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School of Biological Sciences Awards List

2022-2023
2023 National Academy of Sciences FellowPhyllis Coley, Distinguished Professor of Biology Emerita
Mario R. Capecchi Endowed ChairOfer Rog, Assistant Professor
Advancing Research Impact inSociety (ARIS) Enduring Achievement AwardNalini Nadkarni, Professor Emerita
Member of Utah Academy of Engineering and ScienceErik Jorgensen, Distinguished Professor
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor AwardOfer Rog, Assistant Professor
Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring AwardSophie Caron, Associate Professor
Faculty Teaching Award for Innovation in General EducationRenee Dawson, Professor (Lecturer), Naina Phadnis, Associate Professor (Lecturer) and Leslie Sieburth, Professor
Golden Goose AwardBaldomero Olivera, Distinguished Professor and Michael McIntosh, Research Professor
Director, National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal SystemsM. Denise Dearing, Distinguished Professor of Biology

School of Biological Sciences Awards List

2021-2022
2022 Rosenblatt AwardThure Cerling, Distinguished Professor of Biology; Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Geology/Geophysics; Francis H. Brown Presidential Chair
2022 National Academy of Sciences FellowErik Jorgensen, Distinguished Professor and HHMI Investigator
2022 Leonardo Award, Leonardo Museum of Creativity & InnovationNalini Nadkarni, Professor Emerita
Fellow, 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Kelly Hughes, Professor
Fellow, 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Dale Clayton, Professor
Fellow, 2021 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) M. Denise Dearing, Distinguished Professor
2021 Nat Prize, Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona | Natural Science Museum of BarcelonaNalini Nadkarni, Professor Emerita
2021 Ty Harrison Service Award, Utah Native Plant SocietyWilliam "Bill" Gray, Professor Emeritus
2021 Ig Nobel Peace PrizeDave Carrier & Steven Naleway (Mechanical Engineering), along with SBS recent graduate Ethan Beseris
2021–2022 New Frontiers Graduate Fellow | University of Illinois & Blue Waters ProjectDale Forrister (Coley lab, PhD candidate)
2021 Henry Baldwin Ward medal winner American Soc. of Parasitology
Sarah Bush, Associate Professor
2021 College of Science Fostering Undergraduate Research Excellence AwardsÇağan H. Şekercioğlu, Associate Professor

  • National Academy of Sciences FellowMary C. Beckerle, Dist Prof of Biology, CEO & Director, Huntsman Cancer Institute
    James E. Talmage Presidential Endowed Chair in BiologyMichael Shapiro, James E. Talmage Presidential Endowed Chair in Biology & Adjunct Professor of Human Genetics
    2020 On-line Excellence AwardNaina Phadnis, Associate Professor Lecturer and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs
    2020 University of Utah Distinguished Research AwardDavid Bowling, Professor
    Humboldt Foundation Research AwardM. Denise Dearing, Distinguished Professor
    National Graphic Explorer – The National Geographic
    Society, (ABC’s of Species Discovery Through Artificial
    Intelligence, Botany and Chemistry)    		Phyllis "Lissy" Coley, Distinguished Professor Emerita
    Geochemical Society FellowThure Cerling, Distinguished Professor of Biology and of Geology and Geophysics
    Developmental Biology Outstanding Paper AwardMike Shapiro, Presidential Endowed Chair in Biology & Adjunct Professor of Human Genetics & Elena Boer, PostDoc
    2020 Most cited Scientist in Turkey in Biology, Ecology and OrnithologyÇağan H. Şekercioğlu, Associate Professor
    Turkey Ministry of Forestry Award for Best Environmental DocumentaryÇağan H. Şekercioğlu, Associate Professor

  • Turkey Photography Artists Association (TFSF) Award for
    Conservation Photography    		Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Associate Professor
    2020 Genetics Editors’ Choice AwardNitin Phadnis, Associate Professor
    NSF CAREER AwardSophie Caron & William Anderegg, Assistant Professors
    Honorary Fellow Award 2021, Association for Tropical
    Biology and Conservation    		Phyllis "Lissy" Coley, Distinguished Professor Emerita
    2019 American Association for Advancement of Science
    Fellow    		John S. Parkinson, Professor