Faculty Accolades

Some of the world's most respected institutions have recognized University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering faculty for their academic contributions.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Paul Alivisatos (2004)
David Awschalom (2006)
Laura Gagliardi (2020)
Giulia Galli (2020)
Nadya Mason (2021)
Melody Swartz (2018)
Matthew Tirrell (professor emeritus) (2009)

Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers

Experts recognized in the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate:

Asst. Prof. Po-Chun Hsu – Cross-Field category
Prof. Liang Jiang – Physics category
Assoc. Prof. Chong Liu – Cross-Field category
Liew Family Professor in Molecular Engineering Y. Shirley Meng – Engineering category and Materials Science category
Assoc. Prof. Sihong Wang – Materials Science category
Research Associate Professor Minghao Zhang – Cross-Field category

Fellows of the Royal Society

Stuart Rowan (2024)

MacArthur Fellows

Melody Swartz (2012)

National Academy of Engineering

David Awschalom (2011)
Supratik Guha (2015)
Paul Nealey (2018)
Melody Swartz (2023)
Matthew Tirrell (professor emeritus) (1997)

National Academy of Medicine

Melody Swartz (2020)

National Academy of Sciences

Paul Alivisatos (2004)
David Awschalom (2007)
Laura Gagliardi (2021)
Giulia Galli (2020)
Margaret Gardel (2025)
Nadya Mason (2021)
Matthew Tirrell (professor emeritus) (2019)

National Academy of Inventors

Paul Alivisatos (2016)
Junhong Chen (2016)