Medals, Grants, and Prizes
Boston University’s talented faculty hold distinction as national award winners and elected members of professional honor societies. The following are additional honors received by faculty in recent years.
Alzheimer’s Association
Ann McKee – 2018, Henry Wisniewski Lifetime Achievement Award
Department of Neurology, Chobanian & Avedisian
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian
American Academy of Neurology
Matt Cartmill – 2023, A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurologic Education
Department of Neurology, Chobanian & Avedisian
American Aging Association
LaDora Thompson – 2023, Denham Harman Award
Department of Physical Therapy, Sargent
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Matt Cartmill – 2019, Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award
Department of Anthropology, CAS
American Chemical Society
María Datel – 2023, Nelson Brooks Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Culture
Department of Romance Studies, CAS
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Matt Cartmill – 2023, A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurologic Education
Department of Neurology, Chobanian & Avedisian
American Geophysical Union
Wen Li – 2017, James B. Macelwane Medal
Department of Astronomy, CAS
American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Wen Li – 2023, Meritorious Service Award
Department of Occupational Therapy, Sargent
American Parkinson Disease Foundation
Terry Ellis – 2023, Shawn Thornton Award for Excellence
Department of Physical Therapy, Sargent
American Philosophical Society
John Marston – 2016, Franklin Grant
Department of Anthropology, CAS
Department of Archaeology, CAS
Brooke Blower – 2013, Franklin Grant
Department of History, CAS
Arianne Chernock – 2011, Franklin Grant
Department of History, CAS
Deeana Klepper – 2008, Franklin Grant
Department of Religion, CAS
James Johnson – 1994, Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History
Department of History, CAS
American Physical Society
Lawrence Sulak – 2018, W.K.H. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics
Department of Physics, CAS
American Political Science Association
Cathie Jo Martin – 2020, Dorothy Day Award for Outstanding Labor Research
Department of Political Science, CAS
American Psychological Association
Donna Pincus – 2020, Florence Halpern Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Mikel Garcia-Marcos – 2023, John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology
Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Chobanian & Avedisian
Department of Biology, CAS
American Sociological Association
Deborah Carr – 2023, Section on Aging and the Life Course’s Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award
Department of Sociology, CAS
Jessica Simes – 2023, Community & Urban Sociology Section’s Robert E. Park Book Award
Department of Sociology, CAS
Archaeological Institute of America
S. Rebecca Martin – 2023, Kershaw Lecturer in Near Eastern Archaeology
Department of Archaeology, CAS
Curtis Runnels – 2019, Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement
Department of Archaeology, CAS
John Marston – 2019, James R. Wiseman Book Award
Department of Archaeology, CAS
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Hadi Nia – 2023, Beckman Young Investigator Award
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
Association for Asian Studies
Yoon Sun Yang – 2020, NEAC James B. Palais Book Prize
Department of World Languages & Literatures, CAS
Association for Israel Studies
Pnina Lahav – 2017, Lifetime Achievement Award
BU School of Law
Association for Women in Mathematics
Jennifer Balakrishnan – 2023, Microsoft Research Prize in Algebra and Number Theory
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, CAS
Association of Professors of Medicine
David Coleman – 2020, Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award
Department of Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian
Biomedical Engineering Society
Christopher Chen – 2019, Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
Boston Globe
Ann McKee – 2018, Bostonian of the Year
Department of Neurology, Chobanian & Avedisian
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian
Breakthrough Prize
Alan Marscher – 2020, Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Department of Astronomy, CAS
Svetlana Jorstad – 2020, Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Institute for Astrophysical Research, CAS
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Steve Ramirez – 2023, Science Diversity Leadership Award
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS
CHOICE
Kathleen Vandenberg – 2023, Outstanding Academic Title
Department of Rhetoric, CGS
Clarivate
Pierre Perron – 2020, Citation Laureate
Department of Economics, CAS
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Malika Jeffries-EL– 2023, Circle of Excellence Gold Award
Department of Chemistry, CAS
Ecological Society of America
Richard Primack – 2020, George Mercer Award
Department of Biology, CAS
Hartwell Foundation
Jennifer Zuk – 2023, Individual Biomedical Research Award
Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, Sargent
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Muhammad Zaman – 2014, HHMI Investigator
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
Humboldt Foundation
Stefan Hofmann – 2018, Humboldt Research Award
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS
Richard Primack – 2016, Humboldt Research Award
Department of Biology, CAS
Andrei Ruckenstein – 1994, Humboldt Research Award
Department of Physics, CAS
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Stephen Grossberg – 2017, Frank Rosenblatt Award
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, CAS
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
International Association for Urban Climate
Dan Li – 2023, Timothy Oke Award for Original Research in the Field of Urban Climatology
Department of Earth & Environment, CAS
International Federation for Theatre Research
Rachel Merrill Moss – 2023, New Scholars’ Prize
Department of Theatre, CFA
International Society for Autism Research
Helen Tager-Flusberg – 2020, Lifetime Achievement Award
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS
Kinship Foundation
Meg Younger – 2023, Searle Scholar
Department of Biology, CAS
Linguistic Society of America
Charles Chang – 2023, Early Career Award
Department of Linguistics, CAS
Louisville Institute
Courtney Goto – 2023, Sabbatical Grant for Researchers
Department of Religious Education, STH
Felipe Maia – 2023, First Book Grant for Scholars of Color
Department of Theology, STH
Mellon Foundation
Ianna Hawkins Owen – 2023, Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Department of English, CAS
National Book Foundation
Sigrid Nunez – 2018, National Book Award for Best Fiction
Creative Writing Program, CAS
National Endowment for the Humanities
*Elie Wiesel – 2009, National Humanities Medal
Professor Emeritus
Department of Religion, CAS
Department of Philosophy, CAS
National Institutes of Health
Ana Fiszbein – 2023, Outstanding Investigator Award (R35)
Department of Biology, CAS
Shawn Lyons – 2023, Outstanding Investigator Award (R35)
Department of Biochemistry, Chobanian & Avedisian
Hadi Nia – 2023, Director’s New Innovator Award (DP2)
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
Mohsan Saeed – 2023, Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (R35)
Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Chobanian & Avedisian
Joseph Zaia – 2023, Outstanding Investigator Award (R35)
Department of Biochemistry, Chobanian & Avedisian
National Science Foundation
Alan Marscher – 2020, Diamond Achievement Award
Department of Astronomy, CAS
Svetlana Jorstad – 2020, Diamond Achievement Award
Institute for Astrophysical Research, CAS
Optical Society of America
Irving Bigio – 2020, Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, ENG
Ji-Xin Cheng – 2019, Ellis R. Lippincott Award
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, ENG
Partnership for Public Service
Ann McKee – 2019, Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Medal
Department of Neurology, Chobanian & Avedisian
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Christopher S. Chen – 2023, Allen Distinguished Investigator
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
Darrell Kotton – 2023, Allen Distinguished Investigator
Department of Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian
Wilson Wong– 2023, Allen Distinguished Investigator
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
Pew Charitable Trusts
Steve Ramirez – 2023, Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS
Schmidt Futures
Ahmad (Mo) Khalil – 2023, Schmidt Science Polymaths Award
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
Society for Classical Studies
James Uden – 2023, Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit
Department of Classical Studies, CAS
Society for Epidemiologic Research
Lauren Weis – 2023, Noel Weiss & Tom Koepsell Award for Excellence in Education
Department of Epidemiology, SPH
Matthew Fox – 2020, Noel Weiss & Tom Koepsell Award for Excellence in Education
Department of Epidemiology, SPH
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Margaret Beck – 2019, JD Crawford Prize (SIAG/Dynamical Systems)
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, CAS
Society for Neuroscience
Nancy Kopell – 2016, Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, CAS
Society of Behavioral Research
Kimberly Nelson – 2020, Early Career Investigator Award
Department of Community Health Sciences, SPH
The Dyslexia Foundation
Jennifer Zuk – 2023, Albert M. Galaburda Research Award
Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences, Sargent
Time Magazine
Ibram X. Kendi – 2020, Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020
Department of History, CAS
US Department of Energy
Wanzheng Hu – 2020, Early Career Research Award
Department of Physics, CAS
W.M. Keck Foundation
Ahmad (Mo) Khalil – 2023, Medical Research Area Grant
Department of Biomedical Engineering, ENG
* Deceased