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Awards and Honors
Faculty in the Physical Sciences at UCLA are some of the most honored scholars in higher education. Here are
highlights of recognition received by UCLA faculty in the Physical Sciences:
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- Four of UCLA's five Nobel prize winners are faculty in the Physical Sciences.
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- Six of UCLA's nine National Medals of Science were awarded to faculty in the Physical Sciences. The National
Medal of Science is awarded by the President of the United States to scholars "deserving special recognition for
their outstanding contributions to knowledge."
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- Election to membership in the Academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S.
scientist or engineer. Seventeen faculty in the Physical Sciences at UCLA are members of the National Academy of
Sciences.
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