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, MED
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, MED
American Association of Physical Anthropologists
Matt Cartmill – 2019, Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award
Department of Anthropology, CAS
American Geophysical Union
Wen Li – 2017, James B. Macelwane Medal
Department of Astronomy, CAS
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
Archaeological Institute of America
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
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 of Professors of Medicine
David Coleman – 2020, Robert H. Williams, MD, Distinguished Chair of Medicine Award
Department of Medicine, MED
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, MED
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, MED
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
Clarivate
Pierre Perron – 2020, Citation Laureate
Department of Economics, CAS
Ecological Society of America
Richard Primack – 2020, George Mercer Award
Department of Biology, CAS
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 Society for Autism Research
Helen Tager-Flusberg – 2020, Lifetime Achievement Award
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, 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 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, MED
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, MED
Society for Epidemiologic Research
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
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
* Deceased