We are a storied department with a long history of achievement. Our faculty have been elected to national academies and received various regional and national and international awards. They have been elected to professional scientific societies and won early career awards. A few of our department members have even gone on to win Nobel Prizes!
National and International Awards
Markus Deserno
Biophysical Society, Thomas E. Thompson Award, 2021
Max-Planck Society (Germany), Otto-Hahn Medal, 2001
Tiziana Di Matteo
Royal Astronomical Society (U.K.), Michael Penston Prize, 1999
Randall Feenstra
Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, 2019
Alexander von Humboldt Research Award, 2000
AVS Peter Mark Memorial Award, 1989
Sara Majetich
IEEE Magnetics Society Distinguished Lecturer, 2007
International Research Promotion Council, Eminent Scientist of the Year, 1999
Rachel Mandelbaum
Simons Foundation, Simons Investigator, 2019
Carl Rodriguez
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering, 2022
Di Xiao
Simons Foundation, Simons Fellowship, 2019
National and International Awards, Emeritus Faculty
Luc Berger
IEEE Magnetics Society Achievement Award, 2016
APS Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, 2013
John F. Nagle
Biophysical Society, Avanti Award in Lipids, 2003
Robert F. Sekerka
Minerals, Metals, Materials Society, Bruce Chalmers Award, 1998
International Association of Crystal Growth, Frank Prize, 1992
Robert H. Swendsen
APS Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics, 2014
Stephanie A. Tristram-Nagle
Biophysical Society, Avanti Award in Lipids, 2003
National Academy of Sciences
Robert B. Griffiths
Elected to NAS 1987
Known for the development of the consistent histories approach to quantum mechanics.
Faculty, Carnegie Mellon University Department of Physics, 1964 – 2014
Otto Stern University Professor of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University
Emeritus Professor
*February 25, 1937, Etah, Uttar Pradesh (India)
Early Career Awards
- Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, Carl Rodriguez 2022
- Department of Energy Early Career Award, Diana Parno 2021
- Kaufman New Investigator Award, Carl Rodriguez 2020
- Cooper-Siegel Faculty Development Chair, Ulrike Endesfelder 2020
- Department of Energy Early Career Award, Jyoti Katoch 2019
- Cottrell Scholar, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Benjamin Hunt 2019
- Department of Energy Early Career Award, Benjamin Hunt 2017
- Kaufman Young Investigator Award, Benjamin Hunt 2016
- Cottrell Scholar, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Di Xiao 2016
- Cooper-Siegel Faculty Development Chair, Shirley Ho, 2015
- Macronix Prize, International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers, Shirley Ho 2014
- Falco-DeBenedetti Career Development Professor, Rachel Mandelbaum 2013
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, Rachel Mandelbaum 2013
- Department of Energy Early Career Award, Rachel Mandelbaum 2012
- Annie Jump Cannon Award, American Astronomical Society, Rachel Mandelbaum 2011
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, Michael Widom 1991
- NSF National Young Investigator Award, Sara Majetich 1991
Regional Awards
- The William H. and Frances S. Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching, David Anderson, 2022
- Richard Moore Education Award, College Teaching Award, Manfred Paulini 2021
- William H. and Frances S. Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching, Barry Luokkala 2020
- Carnegie Science Award, Leonard Kisslinger, 2017
- Carnegie Science Award, Shirley Ho, 2015
- Carnegie Science Award, Sara Majetich, 2010
- Carnegie Science Award, Tiziana Di Matteo, 2008
Professional Societies
- Fellow, AAAS, Fred Gilman 2019
- Fellow, APS, Markus Deserno 2019
- Fellow, IEEE, Sara Majetich 2017
- Fellow, APS, Manfred Paulini 2017
- Fellow, APS, Roy Briere 2014
- Fellow, APS, Tiziana Di Matteo 2014
- Fellow, APS, Colin Morningstar 2014
- Fellow, APS, Reinhard Schumacher 2014
- Fellow, APS, Shelley Anna 2014
- Fellow, APS, Tina Kahniashvili 2013
- Fellow, APS, Mathias Lösche 2012
- Fellow, APS, Ira Rothstein 2008
- Fellow, APS, Sara Majetich 2007
- Fellow, APS, Curtis Meyer 2004
- Fellow, APS, Steven Garoff 1998
- Fellow, APS, Randall Feenstra 1997
- Fellow, APS, Robert Sekerka 1997
- Fellow, APS, Michael Widom 1994
- Fellow, APS, Michael Levine 1994
- Fellow, AVS, Randall Feenstra 1994
- Fellow, APS, Frederick Gilman 1985
- Fellow, APS, Robert Swendsen 1984
- Fellow, APS, John F. Nagle 1980
- Fellow, AAAS, Michael Widom
- Fellow, AAAS, Robert Swendsen
Nobel Laureates
Walter Kohn
1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (with John Pople) for his development of the density-functional theory.
Carnegie Tech, Department of Physics Faculty Member, 1950-59
*March 9, 1923, Vienna, Austria
†April 19, 2016, Santa Barabara, CA
John L. Hall
1995 Nobel Prize in Physics (with Roy J. Glauber and Theodor W. Häntsch) for the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy.
Carnegie Tech: M.S., Department of Physics 1958; Ph.D., Department of Physics 1961
*August 21, 1934, Denver, CO
Clifford G. Shull
1994 Nobel Prize in Physics (with Bertram N. Brockhouse) for the development of the neutron diffraction technique.
Carnegie Tech, M.S., Department of Physics 1937
*September 23, 1915, Pittsburgh, PA
†March 31, 2001, Medford, MA
Otto Stern
1943 Nobel Prize in Physics the development of the molecular ray method and his discovery of the magnetic moment of the proton.
Carnegie Tech, Department of Physics Faculty Member, 1933–45
*February 17, 1888, Zory, Poland
†August 17, 1969, Berkeley, CA
Clinton J. Davisson
1937 Nobel Prize in Physics (with George P. Thomson) for their discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals.
Carnegie Tech, Department of Physics Faculty Member, 1911–17
*October 22, 1881, Bloomington, IL
†February 1, 1958, Charlottesville, VA