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
Five Design Awards for Kristine Matthews
Kristine Matthews, UW professor of visual communication design and principal of Studio Matthews, received five major design awards across multiple projects in 2025, many in collaboration with UW Design alumni.
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.
Elwood Receives AAG Presidential Achievement Award
In recognition of her outstanding and sustained scholarly contributions to the field of geography, Sarah Elwood, professor and chair of the Department of Geography, was awarded the American Association of Geographers Presidential Achievement Award.
More Faculty Honors
Explore our compilation of dozens of awards and honors bestowed on Arts & Sciences faculty in recent months.