| Faculty Distinctions for Current and Emeriti Faculty |
Number |
| Alexander von Humboldt Awards/Fellowships |
29 |
| American Academy
of Arts and Sciences |
9 |
| American Philosophical Society Member |
1 |
| Fulbright Scholars
Program |
4 |
| Guggenheim Fellowships |
37 |
| Institute of Medicine
of the National Academies |
3 |
| National Academy of Engineering |
13 |
| National Academy of Sciences |
5 |
| National Humanities Center Fellows |
5 |
| National Science Foundation Awards/Fellowships |
80 |
| Nobel Prize |
2 |
| Pulitzer Prize |
1 |
Faculty Distinctions for Current and Emeriti Faculty
Awards and distinctions were compiled from several different sources. First,
awards and distinctions, and the respective recipient(s) of each, were requested
from each academy, agency, foundation, or association; in some cases, national
databases were accessed for this purpose. Second, each dean submitted to the
Office of Institutional Research a list of faculty with their respective awards
and distinctions. Third, searches were made on the Rice faculty website regarding
awards and distinctions. Lists were compiled for each award or distinction.
The next step was to verify that each faculty member listed was either a current
Rice faculty member or held emeritus status. In some cases, an undercount of
the number of distinctions was possible if a faculty member achieved an award
or distinction before coming to Rice. The granting academy, agency, foundation,
or association may have listed the faculty member and his or her award or distinction
under the university's name with which the faculty member was affiliated at
the time the award or distinction was granted.
Website's for distinction categories included the following:
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Recipients:
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a nonprofit organization established
under private law by the Federal Republic of Germany. Named in honor of the German
natural scientist and explorer, the Foundation was founded in 1860 to commemorate
his life work and to sponsor research travel abroad by German scholars. The Foundation
also assists foreign scholars pursuing postgraduate studies in Germany through
Humboldt Research Fellowships and Humboldt Research Awards.
Rice has twenty-four (24) faculty members who have received twenty-nine (29)
awards and fellowships from the Humboldt Foundation:
Andrew R. Barron (2)
Wilbur E. Billups
Robert E. Bixby (Emeritus)
Phillip R. Brooks
Franz R. Brotzen (Emeritus)
C. Sidney Burrus (Emeritus)
Peter C. Caldwell (3)
John W. Clark, Jr.
Steven Cox
Robert F. Curl (Emeritus)
Robert C. Haymes (Emeritus)
Mark Alan Kulstad
|
Eugene H. Levy
Andreas Luttge
Rex B. McLellan
F. Curtis Michel (Emeritus)
Donald Ray Morrison (2)
C. Robert O'Dell (Emeritus)
Pol D. Spanos (2)
Frank K. Tittel
Raymond O. Wells, Jr. (Emeritus)
Kenton H. Whitmire
Joseph B. Wilson (Emeritus)
Harvey Yunis
|
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) is an honorary society that recognizes
achievement in the natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and
conducts a varied program of projects and studies responsive to the needs and
problems of society. The Academy's membership, which is elected, represents distinction
and achievement in the entire range of the intellectual disciplines and professions.
Its 4,000 Fellows and 600 Foreign Honorary Members are divided into four classes:
the physical sciences, the biological sciences, the social arts and sciences,
and the humanities and fine arts. Among its Fellows are 168 Nobel Prize laureates
and 58 Pulitzer Prize winners. The Academy recognizes achievement not only in
election to membership but in the awarding of prizes.
Rice currently has the following nine (9) faculty who are members of AAAS:
Robert F. Curl (Emeritus)
Michael M. Carroll
William E. Gordon (Emeritus)
Norman Hackerman (Emeritus)
Randall G. Hulet
Ken Kennedy
James L. Kinsey
Richard E. Smalley
Edith Wyschogrod (Emerita)
The American Philosophical Society, this country's first learned society, has
played an important role in American cultural and intellectual life for 250 years.
An eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, the American Philosophical
Society promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence
in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications, library resources,
and community outreach.
Rice has one (1) faculty member who is an American Philosophical Society member:
Norman Hackerman (Emeritus)
The traditional Fulbright Scholars Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals
abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic
and professional fields.
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Under a cooperative agreement with
the Bureau, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) assists
in the administration of the Fulbright Scholar Program for faculty and professionals.
Rice has four (4) faculty members who have received Fulbrights:
Chandler Davidson (Emeritus)
Katharine Donato
Roderick J. McIntosh
Atieno Odhiambo
The Guggenheim Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all
fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the
performing arts. The Foundation selects its Fellows on the basis of two
separate competitions: one for the United States and Canada, the other for Latin
America and the Caribbean. Guggenheim Fellowships are grants to selected
individuals made for a minimum of six months and a maximum of twelve months.
The purpose of the Guggenheim Fellowship program is to help provide Fellows with
blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible.
No special conditions attach to them, and Fellows may spend their grant funds
in any manner they deem necessary to their work.
The following thirty-seven (37) Rice University faculty have received fellowships:
| Max Apple (Emeritus) |
Basilios N. Poulos |
| Philip R. Brooks |
David C. Queller |
| Franz R. Brotzen (Emeritus) |
Florante A. Quiocho |
| William Camfield (Emeritus) |
Ronald L. Sass (Emeritus) |
| Jane Chance |
Gustavo E. Scuseria |
| Shih-Hui Chen |
Meredith A. Skura |
| Calvin M. Class (Emeritus) |
George Smith |
| Samuel H. Davis, Jr. (Emeritus) |
Joan Strassmann |
| Katherine Fischer Drew (Emerita) |
Julie Taylor |
| William E. Gordon (Emeritus) |
Moshe Y. Vardi |
| Thomas Haskell |
Geoffrey K. Walters (Emeritus) |
| James L. Kinsey |
Raymond O. Wells, Jr. (Emeritus) |
| Maurice A. Lecuyer (Emeritus) |
Martin J. Wiener |
| Edward S. Lewis |
Mark R. Willcott |
| Roderick James McIntosh |
Geoffrey L. Winningham |
| F. Curtis Michel (Emeritus) |
Susan Wood |
| Helena Michie |
Edith Wyschogrod (Emerita) |
| Susan Ossman |
Jianying Zha |
| Robert L. Patten |
|
The IOM's mission is to serve as adviser to the nation to improve health. The
Institute provides unbiased, evidence-based, and authoritative information and
advice concerning health and science policy to policy-makers, professionals, leaders
in every sector of society, and the public at large.
The following three (3) Rice University faculty are members:
Baruch A. Brody
G. Anthony Gorry
Alvin R. Tarlov
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE), established by a Congressional act
of incorporation signed in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, is a private, independent,
nonprofit institution that not only advises the federal government, but also conducts
independent studies that examine some of the most important contemporary topics
in engineering and technology. The NAE's leadership continues to provide a forum
for the spirit of the engineering profession, building the bridge between science
and society. The NAE is also a member of a larger Academy complex, made up of
four distinct yet interdependent institutions: the National Academy of Sciences,
the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National
Research Council.
The following thirteen (13) Rice University faculty are members:
Robert Bixby (Emeritus)
Michael M. Carroll
William E. Gordon (Emeritus)
J. David Hellums
George J. Hirasaki
Ken Kennedy
Riki Kobayashi (Emeritus)
Angelo Miele (Emeritus)
Ronald P. Nordgren (Emeritus)
Pol Spanos
Richard A. Tapia
Moshe Y. Vardi
Anestis S. Veletsos
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was created specifically for the purpose
of advising the nation's leaders on the scientific issues that frequently pervade
policy decisions, in addition to its sister organizations in the National Academy
of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.
These nonprofit organizations provide a public service by working outside the
framework of government to ensure independent advice on matters of science, technology,
and medicine. The nation's top scientists, engineers, and other experts volunteer
their time to study specific concerns, the results of which have inspired some
of America's most significant and lasting efforts to improve the health, education,
and welfare of the population. NAS is an honorary society that elects new members
to its ranks each year.
The following five (5) Rice University faculty are members:
Robert F. Curl (Emeritus)
Quentin H. Gibson
William E. Gordon (Emeritus)
James L. Kinsey
Richard E. Smalley
The National Humanities Center is the only major independent American institute
for advanced study in all fields of the humanities. Privately incorporated and
governed by a distinguished board of trustees from academic, professional, and
public life, the Center was planned under the auspices of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences and began operation in 1978. It provides a national focus
for the best work in the liberal arts, drawing attention to the enduring value
of ancient and modern history, language and literature, ethical and moral reflection,
artistic and cultural traditions, and critical thought in every area of humanistic
investigation. By encouraging excellence in scholarship, the Center seeks to insure
the continuing strength of the liberal arts and to affirm the importance of the
humanities in American life.
Fellowships have been awarded to five (5) Rice University faculty:
Michael Maas
Robert Patten
Paula
Sanders
George Sher
Edith Wyschogrod (Emerita)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent US government agency responsible
for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion
per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.
Sixty-nine (69) (unduplicated) current faculty at Rice have received awards,
fellowships, and/or associateships (not all categories are listed, and some
faculty have received awards in more than one category):
CAREER/Young Investigator Awards (22)
Richard Baraniuk
Enrique Barrera
Vicki Colvin
Alan Cox
Steven J. Cox
Peter Druschel
Naomi Halas
Randall G. Hulet
David B. Johnson
Lydia Kavraki
Edward Knightly
Anatoly Kolomeisky
Jordan Konisky
Junichiro Kono
Chad Landis
Jianpeng Ma
Satish Nagarajaiah
Robert D. Nowak
Matteo Pasquali
Stephen Semmes
Pol Spanos
James M. Tour
Creativity Extension Award (1)
Gustavo Scuseria
Research/Engineering Initiation Award (5)
Behnaam Aazhang
Athanasios C. Antoulas
Walter G. Chapman
Marc A. Robert
Ka-yiu San
Postdoctoral/Research Fellowships (12)
Robert S. Cartwright
Tim Cochran
Richard Grandy
Joe Hightower (Emeritus)
Jordan Konisky
David Queller
Sherrilyn Roush
Stephen Semmes
Scott Singleton
Joan Strassmann
Moshe Y. Vardi
G. Walters (Emeritus)
Dissertation Grant (1)
William Reed
Fellowship(1)
Cassandra McZeal
Graduate Fellowship in Electrical Engineering (2)
Rebekah Drezek
Cin-Ty Lee
Undergraduate Research Fellow (1)
Rebekah Drezek
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Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,
Mathematics, and Engineering (1)
Richard A. Tapia
Presidential Young Investigator Award in Polymer Chemistry (1)
James M. Tour
Postdoctoral Associateships (2)
John E. Dennis (Emeritus)
Ken W. Kennedy
Research Fellowship (1)
Albert Van Helden (Emeritus)
Predoctoral Fellowships (6)
Walter G. Chapman
Tim Cochran
Jordan Konisky
Clarence Miller
John Olson
Ronald Sass (Emeritus)
Corporate Research Grant (1)
Albert Van Helden (Emeritus)
Summer Grant (1)
Albert Van Helden (Emeritus)
Research Grant (3)
Bernard Lustig
Martin J Wiener
Jing Zhou
Grant (15)
John Alford
Steven Currall
Katharine Donato
Keith Hamm
Christopher Kelty
Stephen Klineberg
Hannah Landecker
Brett Leeds
T. Clifton Morgan
Herv Moulin
Robert Stein
Rudolph Stevenson
Richard Stoll
Rick Wilson
Jing Zhou
Information Technology Research Award (2)
Edward Knightly
Walid Taha
Law & Social Science Program (1)
Chandler Davidson (Emeritus)
Leadership Grant (1)
Randi Martin
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The Nobel Foundation is a private institution established in 1900 on the basis
of the will of Alfred Nobel. By the terms of the will, the Nobel Prizes in Physics
and Chemistry have been awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS)
since 1901. The RSAS is an independent, non-governmental organization whose objectives
include the identification and reward of outstanding scientific achievements.
For their discovery of fullerenes, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded
the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to:
Professor Robert F. Curl, Rice University, Houston, USA (Emeritus)
Professor Sir Harold W. Kroto, University of Sussex, Brighton, U.K.
Professor Richard E. Smalley, Rice University, Houston, USA
Pulitzer Prize:
The Pulitzer Prizes, established and endowed by Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911),
honor excellence in American literature, journalism, drama and music. The prizes,
administered by Columbia University, bestow on winners both literary prestige
and a cash prize.
Larry McMurtry