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Major Awards
- Nobel Foundation
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Nobel Prize in Physics
Roy J. Glauber, Nobel Prize in Physics
Willis E. Lamb Jr., 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 Astronomical Society
Aden B. Meinel, Warner Prize - American Institute of Steel Construction
Ralph M. Richard, T.R. Higgins Award - American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery
Judith Su, 2019 Dr. Horace Furumoto Innovations Professional Young Investigator 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
Eustace L. Dereniak, Commander’s Award for Public Service
Bernhard O. 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 III, 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 - Kavli Foundation
J. Roger P. Angel, Kavli Prize in Astrophysics - 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
James C. Wyant, Achievement Award - National Institutes of Health
Peter H. Bartels, Outstanding Investigator Award - The Optical Society (OSA)
J. Roger P. Angel, Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burkley Prize
Harrison H. Barrett, C.E.K. Mees Medal
Harrison H. Barrett and Kyle Myers, Joseph W. Goodman Book Writing Award
Jim H. Burge, Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burkley Prize
Russell A. Chipman, Joseph Fraunhofer/Robert M. Burkley Prize
Eustace L. Dereniak, Esther Hoffman Beller Medal
Peter A. Franken, R.W. Wood Prize
H. Angus Macleod, Esther Hoffman Beller Medal
Aden B. Meinel, Adolph Lomb Medal
Aden B. 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 Jr., Guthrie Award - Science Foundation Ireland
Harrison H. Barrett, E.T.S. Walton Fellowship - Society of Nuclear Medicine
Matthew A. Kupinski, Mark Tetalman Award - SPIE
Russell A. Chipman, G.G. Stokes Award
Keith B. Doyle, Technology Achievement Award
Jack D. Gaskill, Presidents' Award
H. Angus Macleod, Gold Medal
Virendra N. Mahajan, A.E. Conrady Award
Virendra N. Mahajan, Educator Award
Aden B. 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, Charles S. Vikram Award
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 - The University of Arizona
Eustace L. Dereniak, College Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching
Michael Descour, Technology Innovation Award
Charles M. Falco, Leading Edge Researcher Award
Poul Jessen, College Award of Distinction for Graduate Teaching
Franko Kueppers, College Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching
Meredith K. Kupinski, Women in Science and Engineering Mentor Award
Masud Mansuripur, College Award of Distinction for Graduate Teaching
Michael Nofziger, College Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching
Nasser Peyghambarian, Technology Innovation Award
Ralph M. Richard, Centennial Professor Award
Peter H. Smith, UA Alumni Achievement Award
Kurtis Thome, College Award of Distinction for Undergraduate Teaching
Ewan M. Wright, College Award of Distinction for Graduate Teaching
James C. Wyant, Technology Innovation Award
Elected to National Academies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Aden B. Meinel - National Academy of Engineering
Harrison H. Barrett
Nicolaas Bloembergen
Kenneth A. Jackson
Thomas L. Koch
Kyle J. Myers
Robert R. Shannon
Donald R. Uhlmann
James C. Wyant - National Academy of Sciences
J. Roger P. Angel
Nicolaas Bloembergen
Roy J. Glauber
Willis E. Lamb Jr.
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 III
Elected to Society Fellowships
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
Peter A. Franken
B. Roy Frieden
Hyatt M. Gibbs
Aden B. Meinel
Pierre Meystre
Nasser Peyghambarian - American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers
Harrison H. Barrett
Jennifer K. Barton
Eric W. Clarkson
Lars R. Furenlid - 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 Jr.
Pierre Meystre
Nasser Peyghambarian
Richard C. Powell
Manijeh Razeghi
Bernhard O. Seraphin
Arthur Francis Turner
William H. Wing - Franklin Institute
Hyatt M. Gibbs - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Harrison H. Barrett
Charles M. Falco
John A. Reagan
Richard W. Ziolkowski - Institute of Physics, London
H. Angus Macleod
Arthur Francis Turner - International Academy of Cytology
Peter H. Bartels - OSA
Harrison H. Barrett
Rolf Binder
Jim H. Burge
Russell A. Chipman
Katherine Creath
Devon Crowe
William J. Dallas
Eustace L. Dereniak
Charles M. Falco
Peter A. Franken
B. Roy Frieden
Jack D. Gaskill
Hyatt M. Gibbs
John E. Greivenkamp
Stephen F. Jacobs
Peter Jansson
Galina Khitrova
Raymond K. Kostuk
H. Angus Macleod
Masud Mansuripur
Aden B. Meinel
Pierre Meystre
Tom D. Milster
Robert A. Norwood
Mark A. Neifeld
Nasser Peyghambarian
Richard C. Powell
José Sasián
Dror Sarid
Murray Sargent III
Roland V. Shack
Robert R. Shannon
Richard L. Shoemaker
Glenn T. Sincerbox
Philip N. Slater
Grover Swartzlander
Arthur Francis Turner
William H. Wing
William L. Wolfe
James C. Wyant
Richard W. Ziolkowski - Optical Society of India
José Sasián
James C. Wyant - Royal Society of Edinburgh
Willis E. Lamb Jr. - Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers
Philip N. Slater - SPIE
Jennifer K. Barton
Stuart F. Biggar
Jim H. Burge
James J. Burke
Russell A. Chipman
Katherine Creath
Eustace L. Dereniak
Michael Descour
Charles M. Falco
Peter A. Franken
B. Roy Frieden
Jack D. Gaskill
Douglas S. Goodman
John E. Greivenkamp
Ghassan E. Jabbour
Shibin Jiang
Raymond Kostuk
H. Angus Macleod
Masud Mansuripur
Aden B. Meinel
Marjorie Meinel
Tom D. Milster
Robert Noble
Robert A. Norwood
James M. Palmer
Robert E. Parks
Stanley Pau
Nasser Peyghambarian
Manijeh Razeghi
José Sasián
Roland V. Shack
Robert R. Shannon
Philip N. Slater
Tomasz Tkaczyk
Daniel Vukobratovich
William L. Wolfe
James C. Wyant
Elected to Honorary Memberships
- OSA
Nicolaas Bloembergen
Willis E. Lamb Jr. - Optical Society of Korea
James C. Wyant
Elected to Professional Society Leadership Positions
- Aerospace and Astronomical Optics Technical Group
Robert R. Shannon, Chair - American Astronomical Society
Aden B. Meinel, Councillor - American Institute of Physics
Aden B. Meinel, Board of Governors - American Physical Society
Nicolaas Bloembergen, President
Charles M. Falco, Councillor - American Physical Society Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Pierre Meystre, Chair - 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 Antennas and Propagation Society
Richard W. Ziolkowski, 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 B. Meinel, President - Lens Design Technical Group
Robert R. Shannon, Chair - OSA
Peter A. Franken, Board of Directors
Peter A. Franken, President
Hyatt M. Gibbs, Board of Directors
John E. Greivenkamp, Board of Directors
H. Angus Macleod, Board of Directors
Aden B. Meinel, Board of Directors
Aden B. Meinel, President
Richard C. Powell, President
Robert R. Shannon, Board of Directors
Robert R. Shannon, President
Richard L. 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
James C. Wyant, President - OSA Optical Fabrication and Testing Group
John E. Greivenkamp, Chair
Robert E. Parks, Chair - OSA Optical Materials Technical Group
William L. Wolfe, Chair - OSA Radiometry Technical Group
William L. Wolfe, Chair - Society of Vacuum Coaters
H. Angus Macleod, Board of Directors - SPIE
Russell A. Chipman, Board of Directors
Katherine Creath, Board of Directors
Eustace L. Dereniak, Board of Governors
Eustace L. Dereniak, President-Elect
Jack D. Gaskill, Board of Governors
Jack D. Gaskill, President
John E. 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 Technical Council
Jack D. Gaskill, Chair
Professional Society Life Memberships
- Jack D. Gaskill, SPIE
- Robert R. Shannon, SPIE
- William L. Wolfe, SPIE
- James C. Wyant, Optical Society of India
- James C. Wyant, SPIE
Honorary Degrees
- George H. Atkinson, Ph.D., Eckerd College 2004
- Nicolaas Bloembergen, A.M. Harvard University 1951
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Sc.D., Laval University 1988
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Sc.D., University of Connecticut 1989
Nicolaas Bloembergen, D.H.L., University of Massachusetts, Lowell 1994
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Sc.D. University of Central Florida 1996
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Sc.D., Moscow State University 1997
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Sc.D. North Carolina State University 1998
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Sc.D. Harvard University 2000
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Ph.D. University of Arizona 2008 - Roy J. Glauber, Ph.D. University of Arizona 2006
- Willis E. Lamb Jr., Sc.D. Columbia University 1990
Willis E. Lamb Jr., Sc.D. Gustavus Adolphus College 1975
Willis E. Lamb Jr., D.H.L. Yeshiva University 1965 - Aden B. Meinel, Ph.D. 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
- The University of Arizona
J. Roger P. Angel, Regents' Professor
Harrison H. Barrett, Regents' Professor
Charles M. Falco, Chair of Condensed Matter Physics
Arthur Gmitro, Fenton Maynard Chair in Cancer Imaging
Willis E. Lamb Jr., 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
Richard W. Ziolkowski, Litton Industries John M. Leonis Distinguished Professor