National and international
Honors and Awards

Photo:  Nobel MedalMajor Awards

  • Nobel Foundation
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, Nobel Prize in Physics
    Roy Jay Glauber, Nobel Prize in Physics
    Willis E. Lamb, Nobel Prize in Physics
  • United States of America
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, National Medal of Science
    Willis E. Lamb, Jr., National Medal of Science
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    Arthur Francis Turner, Technical Oscar
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    Aden Meinel
  • American Astronomical Society
    Aden Meinel, Warner Prize
  • American Institute of Steel Construction
    Ralph Richard, T.R. Higgins Award
  • American Physical Society
    Peter A. Franken, American Physical Prize
    Marlan O. Scully, Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science
  • American Society of Photogrammetry
    Philip N. Slater, Alan Gordon Memorial Award
  • American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
    Philip N. Slater, Presidential Citation for Meritorious Service
  • American Society of Precision Engineering
    Robert E. Parks, Lifetime Achievement Award
    Robert E. Parks, Distinguished Service Award
  • Department of the Army
    Bernard Seraphin, Meritorious Civilian Service Award
  • Department of the Interior and National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Philip N. Slater, William T. Pecora Award
  • Franklin Institute
    Hyatt M. Gibbs, Michelson Medal
  • Humboldt Foundation
    Harrison H. Barrett, Senior Distinguished U.S. Scientist Award
    Charles M. Falco, Senior Distinguished U.S. Scientist Award
    Hyatt M. Gibbs, Senior Distinguished U.S. Scientist Award
    Marvin D. Girardeau, Senior Distinguished U.S. Scientist Award
    Pierre Meystre, Senior Distinguished U.S. Scientist Award
    Murray Sargent, Senior Distinguished U.S. Scientist Award
    William H. Wing, Senior Distinguished U.S. Scientist Award
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
    Harrison H. Barrett, IEEE NPSS Medical Imaging Scientist Award
  • International Society for Diagnostic Quantitative Histopathology
    Peter H. Bartels, Lifetime Achievement Award
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Russell A. Chipman, Tech Brief Award
    Devon Crowe, Achievement Award
    Robert E. Parks, Public Service Award
    John A. Reagan, Distinguished Public Service Award
  • National Institutes of Health
    Peter H. Bartels, Outstanding Investigator Award
  • Optical Society of America
    Harrison Barrett, C.E.K. Mees Medal
    Harrison Barrett and Kyle Myers, Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award
    Peter A. Franken, R.W. Wood Prize
    H. Angus Macleod, Esther Hoffman Beller Award
    Aden Meinel, Adolph Lomb Medal
    Aden Meinel, Frederic Ives Medal
    Pierre Meystre, R.W. Wood Prize
    Roland V. Shack, David Richardson Medal
    Arthur Francis Turner, Frederic Ives Medal
    James C. Wyant, Joseph Fraunhofer Award
  • Physical Society of London
    Willis E. Lamb, Guthrie Award
  • Science Foundation Arizona
    Competitive Advantage Award, 2008
  • Science Foundation Ireland
    Harrison H. Barrett, E.T.S. Walton Fellowship
  • SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Russell Chipman, G.G. Stokes Award
    Jack D. Gaskill, Presidents' Award
    H. Angus Macleod, Gold Medal
    Virenda N. Mahajan, A.E. Conrady Award
    Aden Meinel, Gold Medal
    James M. Palmer, Educator Award
    Roland V. Shack, A.E. Conrady Award
    Roland V. Shack, Gold Medal
    Robert R. Shannon, George W. Goddard Award
    Robert R. Shannon, Gold Medal
    William L. Wolfe, Gold Medal
    James C. Wyant, Gold Medal
    James C. Wyant, Governors' Award
    James C. Wyant, Technology Achievement Award
  • World Federation of Scientists
    Willis E. Lamb, Jr., Gian Carlo Wick Gold Medal
  • University of Arizona
    Eustace Dereniak, College Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching
    Poul Jessen, College Award of Distinction for Graduate Teaching
    Franko Kueppers, College Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching
    Masud Mansuripur, College Award of Distinction for Graduate Teaching
    Masud Mansuripur, College Award of Distinction for Graduate Teaching
    Michael Nofziger, College Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching
    Ralph Richard, Centennial Professor Award
    Peter Smith, UA Alumni Achievement Award
    Kurtis Thome, College Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching
    Ewan Wright, College Award of Distinction for Graduate Teaching

Photo:  Robert ShannonElected to National Academies

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    Aden Meinel
  • National Academy of Engineering
    Nicolaas Bloembergen
    Kenneth A. Jackson
    Robert R. Shannon
    Donald R. Uhlmann
    James C. Wyant
  • National Academy of Sciences
    J. Roger P. Angel
    Nicolaas Bloembergen
    Willis E. Lamb

Editorships of Major Professional Journals

  • Journal of Optical Materials
    Richard C. Powell
  • Journal of Applied Optics
    James C. Wyant
  • Journal of Applied Optics: Optical Technology
    James C. Wyant
  • Journal of the Optical Society of America A
    Harrison H. Barrett
  • Optical Engineering
    Jack D. Gaskill
  • Physics of Quantum Electronics
    Murray Sargent

Elected to Society Fellowships

  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
    Peter A. Franken
    B. Roy Frieden
    Hyatt M. Gibbs
    Aden Meinel
    Pierre Meystre
    Nasser Peyghambarian
  • American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers
    Harrison H. Barrett
  • American Physical Society
    Harrison H. Barrett
    Nicolaas Bloembergen
    Charles M. Falco
    Peter A. Franken
    Hyatt M. Gibbs
    Marvin D. Girardeau
    Poul Jessen
    Willis E. Lamb
    Pierre Meystre
    Nasser Peyghambarian
    Richard C. Powell
    Manijeh Razeghi
    Bernard Seraphin
    Arthur Francis Turner
    William H. Wing
  • Franklin Institute
    Hyatt M. Gibbs
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
    Harrison H. Barrett
    Charles Falco
    John A. Reagan
  • Institute of Physics, London
    H. Angus Macleod
    Arthur Francis Turner
  • International Academy of Cytology
    Peter H. Bartels
  • Optical Society of America
    Harrison H. Barrett
    Katherine Creath
    Devon Crowe
    William Dallas
    Eustace Dereniak
    Charles Falco
    Peter A. Franken
    B. Roy Frieden
    Jack D. Gaskill
    Hyatt M. Gibbs
    John Greivenkamp
    Stephen F. Jacobs
    Peter Jansson
    Galina Khitrova
    Raymond Kostuk
    H. Angus Macleod
    Masud Mansuripur
    Aden Meinel
    Pierre Meystre
    Tom D. Milster
    Mark Neifeld
    Nasser Peyghambarian
    Richard C. Powell
    Jose Sasian
    Dror Sarid
    Murray Sargent
    Roland V. Shack
    Robert R. Shannon
    Richard L. Shoemaker
    Glenn Sincerbox
    Philip N. Slater
    Grover Swartzlander
    Arthur Francis Turner
    William H. Wing
    William L. Wolfe
    James C. Wyant
  • Optical Society of India
    Jose Sasian
    James C. Wyant
  • Royal Society of Edinburgh
    Willis E. Lamb
  • Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers
    Philip N. Slater
  • Photo:  Marjorie and Aden MeinelSPIE
    Jennifer Barton
    Stuart Biggar
    James Burge
    James J. Burke
    Katherine Creath
    Eustace L. Dereniak
    Michael Descour
    Peter A. Franken
    B. Roy Frieden
    Jack D. Gaskill
    Douglas Goodman
    John Greivenkamp
    Ghassan E. Jabbour
    Shibin Jiang
    Raymond Kostuk
    H. Angus Macleod
    Aden Meinel
    Marjorie Meinel
    Tom D. Milster
    Robert Noble
    James M. Palmer
    Robert E. Parks
    Stanley Pau
    Nasser Peyghambarian
    Manijeh Razeghi
    Jose Sasian
    Roland V. Shack
    Robert R. Shannon
    Philip N. Slater
    Scott Tyo
    Daniel Vukobratovich
    William L. Wolfe
    James C. Wyant

Elected to Honorary Memberships

  • Optical Society of America
    Nicolaas Bloembergen
    Willis E. Lamb

Elected to Professional Society Leadership Positions

  • Aerospace and Astronomical Optics Technical Group
    Robert R. Shannon, Chair
  • American Astronomical Society
    Aden Meinel, Councillor
  • American Institute of Physics
    Aden Meinel, Board of Governors
  • American Physical Society
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, President
    Charles M. Falco, Councillor
  • American Physical Society Laser Science Topical Group
    Hyatt M. Gibbs, Chair
    Richard C. Powell, Chair
  • American Society for Precision Engineering
    Robert E. Parks, Board of Directors
    Robert E. Parks, President
  • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
    John A. Reagan, President
  • IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society
    Fred S. Hickernell, President
  • International Astronomical Union
    Aden Meinel, President
  • Lens Design Technical Group
    Robert R. Shannon, Chair
  • Optical Society of America
    Peter A. Franken, Board of Directors
    Peter A. Franken, President
    Hyatt M. Gibbs, Board of Directors
    John Greivenkamp, Board of Directors
    H. Angus Macleod, Board of Directors
    Aden Meinel, Board of Directors
    Aden Meinel, President
    Richard C. Powell, President
    Robert R. Shannon, Board of Directors
    Robert R. Shannon, President
    Richard Shoemaker, Board of Directors
    Arthur Francis Turner, Board of Directors
    Arthur Francis Turner, President
    William L. Wolfe, Board of Directors
    James C. Wyant, Board of Directors
  • Optical Society of America Optical Fabrication and Testing Group
    John E. Greivenkamp, Chair
    Robert E. Parks, Chair
  • Optical Society of America Optical Materials Technical Group
    William L. Wolfe, Chair
  • Optical Society of America Radiometry Technical Group
    William L. Wolfe, Chair
  • Society of Vacuum Coaters
    H. Angus Macleod, Board of Directors
  • SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering
    Russell Chipman, Board of Directors
    Katherine Creath, Board of Directors
    Eustace Dereniak, Board of Governors
    Jack D. Gaskill, Board of Governors
    Jack D. Gaskill, President
    John Greivenkamp, Board of Directors
    Robert E. Parks, Board of Governors
    Robert R. Shannon, Board of Governors
    Robert R. Shannon, President
    Philip N. Slater, Board of Governors
    Daniel Vukobratovich, Board of Governors
    William L. Wolfe, Board of Governors
    William L. Wolfe, President
    James C. Wyant, Board of Governors
    James C. Wyant, President
  • SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering Technical Council
    Jack D. Gaskill, Chair

Professional Society Life Memberships

  • Jack Gaskill, SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering
  • Robert R. Shannon, SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering
  • William Wolfe, SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering
  • James C. Wyant, Optical Society of India
  • James C. Wyant, SPIE, The International Society for Optical Engineering

Honorary Degrees

  • George Atkinson, PhD, Eckerd College 2004
  • Nicolaas Bloembergen, AM, Harvard University 1951
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dr es Sciences, Laval University 1988
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dr Sc, University of Connecticut 1989
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dr of Humane Letters, University of Massachusetts Lowell 1994
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dr Sc University of Central Florida 1996
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dr Sc, Moscow State University 1997
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dr Sc North Carolina State university 1998
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dr Sc Harvard University 2000
    Nicolaas Bloembergen, PhD, University of Arizona 2008
  • Roy Glauber, PhD University of Arizona 2006
  • Willis E. Lamb, DSc Columbia university 1990
    Willis E. Lamb, DSc Gustavus Adolphus College 1975
    Willis E. Lamb, LhD, Yeshiva University 1965
  • Aden Meinel, PhD University of Arizona 1990
  • Robert R. Shannon, Dr H C (Optics) Centro de Investigaciones en Optica 2005
  • James C. Wyant, Dr H C Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica 2008

Named Professorships

  • University of Arizona
    J. Roger P. Angel, Regents Professor
    Harrison H. Barrett, Regents Professor
    Charles M. Falco, Chair of Condensed Matter Physics
    Willis E. Lamb, Regents Professor
    Masud Mansuripur, Chair of Optical Data Storage
    Pierre Meystre, Chair of Quantum Optics
    Pierre Meystre, Regents Professor
    Nasser Peyghambarian, Chair of Photonics and Lasers
    Farhang Shadman, Regents Professor