H O N O R S
2023: Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of Massachusetts, Boston.
2021 Blue Planet Prize by the Asahi Glass Foundation
2021 Honorary member by the American Meteorological Society
2018 Climate and Clean Air Awards by Climate and Clean Air Coalition
2018 Mendel Medal, given by Villanova University
2018 Tang Laureate for Sustainability Science, given by TANG foundation
2017 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award, given by California Air Resources Board
2016 Revelle Medal awarded by UCSD
2016 Science Advisor, the Holy See delegation to the climate summit: COP-22 at Marrakech
2016 National Council for Science and the Environment Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
2016 Received the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change from the BBVA foundation
2015 Science Advisor; Holy See Delegation to UNFCC COP-21 Summit at Paris
2014 Listed as Foreign Policy Magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2014
2014 Received the Asian Heritage Award for Science and Technology
2013 Champion of the Earth Laureate for the Science and Innovation category, by the Head of the United Nations Environment Program
2012 One of eight included in the European Commission Book “Air & Climate Conversations about Molecules and Planets with Humans in Between” that honored 6 atmospheric scientists including Paul Crutzen, Mario Molina, Schellnhuber and Sir John Houghton
2012 Appointed to the Council of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope Benedict
2011 Elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
2009 Commencement Speech, University of California, San Diego Sixth College
2009 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement with co-recipient Dr. Richard Alley
2008 Zayed Prize for scientific and technological achievements in environment with co-recipient Prof. Jane Lubchenco
2008 8th Annual Henry W. Kendall Memorial Lecture, MIT
2006 Cozzarelli Paper of the Year Prize. The National Academy of Sciences,
2006 Bjerknes Lecture, American Geophysical Union, Global Dimming and Its Masking Effect on Global Warming
2006 Elected to American Philosophical Society
2004 Appointed member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences by Pope John Paul II
Scripps Institution of Oceanography News Release
2004 Johannes Gutenberg Lecturer
2003 Pioneer Award, the National Science Foundation
“In recognition of your vision, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit in pioneering the Science and Technology Center concept.”
2003 Fellow, Indian Meteorological Society
2003 Alexander M. Cruickshank Lecturer
2002 The Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, American Meteorological Society
The highest award given by AMS
“for fundamental insights into the radiative roles of clouds, aerosols and key gases in the earths climate system.”
2002 Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
2000 W. S. Jardetzky Lecturer, Lamont Doherty Observatory, Columbia University
1998 Elected to Stonybrook 40; Among Stony Brook’s Finest Philosophers, Financiers, Administartors, Inventors, Jurists, Philanthropists……
State University of Stony Brook
1997 Volvo Environment Prize (shared with S. Manabe).
“for pioneering work over several decades has helped us to understand one of the critical aspects of human activity”
Volvo Announcement
1996 Foreign Member, Academia Europaea
1995 Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1995 Buys Ballot Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences
One of the oldest prizes by the academy established in 1887 and given once every ten years.
“for outstanding scientific work in the science of the atmosphere over the last decade or two”
1989 Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, NASA
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow, American Meteorological Society
Fellow, American Geophysical Union
1984 Distinguished Alumnus Award, SUNY, Stony Brook
1981 Outstanding Publication Award, NCAR
1975 Special Achievement Award, NASA