Award-Winning Researchers
9
Guggenheim Fellows
3
Abel Prizes
22
In National Academies
In the last decade, UT faculty and alumni have won either the highest or second-highest prize in mathematics, computing, physics, chemistry and physiology/medicine. UT Austin is the only public research university in the world to have had three faculty winners of the Abel Prize (considered the Nobel of mathematics) and three winners of the Turing Award (considered the Nobel of computing).
National Academies Members
National Academy of Sciences
- Richard Aldrich (Neuroscience)
- James Bull (Integrative Biology)
- Luis A. Caffarelli (Mathematics)
- Katherine Freese (Physics)
- Cameron M. Gordon (Mathematics)
- Kristen Harris (Neuroscience)
- David Hillis (Integrative Biology)
- John Kormendy (Astronomy)
- Mark Kirkpatrick (Integrative Biology)
- Alan Lambowitz (Molecular Biosciences)
- Allan MacDonald (Physics)
- Nancy Moran (Integrative Biology)
- William Press (Integrative Biology, Computer Science)
- Jonathan Sessler (Chemistry)
- Harry Swinney (Physics)
- Keiko Torii* (Molecular Biosciences)
- Karen Uhlenbeck (Mathematics)
National Academy of Engineering
- Simon Lam (Computer Science)
- Jay Misra (Computer Science)
- J Strother Moore (Computer Science)
- C. Grant Willson (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
National Academy of Medicine
- George Georgiou (Molecular Biosciences)
National Academy of Inventors
- George Georgiou (Molecular Biosciences)
- Yi Lu (Chemistry)
- Jonathan Sessler (Chemistry)
* International member
22 American Academy Fellows
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
- Rick Aldrich (Neuroscience)
- Eric Anslyn (Chemistry)
- James Bull (Integrative Biology)
- Luis Caffarelli (Mathematics)
- David Crews (Integrative Biology)
- Björn Engquist (Mathematics)
- Larry Faulkner (Chemistry)
- George Georgiou (Molecular Biosciences)
- David Hillis (Integrative Biology)
- Mark Kirkpatrick (Integrative Biology)
- Alan Lambowitz (Molecular Biosciences)
- Allan MacDonald (Physics)
- Nancy Moran (Integrative Biology)
- Howard Ochman (Molecular Biosciences)
- Bill Press (Integrative Biology & Computer Science)
- Michael Ryan (Integrative Biology)
- Jonathan Sessler (Chemistry)
- Beryl Simpson (Integrative Biology)
- Harry Swinney (Physics)
- Karen Uhlenbeck (Mathematics)
- Mary Wheeler (Mathematics)
- Kelly Zamudio (Integrative Biology)
57 AAAS Fellows
American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Scott Aaronson (Computer Science)
- Richard Aldrich (Neuroscience)
- Eric Anslyn (Chemistry)
- Chandrajit Bajaj (Computer Science)
- George Bittner (Neuroscience)
- Kate Calder (Statistics and Data Sciences)
- David Cannatella (Integrative Biology)
- James Chelikowsky (Physics)
- Jeff Chen (Molecular Biosciences)
- David Crews (Integrative Biology)
- Inderjit Dhillon (Computer Science & Mathematics)
- Harriet Dinerstein (Astronomy)
- Jaquelin Dudley (Molecular Biosciences)
- Ron Elber (Chemistry/Oden Institute)
- Andy Ellington (Molecular Biosciences)
- Neal Evans (Astronomy)
- Larry Faulkner (Chemistry)
- Norma Fowler (Integrative Biology)
- George Georgiou (Molecular Biosciences)
- Larry Gilbert (Integrative Biology)
- Kristen Grauman (Computer Science)
- Kristen Harris (Neuroscience)
- Rasika Harshey (Molecular Biosciences)
- Richard Hazeltine (Physics)
- Brent Iverson (Chemistry)
- Arlen Johnson (Molecular Biosciences)
- Kenneth Johnson (Molecular Biosciences)
- Daniel Johnston (Neuroscience)
- Mark Kirkpatrick (Integrative Biology)
- Michael Krische (Chemistry)
- Robert Krug (Molecular Biosciences)
- Alan Lambowitz (Molecular Biosciences)
- Daniel Leahy (Molecular Biosciences)
- Elaine Li (Physics)
- Xiuling Li (Chemistry)
- Hung-Wen Liu (Chemistry)
- Paul Macdonald (Molecular Biosciences)
- Bassett Maguire (Integrative Biology)
- Edward Marcotte (Molecular Biosciences)
- Stephen Martin (Chemistry)
- Nancy Moran (Integrative Biology)
- Howard Ochman (Molecular Biosciences)
- Tanya Paull (Molecular Biosciences)
- Keshav Pingali (Computer Science)
- William Press (Computer Science, Integrative Biology)
- Mark Raizen (Physics)
- Stanley Roux (Molecular Biosciences)
- Mike Ryan (Integrative Biology)
- Jonathan Sessler (Chemistry)
- Beryl Simpson (Integrative Biology)
- Peter Stone (Computer Science)
- H. Eldon Sutton (Molecular Biosciences)
- Harry Swinney (Physics)
- Keiko Torii (Molecular Biosciences)
- Philip "Uri” Treisman (Mathematics)
- Robert F. Williams (Mathematics)
- Claus Wilke (Integrative Biology)
Other Major Awards & Fellowships
- Abel Prize (Nobel of Mathematics) – Luis A. Caffarelli, Karen Uhlenbeck
- National Medal Recipients – Karen Uhlenbeck (National Medal of Science), C. Grant Willson (National Medal of Technology & Innovation)
- ACM Prize in Computing – Scott Aaronson
- Alan Waterman Award – Scott Aaronson
- Asahi Prize – Keiko Torii
- Charles Babbage Award – Keshav Pingali
- Guggenheim Fellows – Alan Campion, Cameron Gordon, Mark Kirkpatrick, Steven Phelps, Mike Ryan, Peter Stone, Karen Uhlenbeck, John Wallingford, David Zuckerman
- International Prize for Biology – Nancy Moran
- Japan Prize – C. Grant Willson
- MacArthur Fellows – David Hillis, Nancy Moran, Uri Treisman, Karen Uhlenbeck
- Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon recognition from the Emperor of Japan – Keiko Torii
- Michael and Sheila Held Prize from the National Academy of Sciences – David Zuckerman
- National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology – Jason McLellan
- Park MahnHoon Award – Jason McLellan
- Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences – Luis Caffarelli
- Stark Draper Prize – C. Grant Willson
- Steele Prize – Luis Caffarelli, Karen Uhlenbeck
- Waksman Award in Microbiology from the National Academy of Sciences – Nancy Moran
- Wolf Prize – Luis Caffarelli, Allan MacDonald