Awarded for detailed measurements of Higgs boson properties confirming the symmetry-breaking mechanism of mass generation, the discovery of new strongly interacting particles, the study of rare processes and matter-antimatter asymmetry, and the exploration of nature at the shortest distances and most extreme conditions at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider.

Awarded for the fundamental discovery and exploration of neutrino oscillations, revealing a new frontier beyond, and possibly far beyond, the Standard Model of particle physics.

For outstanding faculty research within The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Awarded to early career faculty members whose research proposals are selected in an annual competition.

The NSF CAREER award is the most prestigious award presented by the NSF to support junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through integrated research and education.

The NCSA Fellows program is a competitive program for faculty and researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, which awards seed funding for new collaborations that include NCSA staff as integral contributors to the project.

The Campus Research Board designates awarded faculty projects of special distinction or promise for designation as Arnold O. Beckman Awards.

Scientific Research Honor Society where membership is awarded on the basis of research achievements or potential.

Awarded annually by the Department of Physics to the graduate student who has, preeminently distinguished themselves in the carrying out of their instructional responsibilities.