National Medal of Science
Darleane Hoffman*
Harold Johnston*
Yuan T. Lee*
John Prausnitz*
Gabor Somorjai

* Emeritus professor

National Academy of Sciences

* Emeritus professor

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National Academy of Engineering
Alexis T. Bell
Harvey Blanch
Morton Denn*
Jean M.J. Fréchet
Enrique Iglesia
C. Judson King*
John S. Newman
John M. Prausnitz*
Charles Shank

* Emeritus professor

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Institute of Medicine
Michael Marletta

Priestley Medal
2000 - Darleane Hoffman (Emeritus professor)
2007 - Gabor Somorjai

Wolf Prize
Alexander Pines
Gabor A. Somorjai

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American Academy of Arts and Science

* Emeritus professor

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MacArthur Fellowship
Carolyn Bertozzi
Michael Marletta

Endowed Chairs and Distinguished Professorships
The College of Chemistry is proud to announce that four new endowed chairs and distinguished professorships have been established or are pending approval, to make a current total of eighteen in the college.

The Joel Hildebrand Distinguished Professorship (to be occupied by the Chair of the chemistry department):
Michael A. Marletta

The Chevron Chair in Chemistry (to be occupied by a non-tenured faculty member nominated by the chemistry department):
F. Dean Toste

The Glenn T. Seaborg Chair in Chemistry:
Alexander Pines

The Kenneth S. Pitzer Distinguished Professorship in Theoretical Chemistry:
William H. Miller

The Katherine and Warren Schlinger Distinguished Professorship (to be occupied by the Chair of the chemical engineering department):
Jeffrey A. Reimer

The Melvin Calvin Distinguished Professorship in Chemical Biology:
Graham R. Fleming

The Henry Rapoport Chair in Organic Chemistry:
Jean M. J. Fréchet

The Gerald E. K. Branch Distinguished Professorship in Chemistry:
Robert G. Bergman

The Aldo DeBenedictis Distinguished Professorship in Chemistry:
Michael A. Marletta

The Gilbert Newton Lewis Chair (to be occupied by the Dean of the College of Chemistry):
Charles B. Harris

The Hubbard Howe, Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Biochemical Engineering:
Jay Keasling

The Bruce Mahan Chair in Chemistry:
David Chandler

The John R. Thomas Chair in Physical Chemistry:
TBA

The T. Z. and Irmgard Chu Distinguished Professorship in Chemistry:
Carolyn R. Bertozzi

The Charles Wilke Chair in Chemical Engineering:
Rachel Segalman

The Larry and Diane Bock Chair in Nanotechnology:
A. Paul Alivisatos

The Charles W. Tobias Chair in Electrochemistry:
John Newman

The Theodore Vermeulen Chair in Chemical Engineering:
Alex Bell

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Distinguished Teaching Awards
Over the years, many of our faculty members have been honored for their outstanding teaching abilities. (click here for more information)

1961 - Bruce Mahan
1978 - David Lyon
1986 - Donald Hanson
1986 - Alexander Pines
1988 - Michael Williams
1991 - Angelica Stacy
1992 - Richard J. Saykally
1994 - Clayton J. Radke
2001 - Carolyn Bertozzi
2003 - Jeffrey Reimer

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Noyce Prize
The Donald Sterling Noyce Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching is given annually to a faculty member in the physical sciences who has demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching, including curriculum development. (click here for more information)

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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Centenary Lectureships
Financed by the Centenary Fund which was founded to celebrate the Centenary of the Chemical Society, for the purpose of promoting interchange of chemists between Britain and overseas countries and of financing the annual appointment of three Centenary Lecturers, who would normally visit a number of centres in the British Isles.

1956/57 - Glenn T. Seaborg
1977/78 - Kenneth S. Pitzer
1981/82 - Earl L. Muetterties
1983/84 - Gabor A. Somorjai
1993/4 - Alexander Pines
1995/96 - Graham R. Fleming, Clayton H. Heathcock
2001/02 - Richard J. Saykally
2007/08 - T. Don Tilley

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