Awards & Honors
Faculty Honors
| Honor | Year Awarded | Recipient Name | UCLA Affiliation |
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Nobel Prize |
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| Chemistry | 2016 | J. Fraser Stoddart | Chemistry and Biochemistry, faculty 1997 to 2008 |
| Economic Sciences | 2012 | Lloyd Shapley | Economics and Mathematics, joined faculty 1981 |
| Physiology or Medicine | 1998 | Louis J. Ignarro | Geffen School of Medicine, joined faculty 1985 |
| Chemistry | 1997 | Paul Boyer | Chemistry and Biochemistry, joined faculty 1963 |
| Chemistry | 1987 | Donald Cram | Chemistry and Biochemistry, joined faculty 1947 |
| Physics | 1965 | Julian S. Schwinger | Physics, joined faculty 1972 |
| Chemistry | 1960 | Willard F. Libby | Chemistry and Biochemistry, joined faculty 1959 |
Fields Medal in Mathematics |
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| 2006 | Terence Tao | Mathematics, joined faculty 1996 | |
MacArthur Foundation Fellows |
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| Choreographer and Dancer | 2013 | Kyle Abraham | World Arts and Cultures/Dance, joined faculty 2016 |
| Neurobiologist | 2012 | Elissa Hallem | Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, joined faculty 2011 |
| Astrophysicist | 2008 | Andrea Ghez | Physics and Astronomy, joined faculty 1994 |
| Mathematician | 2006 | Terence Tao | Mathematics, joined faculty 1996 |
| Historian | 1999 | Saul Friedlander | History, 1939 Club Chair in Holocaust Studies since 1987 |
| Linguistic Anthropologist | 1998 | Elinor Ochs | Anthropology, joined faculty 1980s |
| Musicologist | 1995 | Susan McClary | Musicology, joined faculty 1994 |
| Sociologist | 1994 | Rogers Brubaker | Sociology, joined faculty 1991 |
| Anthropologist | 1990 | Sherry Ortner | Anthropology, joined faculty 2004 |
| Atmospheric Scientist | 1986 | Richard Turco | Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, joined faculty 1988 |
| Environmental Historian and Physiologist | 1985 | Jared Diamond | Geography, joined medical faculty 1966 |
| Historian of Religion | 1985 | Gregory Schopen | Asian Languages and Cultures, joined faculty 1999 |
| Theater and Opera Director | 1983 | Peter Sellars | World Arts and Cultures |
National Medal of Science |
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| Mathematics and Computer Science | 2007 | Leonard Kleinrock | Computer Science, joined faculty 1963 |
| Biological Sciences | 2000 | Jared Diamond | Geography, joined medical faculty 1966 |
| Engineering | 1996 | C. Kumar Patel | Physics and Astronomy, Electrical Engineering, joined faculty 1992 |
| Biological Sciences | 1994 | Elizabeth Neufeld | Biological Chemistry, joined faculty 1984 |
| Chemistry | 1993 | Donald Cram | Chemistry and Biochemistry, joined faculty 1947 |
| Chemistry | 1989 | Richard Bernstein | Chemistry and Biochemistry, joined faculty 1983 |
| Physical Sciences | 1970 | Saul Winstein | Chemistry and Biochemistry, joined faculty 1941 |
| Physical Sciences | 1966 | William Rubey | Geology and Geophysics, joined faculty 1960 |
| Physical Sciences | 1964 | Julian Schwinger | Physics, joined faculty 1972 |
Pritzker Prize |
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| 2005 | Thom Mayne | Architecture, joined faculty 1993 | |
Pulitzer Prize |
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| General Nonfiction | 2008 | Saul Friedlander | History, 1939 Club Chair in Holocaust Studies since 1987 |
| History | 2008 | Daniel Walker Howe | History, joined faculty 1973 |
| General Nonfiction | 1998 | Jared Diamond | Geography, joined medical faculty 1966 |
Turing Award |
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| 2012 | Judea Pearl | Computer Science, joined faculty 1970 | |
California Scientist of the Year |
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| Biological Chemistry | 1999 | Elizabeth Neufeld | Biological Chemistry, joined faculty 1984 |
| Physics | 1978 | John M. Dawson | Physics, joined faculty 1973 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 1976 | George Taplin | Radiological Sciences, joined faculty 1947 |
| Chemistry | 1974 | Donald Cram | Chemistry and Biochemistry, joined faculty 1947 |
| Chemistry | 1962 | Saul Winstein | Chemistry and Biochemistry, joined faculty 1941 |
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Updated September 2015