Faculty awards
The faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy is recognized nationally and internationally. Among our faculty are six NSF CAREER Award winners, one PECASE award winner, one DOE Outstanding Junior Investigator, one Alfred Sloan Fellow, and seven American Physical Society Fellows.
2022
- Chris Kelly, WSU Career Development Chair Award
- Alexey A Petrov, Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award
2021
- David Cinabro, Academy of Scholars
- Peter Hoffmann, Academy of Teachers
- Alexey A Petrov,
- Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
- URA Visiting Scholar Award
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Fundamental Physics Innovation Award
- Nausheen R. Shah, Profiles in Warrior Strong
- Chun Shen, DOE Early Career Award
- Sergei Voloshin, Distinguished Faculty Fellowship
- Zhixian Zhou, Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
2019
- Edward Cackett, Sultana N Nahar Prize for Distinction in Research in Physics and Astronomy
- Chris Kelly, College of Liberal Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Gil Paz,
- Lady Davis Visiting Associate Professor
- WSU Career Development Chair Award
- Claude Pruneau, Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award
- Nausheen R. Shah, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Chun Shen, IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Nuclear Physics 2019
2018
- Abhijit Majumder, Sultana N Nahar Prize for Distinction in Research in Physics and Astronomy
- Gil Paz, Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics
- Alexey A Petrov,
- C.H. Gershenson Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
- Academy of Scholars
- Joern Putschke, WSU Career Development Chair Award
- Alvin Saperstein, Tikkun Olam – Repairing the World Award
- Jo Wadehra,
- Outstanding Graduate Director Service Award
- Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
2017
- Edward Cackett,
- WSU Career Development Chair Award
- Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Chris Kelly,
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Abhijit Majumder, WSU Career Development Chair Award
- Gil Paz,
- College of Liberal Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Fermilab Intensity Frontier Fellowship Program
2016
- Alexey A Petrov, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
2015
- Edward Cackett, Wayne State University Academy of Scholars Junior Faculty Award
- Alexey A Petrov,
- Takeshi Sakamoto, National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
- Sergei Voloshin, Outstanding American Physical Society Referee
2014
- Edward Cackett, National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Alexey A Petrov, FNAL Intensity Frontier Fellowship, URA Visiting Scholar Award
2013
- Ratna Naik, Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award
- Robert L. Thomas, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
2012
- Jerry Dunifer, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Walter Kauppila, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Alexey A Petrov, Physics Letters Certificate of Reviewing Excellency (Elsevier)
- Sergei Voloshin, WSU Academy of Scholars
2011
- Punya Talagala, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Sergei Voloshin, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
2010
- Sean Gavin, WSU President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Paul E Karchin,
- WSU Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award,
- Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Paul Karchin, College of Liberal Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Gavin Lawes, WSU Career Development Chair Award
- Alexey A Petrov,
- WSU Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award,
- Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Zhixian Zhou, College of Liberal Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
2009
- Peter Hoffmann, WSU President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Zhi-Feng Huang,
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award,
- College of Liberal Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Boris Nadgorny, WSU Career Development Chair Award
- Claude Pruneau, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
2008
- Peter Hoffmann, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Ratna Naik, WSU Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award
- Alexey A Petrov, WSU Career Development Chair
- Steven Rehse, College of Liberal Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Sergei Voloshin, American Physical Society Fellowship
2007
- Sean Gavin, WSU Career Development Chair
- Peter Hoffmann, Career Development Chair
- Emil Kaczor, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Staff Award
- Gavin Lawes,
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award,
- College of Liberal Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Alexey A Petrov, WSU Outstanding Student Organization Advisor Award
- Jose Riso, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Staff Award
- Punya Talagala,
- Women of Wayne Alumni Association Research Grant,
- Career Development Grant from the ESCALATE project of WSU
- Jo Wadehra, College of Liberal Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
2006
- Thomas Cormier,
- Charles H. Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellowship,
- Elected to WSU Academy of Scholars
- Sean Gavin, Dept. of Physics' Richard J Barber Faculty Award
- Ashis Mukhopadhyay, College of Liberal Arts and Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Alexey A Petrov, WSU Academy of Scholars' Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
- Claude Pruneau, WSU President's Award for Excellence in Teaching
2005
- Sean Gavin, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
- Alexey A Petrov, NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
2004
- Sean Gavin, NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
- Peter Hoffmann, College of Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Alexey A Petrov, College of Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- William Rolnick, WSU Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award
2003
- Sean Gavin College of Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
2002
- Robert Harr, College of Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Peter Hoffmann, NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
- Boris Nadgorny, NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
- Alexey A Petrov, Frontier Science Golden Award (INFN, Italy)
2001
- Caroline Morgan, College of Science's Excellence in Teaching Award
- Punya Talagala, College of Science's Excellence in Teaching Award