Nobel Prize winners
Three Arts & Sciences faculty — two in physics, one in chemistry — are among the eight UW researchers who have received a Nobel Prize.
American Academy of Arts & Sciences
33 Arts & Sciences faculty (current and emeritus) are among the UW faculty honored as members of the American Academy of Arts and Science.
National Academy of Sciences
22 Arts & Sciences faculty (current and emeritus) are among the UW faculty honored as members of the National Academy of Sciences.
Recent Awards and Honors
Yankowitz Selected as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
UW Physics professor Matthew Yankowitz was named a Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator, joining a distinguished group of mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics.
Theresa Rocha Beardall Receives William T. Grant Scholars Award
Sociology professor Theresa Rocha Beardall was named a William T. Grant Scholar, an award that supports promising early-career researchers.
Rob Rhee Named Joan Mitchell Fellow
Rob Rhee, associate professor in the School of Art + Art History + Design, has been named a 2026 Joan Mitchell Fellow, a coveted prize for visual artists.
UW physicists win 2026 Breakthrough Prize for study of enigmatic particle
David Hertzog, UW professor of physics, and Peter Kammel, UW research professor emeritus, are part of an international team that won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize for Fundamental Physics, which celebrates decades of work to better understand the muon — a subatomic particle with anomalous properties.
More Faculty Honors
Explore our compilation of awards and honors bestowed on Arts & Sciences faculty in recent months.