Honors & awards

The program was among those honored with a 2024 Stanford President’s Award for Excellence Through Diversity.

The award recognizes Driver’s contribution toward attosecond X-ray capabilities.

Together with two long-time collaborators, he is recognized for work that helps us understand the strong nuclear force.

The SIMES investigator was cited for his singular contributions to quantum materials science.

Nine faculty from Stanford and SLAC are among the 564 new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Benjamin Lev, Srinivas Raghu and Monika Schleier-Smith were all recognized for their work on quantum physics.

Three physicists talk about how they got started, their work at SLAC and what they would say to others considering a career in STEM.

The Horizon Prizes celebrate the most exciting, contemporary chemical science at the cutting edge of research and innovation.

From the invisible world of elementary particles to the mysteries of the cosmos, recipients of this prestigious award for early career scientists explore nature at every level.

Edward Hohenstein, Emma McBride and Caterina Vernieri study what happens to molecules hit by light, recreate extreme states of matter like those inside stars and planets, and search for new physics phenomena at the most fundamental level.

Zhenan Bao, Axel Brunger and Robert Byer are among 252 new members elected to the society, which honors exceptional scholars, leaders, artists and innovators engaged in advancing the public good.

A pioneer in clean energy technology at Stanford and SLAC, he is one of eight scientists and engineers honored by the U.S. Department of Energy.