The foundation of the UC Santa Cruz Division of Physical & Biological Sciences is built by 180 distinguished faculty and more than 300 high-impact researchers. Here are just a few of our accolades and honors.
The foundation of the UC Santa Cruz Division of Physical & Biological Sciences is built by 180 distinguished faculty and more than 300 high-impact researchers. Here are just a few of our accolades and honors.
1
National Medal of Science
1
Nobel Laureate
1
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
12
National Academy of Sciences members
20
American Academy of Arts & Sciences members
2
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professors
1
Bower Award & Prize for Achievement in Science
1
MacArthur Foundation Fellow
8
Packard Foundation Fellows
Faculty & researcher award list
Robert Coe
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2008
James Zachos
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2008
Alexie Leauthaud
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018
Thomas Banks
Physics, 2011
Natalie Batalha
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019
James Zachos
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2011
Phil Crews
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2008
Andrew Fisher
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2019
Pradip Mascharak
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2008
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020
Terry Schalk
Physics (Adjunct Emeritus), 2017
Jonathan Zehr
Ocean Sciences, 2018
Ryan Foley
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2017
Natalie Batalha
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Legacy Fellow 2020
Sandra Faber
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Legacy Fellow 2020
Douglas Lin
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Legacy Fellow 2020
Claire Max
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Legacy Fellow 2020
Stan Woosley
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Legacy Fellow 2020
Douglas Lin
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2014
Stan Woosley
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2005
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019
Garth Illingworth
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016
Andrew Fisher
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2018
Adina Paytan
Institute of Marine Sciences, 2018
Eli Silver
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2018
Susan Schwartz
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2016
Emily Brodsky
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2008
Robert Coe
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2010
Robert Coe
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2007
Adina Paytan
Institute of Marine Sciences, 2015
Viktor Ginzburg
Mathematics, 2019
Harlod Widom
Mathematics, 2020
Jevgenij Raskatov
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2019
Sandra Faber
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018
David Williams (adjunct)
Physics
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016
Joel Primack
Physics, 2019
Michael Dine
Physics, 2017
Howard Haber
Physics, 2016
Phil Crews
Physics, 2008
Adina Paytan
Institute of Marine Sciences, 2016
Douglas Lin
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2015
Harry Noller
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2019
Carrie Partch
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2018
Jevgenij Raskatov
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2018
Harry Noller
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2016
Donald Croll
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2011
Frank Drake
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011
James Zachos
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2011
Erika Zavaleta
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2016
Sandra Faber
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016
John Pearse
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2011
Phil Crews
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2016
Suzanne Alonzo
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2018, 2019
Stephanie Bailey
Physics, 2018
Nandini Bhattacharya
Mathematics, 2018, 2019
Caitlin Binder
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2019, Senior Faculty Fellow 2020
Matthew Chapham
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2019
Robin Dunkin
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2018, 2019, 2020
Ryan Foley
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020
Timothy Johnstone
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2019
Ruth Murray-Clay
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018
Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019, Senior Faculty Fellow 2020
Susan Strome
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives Faculty Fellow 2019
John Tamkun
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2020
Jordan Ward
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2020
Colin West
Physics (Postdoc), 2018
Margaret Zimmer
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2019
Alexie Leauthaud
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018
Robert Coe
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2010
Phil Crews
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2009
Michael Dine
Physics, 2011
Doug Kellogg
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2019
Douglas Lin
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2008
Glenn Millhauser
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2018
J. Xavier Prochaska
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2017
Erika Zavaleta
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2018
Sandra Faber
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2011
Kerstin Wasson
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2018
James Zachos
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2008
James Zachos
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2016
Francis Nimmo
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2018
Emily Brodsky
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2019
Emily Brodsky
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2019
Andrew Fisher
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2016
Sandra Faber
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2017
Martin Weissman
Mathematics, 2020
James Ackman
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2017
Terrence Blackman
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2017
Beth Shapiro
Ecology & Evolution, 2018
Beth Shapiro
Ecology & Evolution, 2017
Erika Zavaleta
Ecology & Evolution, 2017
Paul Koch
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2017
Dan Cristofaro‑Gardiner
Mathematics, 2019
Michael Dine
Physics, 2019
Francis Nimmo
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2020
Susan Strome
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2019
James Zachos
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2017
Myriam Telus
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2020
Sandra Faber
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2013
Alexander Ayzner
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2019
Nicole Feldl
Earth & Planetary Sciences, 2018
Francois Monard
Mathematics, 2020
Jordan Ward
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2020
Upasana Sharma
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2019
Carol W. Greider
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2009
Ryan Foley
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2016
Alexie Leauthaud
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2017
Robin Dunkin
Ecology & Evolution, 2019
Bakthan Singaram
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Adina Paytan
Institute of Marine Sciences, 2019
Sandra Faber
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020
Joshua Arribere
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2019
Upasna Sharma
Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, 2020
Carrie Partch
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2018
Carrie Partch
Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2016
Natalie Batalha
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018