NOTABLE AND PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIPS

ACADEMY MEMBERSHIPS

FELLOWSHIPS

PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS

TEACHING AWARDS

CHANCELLOR'S AWARDS

STONY BROOK AWARDS

Chen N. Yang
Physics, 1957
"for their penetrating investigation of the so-called parity laws which has led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles"

Paul C. Lauterbur
(d. March 27, 2007)
Physiology or Medicine, 2003
"for their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging"

Robert J. Aumann
Economics, 2005
"for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis"

Barry Barish
Physics, 2017
"for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves"

Robert Cess
Peace, 2007^*

Edmund Chang
Peace, 2007^*

Marvin Geller
Peace, 2007^*

Minghua Zhang
Peace, 2007^*

John Milnor
2011
"for pioneering discoveries in topology, geometry and algebra."

Dennis Sullivan
2022
“for his groundbreaking contributions to topology in its broadest sense, and in particular its algebraic, geometric and dynamical aspects."

Carl Safina
2000

Patricia Wright
1989

John G. Fleagle
1988

Paul R. Adams
1986

Gail Mandel
1997-2016
(at SB 1997-2006)

Paul R. Adams
1987-1995

Barry Barish
2023
"For exemplary service to science, including groundbreaking research on sub-atomic particles. His leadership of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory led to the first detection of gravitational waves from merging black holes, confirming a key part of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. He has broadened our understanding of the universe and our Nation’s sense of wonder and discovery."

Joanna S. Fowler
2008
"For her pioneering work in chemistry involving the synthesis of medical imaging compounds and her innovative applications of these compounds to human neuroscience, which have significantly advanced our understanding of the human brain and brain diseases including drug addiction"

Dennis P. Sullivan
2004
"For his achievements in mathematics, including solving some of the most difficult problems and creating entirely new areas of activity, and for uncovering striking, unexpected connections between seemingly unrelated fields."

James Glimm
2002
"For his original approaches and creative contributions to an array of disciplines in mathematical analysis and mathematical physics, which are fundamental to the theory of operator algebras, shock-wave theory, advanced quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics, applied mathematics, and scientific computation Also affiliated with Brookhaven National Laboratory"

Paul Lauterbur
(d. 2007)
1987
"For first proposing and demonstrating the use of nuclear magnetic resonance to form images, and for his continuing contributions to the development of this method for safely producing exquisitely detailed images of the interior of the body for use in medical research and clinical diagnosis."

Chen N. Yang
1986
"For his pathbreaking research in theoretical physics, which he has influenced for many years by his profound questions and deep mathematical insight. His ideas have had great impact not only on theoretical developments but also on experiments in elementary particles and condensed matter."

Maurice Goldhaber
(d. 2011)
1983
"For his many contributions to all aspects of nuclear physics and more recently particle physics, and for the leadership he has provided the scientific community, as an administrator of science, as a shaper of scientific thought, and as a prolific source of stimulating ideas."

John W. Milnor
1966
"For clever and ingenious approaches in topology which have solved long outstanding problems and opened new exciting areas in this active branch of mathematics."

Esther S. Takeuchi
Class of 2011
For Preparation of Silver Vanadium Oxide Cathodes Using Ag(O) and V2O5 as Starting Materials Alkali Metal Electrochemical Cell having an Improved Cathode Activated with a Nonaqueous Electrolyte Having an Organic Carbonate Additive Lithium/Silver Vanadium Oxide Battery

Paul C. Lauterbur
(d. March 27, 2007)
Class of 2007
For Method for Calculating Localized Magnetic Resonance Spectra from a Small Number of Spatially-Encoded Spectroscopic Signals, Patent #: 5,081,992

Esther Takeuchi
2008
"For her seminal development of the silver vanadium oxide battery that powers the majority of the world's lifesaving implantable cardiac defibrillators, and her innovations in other medical battery technologies that improve the health and quality of life of millions of people."

Richard Gambino
1995
"For the discovery and development of a new class of materials-the amorphous magnetic materials-that are the basis of erasable, read-write, optical storage technology, now the foundation of the worldwide magnetic-optic disk industry."

Paul C. Lauterbur
(d. March 27, 2007)
1988
"For [...] contributions in conceiving and developing the application of magnetic resonance technology to medical uses including whole body scanning and diagnostic imaging."

Annie Baker
2014
"Awarded to "The Flick," by Annie Baker, a thoughtful drama with well-crafted characters that focuses on three employees of a Massachusetts art-house movie theater, rendering lives rarely seen on the stage."

Paul Harding
2010
for "Tinkers" (Bellevue Literary Press) -- "For distinguished fiction published in book form during the year by an American author, preferably dealing with American life"

Louis Simpson
(d. September 18, 2012)
1964
for "At the End of the Open Road" (Wesleyan University Press)

Irene Virag
1984
as a part of a team of reporters of Newsday, Long Island, NY, "for their enterprising and comprehensive coverage of the Baby Jane Doe case and its far-reaching social and political implications."

John W. Milnor
2011
"for standing out from the list of great mathematicians in terms of his overall achievements and his influence on mathematics in general, both through his work and through his excellent books."

Dennis Sullivan
2006
"for his fundamental contributions to many branches of mathematics."

Robert Lazarsfeld
2015
"for his books "Positivity in Algebraic Geometry I and II", published in 2004. These books were instant classics that have profoundly influenced and shaped research in algebraic geometry over the past decade."

John W. Milnor
2004
"in recognition of a lifetime of expository contributions ranging across a wide spectrum of disciplines including topology, symmetric bilinear forms, characteristic classes, Morse theory, game theory, algebraic Ktheory, iterated rational maps..."

James G. Glimm
1992
"for his paper, Solution in the large for nonlinear hyperboic systems of conservation laws, Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, XVIII (1965), pp. 697-715."

John W. Milnor
1982
"for a paper of fundamental and lasting importance, On manifolds homeomorphic to the 7-sphere, Annals of Mathematics (2) 64 (1956), pp. 399–405."

Sir Simon Donaldson
2020
"for their contributions to differential geometry and topology"

Dennis P. Sullivan
2010
"for his innovative contributions to algebraic topology and conformal dynamics"

John Milnor
1989
"for ingenious and highly original discoveries in geometry, which have opened important new vistas in topology from the algebraic, combinatorial, and differentiable viewpoint."

Maurice Goldhaber
(d. 2011)
1991
"for [...] seminal contributions to nuclear and particle physics, particularly those concerning the weak interactions involving leptons."

George C. Williams
(d. Sept. 8, 2010)
1992
"For his seminal contributions to current evolutionary thought, including the importance of natural selection and adaptation, and the understanding of sexual reproduction, social behavior, senescence, and disease."

Simon K. Donaldson
1986
"Received medal primarily for his work on topology of four-manifolds, especially for showing that there is a differential structure on euclidian four-space which is different from the usual structure."

John Milnor
1962
"Proved that a 7-dimensional sphere can have several differential structures; this led to the creation of the field of differential topology."