Thomas I. Banks (2009)
        UC Berkeley Physics Grad Student
            Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics
           "For measurement of the rate of muon capture in hydrogen gas and determination
            of the proton's pseudoscalar coupling."

Robert Birgeneau
    Professor of Physics
            Carnegie Leadership Award
           The award is given for commitment to academic excellence and
           visionary leadership in establishing new standards for U.S. higher education.

Reinhard Genzel
    Professor of Physics
           The Shaw Prize, 2008
           "in recognition of his outstanding contribution in demonstrating that the
           Milky Way contains a supermassive black hole at its centre."  

Jan Liphardt
    Assistant Professor of Physics
            Sloan Research Fellowship, 2006
             Awarded in support of Jan's outstanding work in biophysics.

Steven Louie
    Professor of Physics  
            Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
            The AAAS states that Professor Louie is being honored "for fundamental
            contributions to the theory of solids and nanostructures, including pioneering
            development of first-principles study of excited-state properties and prediction
            of new materials."

           Elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica, Republic of China (Taiwan)
           The Convocation of the Academicians of Academia Sinica meets every
            two years to elect up to 30 new academicians among its 3 divisions --
            Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Division of Life
            Sciences, and Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. click here

Joe Orenstein
    Professor of Physics
       2008 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids Recipient
       Citation: "For pioneering contributions to the understanding of optical phenomena
       in complex materials including conducting polymers, semiconductors, and high
       temperature superconductors." For details of award, click here. 

Paul Richards
    Professor Emeritus of Physics
       2009 Past Astrophysics-History of the Universe Dan David Prize
       Three prizes of US$ 1 million each are annually awarded for achievements having an outstanding scientific, technological, cultural or social impact on our world. Each year fields are chosen within the three Time Dimensions - Past, Present and Future. For details of award, click here.

Feng Wang
    Assistant Professor of Physics
            Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 2008
             These awards are intended to enhance the careers of the very best young faculty              members in specified fields of science. Currently a total of 118 fellowships are
             awarded annually in seven fields: chemistry, computational and evolutionary                      molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience,                  and physics 

             Overseas Chinese Physics Association Outstanding Young Researcher
            Award, 2008
             "The OYRA Award is given annually to a physicist of Chinese ethnicity
            working in North America, Europe, or other regions outside Asia to
            encourage and to recognize the young researcher's contributions in physics."