of Arts & Sciences
• National Medal of Science
• National Medal of Technology and Innovation
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Other major awards

To learn about about award-winning educators, go to the college's teaching award page.

Nobel Prize

• Steven Weinberg (Physics) - 1979

National Academy of Sciences

• Richard Aldrich (Neurobiology) - 2008
• Paul Barbara (Chemistry & Biochemistry) (d) - 2006
• Allen Bard (Chemistry & Biochemistry) - 1982
• Luis Caffarelli (Mathematics) - 1991
• David Hillis (Integrative Biology) - 2008
• Alan Lambowitz (Cell and Molecular Biology) - 2004
• Allan MacDonald (Phsyics) - 2010
• William Press (Integrative Biology, Computer Science) - 1994
• Lester Reed (Chemistry & Biochemistry, Emeritus) - 1973
• Peter Rossky (Chemistry & Biochemistry) - 2011
• Harry Swinney (Physics) - 1992
• John Tate (Mathematics) - 1969
• Karen Uhlenbeck (Mathematics) - 1986
• Steven Weinberg (Physics) - 1972

National Academy of Engineering

• J Strother Moore (Computer Science)
• C. Grant Willson (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
• Simon Lam (Computer Science)

Institute of Medicine

• George Georgiou (Molecular Genetics and Microbiology) - 2011

Fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

• Rick Aldrich (Neurobiology)
• Paul Barbara (Chemistry & Biochemistry) (d)
• Allen Bard (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
• James Bull (Integrative Biology)
• Luis Caffarelli (Mathematics)
• David Crews (Integrative Biology)
• David Hillis (Integrative Biology)
• Mark Kirkpatrick (Integrative Biology)
• Alan Lambowitz (Cell & Molecular Biology)
• Allan MacDonald (Physics)
• Lester Reed (Chemistry & Biochemistry, Emeritus)
• Peter Rossky (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
• Michael Ryan (Integrative Biology)
• Roy Schwitters (Physics)
• Beryl Simpson (Integrative Biology)
• Harry Swinney (Physics)
• Karen Uhlenbeck (Mathematics)
• Steven Weinberg (Physics)

Fellows as of Apr. 2011.

National Medals of Science

• Allen Bard
• Steven Weinberg
• Karen Uhlenbeck
• Karl Folkers (d)
• Norman Hackerman (d)

National Medal of Technology and Innovation

• C. Grant Willson

Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Other Major Awards

• Abel Prize - John Tate (2010)
• Turing Award - E. Allen Emerson (2007)
• Wolf Prize - Allen Bard (2008), Luis Cafferelli (2012)
• Dirac Medal - George Sudarshan (2010)
• InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize - Robert Krug (2002)
• Japan Prize - C. Grant Willson (2013)

State Awards

• Texas Academy of Scientists' Distinguished Scientist Award