The William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Medicine, Stanford University
Co-winner, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1997
Fellow, American Physical Society, 1987
Broida Prize for Laser Spectroscopy, Am. Phys. Soc., 1987
Fellow, Optical Society of America, 1990
Richtmyer Memorial Prize Lecturer (Am. Phys. Soc./Am Assoc. Physics Teachers) 1990
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1992
Co-winner, King Faisal International Prize for Science, 1993
Arthur Schawlow Prize for Laser Science, (Am. Phys. Soc.) 1994
William Meggers Award for Spectroscopy, (Opt. Soc. of Am.) 1994
Distinguished Traveling Lecturer, Am. Phys. Soc. Division of Laser Science, 1994-96
National Academy of Sciences, 1993
Academia Sinica, 1994
Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, 1995
Science for Art Prize (Sponsored by LVMH), 1995
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1996
American Philosophical Society, 1998
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Foreign Member, 1998
Korean Academy of Sciences and Technology, Foreign Member, 1998
Honorary Lifetime Member, Opt. Soc. of Am., 2004
Institute of Physics, Honorary Fellow, 2009
Hutchinson Medal for Distinguished Public Service, University of Rochester, 2009
Arthur L. Schawlow Award, the Laser Institute of America, 2010
Honorary Fellowship, the Institute of Physics, 2010
University of California-Berkeley Alumnus of the Year, 2011
Royal Academy of Engineering, Foreign Member, 2011
Harold Berger Award, 2011
Hans Bethe Award, Federation of American Scientists, 2011
Franklin Founder Award, 2012
George Eastman Medal, University of Rochester, 2013
Royal Society, Foreign Member, 2014
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2014
Richard Ernst Medal, 2015
Robert Fletcher Award, 2015
Silk Road Award, 2015
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Foreign Member, 2017
Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Pioneer Award, 2018
Member, Pontifical Academy of Sciences (2018 – present)