This is a sample of the awards & recognition that our women faculty have received since 2001, when UW received our original ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant.
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Research Program Award
2017 – Bing Brunton, Biology
Allen Distinguished Investigator Award
2014 – Hannaneh Hajishirzi, Computer Science and Engineering
2010 – Jennifer Nemhauser, Biology
American Academy for Arts and Sciences Members
2020 – Ana Mari Cauce, President
2020 - Tatiana Toro, Mathematics
2016 – Anna Karlin, Computer Science and Engineering
2011 – Ann E. Nelson, Physics
American Astronomical Society
2019 - Suzanne Hawley, Astronomy
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows
2019 – Julia Parrish, Aquatic & Fisheries Sciences, Biology
2012 – Sarah Keller, Chemistry
2012 – Keiko Torii, Biology
2009 – Phyllis Wise, Biology
2006 – Susan Eggers, Computer Science & Engineering
2006 – Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh, Biology
2007 – Barbara Wakimoto, Biology
2005 – Cindy Atman, Industrial Engineering
2005 – Mary Lidstrom, Chemical Engineering
2004 – Lisa Graumlich, Environment (transferred to UW)
AAAS Lemelson Invention Ambassador
2015-2016 – Suzie Pun, Bioengineering
American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Fellowship
2012 – Coleen Carrigan, ADVANCE and Anthropology
American Chemical Society
2016 – Karen Goldberg, Chemistry
American Institute for Medical Biological Engineering Fellow
2011 – Cecilia Giachelli, Bioengineering
American Geophysical Union Fellow
2018 – Cecilia Bitz, Atmospheric Science
American Geophysical Union Charles S. Falkenberg Award
2018 – Rebecca Neumann, Civil & Environmental Engineering
American Meteorological Society Fellow
2007 – Kathie Kelly, Oceanography
American Society of Biomechanics Young Investigator Award
2016 – Katherine Steele, Mechanical Engineering
American Society of Engineering Education Fellow
2006 – Cindy Atman, Human Centered Design & Engineering
American Statistical Association's Leo Breiman Junior Award
2021 – Daniela Witten, Statistics/Biostatistics
American Physical Society (APS) Fellows
2007 – Paula Heron, Physics
2002 – Marjorie Olmstead, Physics
ASM Graduate Microbiology Teaching and Mentoring Award
2006 – Mary Lidstrom, Chemical Engineering
Association for Computing Machinery Fellow Award (ACM)
2019 – Magdalena Balazinska, Computer Science & Engineering
2002 – Susan Eggers, Computer Science & Engineering
Association for Women in Mathematics Louise Hay Award
2010 – Virginia McShane Warfield, Mathematics
2007 – Ginger Warfield, Mathematics
Beckman Young Investigator Award
2018 – Ashleigh Theberge, Chemistry
Biophysical Society Fellow
2011 – Valerie Daggett, Bioengineering
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
2017 – Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry
Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education, American Society of Engineering Education
2002 – Cindy Atman, Human Centered Design & Engineering
Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Initiative Outstanding Leadership Award
2019 – Lilo Pozzo, Chemical Engineering
Council of Industrial Engineering Academic Department Heads Curriculum Innovation Award
2008 – Benita Beamon, Industrial & Systems Engineering
DARPA Young Faculty Award
2019 – Corie L. Cobb, Mechanical Engineering
Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America
2019 - Abigail Swann, Atmospheric Sciences, Biology
2017 – Chelsea Wood, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) Diversity Award
2017 – Eve Riskin, Electrical Engineering
Guggenheim Fellowship
2004 – Ann Nelson, Physics
Heinz Award
2009 – Dee Boersma, Biology
Hewlett Packard/Harriett B. Rigas Award
2010 – Mari Ostendorf, Electrical Engineering
2006 – Eve Riskin, Electrical Engineering
Howard Hughes Medical Center (HHMI) and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (GBMF) Investigator
2011 – Keiko Torii, Biology
Howard Hughes Medical Center for Learning at the Life Science/Engineering Boundary Award
2010 – Mary Lidstrom, Chemical Engineering
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Faculty Scholars
2016 – Jennifer Nemhauser, Biology
Institute for Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellows
2016 – Linda Bushnell, Electrical Engineering
2010 – Lih Lin, Electrical Engineering
2009 – Eve Riskin, Electrical Engineering
2005 – Mari Ostendorf, Electrical Engineering
2004 – Denice Denton, Former Dean, College of Engineering
2003 – Susan Eggers, Computer Science & Engineering
Institute for Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) James L. Flanagan Speech and Audio Processing Award
2017 – Mari Ostendorf, Electrical Engineering
International Cosmos Prize
2010 – Estella Leopold, Biology
Jay R. Gould National Award for Excellence in Teaching
2004 – Jan Spyridakis, Human Centered Design & Engineering
Kavli Microbiome Ideas Challenge Grant
2017 - Ashleigh Theberge, Chemistry
MacArthur Fellows
2018 – Kristina Olson, Psychology
2007 – Yoky Matsuoka, Computer Science & Engineering
Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award (WISA)
2006 – Denice Denton, Electrical Engineering
Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award
2019 - Tatiana Toro, Mathematics
2018 – Suzie Pun, Bioengineering
MIT TR100/TR35
2020 – Adriana Schulz, Computer Science & Engineering
2020 – Nadya Peek, Human Centered Design & Engineering
2017 – Franziska Roesner, Computer Science & Engineering
2013 – Julie Kientz, Human Centered Design & Engineering
2003 – Lih Lin, Electrical Engineering
2002 – Suzie Pun, Bioengineering
Moore Foundation Marine Microbiology Initiative Investigator Award
2012 – Ginger Armbrust, Oceanography
National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
2006 – Susan Eggers, Computer Science & Engineering
National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
2015 – Susie Pun, Bioengineering
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
2013 – Mary Lidstrom, Electrical Engineering
2012 – Ann E. Nelson, Physics
2010 – Lynn Riddiford, Biology
2008 – Elizabeth Thompson, Statistics
National Academy of Sciences Education Fellow in the Life Sciences
2006 – P. Dee Boersma, Biology
2004 – Barbara Wakimoto, Biology
National Fresenius Award
2018 – Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry
National Institutes of Health Director's Early Independence Award
2011 – Daniela Witten, Statistics/Biostatistics
National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award
2016 – Kelly Stevens, Bioengineering & Pathology
2013 – Ying Zheng, Bioengineering
2012 – Kim Woodrow, Bioengineering
National Institutes of Health High Risks High Rewards New Innovator Award
2012 – Kim Woodward, Bioengineering
National Institutes of Health Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA)
2018 – Ashleigh Theberge, Chemistry
2018 – Elizabeth Nance, Chemical Engineering
National Nanotechnology Startup Challenge
2016 – Suzie Pun, Bioengineering
National Science Foundation ADVANCE Fellow Award
2002 – Linda Bushnell, Electrical Engineering
National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Awards
2019 – Alexandra Velian, Chemistry
2019 – Lillian Ratliff, Electrical Engineering
2018 – Huijia Lin, Computer Science and Engineering
2018 – Kate Starbird, Human Centered Design and Engineering
2017 – Leah Findlater, Human Centered Design and Engineering
2017 – Katharina Reinecke, Computer Science and Engineering
2017 – Laura Prugh, Environmental and Forest Sciences
2017 – Franziska Roesner, Computer Science and Engineering
2017 – Emina Torlak, Computer Science and Engineering
2017 – Simge Kucukyavuz, Industrial and Systems Engineering
2016 – Su-In Lee, Computer Science & Engineering, Genome Sciences
2016 – Bianca Viray, Mathematics
2016 – Maya Cakmak, Computer Science & Engineering
2016 – Abigail Swann, Atmospheric Sciences, Biology
2016 – Anshu Narang, Aeronautics and Astronautics
2016 – Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry
2015 – Daniela Rosner, Human Centered Design & Engineering
2015 – Katherine Steele, Mechanical Engineering
2014 – Emily Fox, Statistics
2013 – Daniela Witten, Statistics/Biostatistics
2012 – Kai-Mei Fu, Electrical Engineering
2011 – Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, Biology
2010 – Linda Ng Boyle, Industrial Systems & Engineering
2010 – Katharine Huntington, Earth & Space Sciences
2010 – Julie Kientz, Information School & Human Centered Design & Engineering
2010 – Julia Pevtsova, Mathematics
2010 – Charlotte P. Lee, Human Centered Design & Engineering
2009 – Ioana Dumitriu, Mathematics
2009 – Magda Balazinska, Computer Science & Engineering
2009 – Sapna Cheryan, Psychology
2009 – Maryam Fazel, Electrical Engineering
2009 – Junlan Wang, Mechanical Engineering
2008 – Christine Luscombe, Materials Science & Engineering
2008 – Amy Shen, Mechanical Engineering
2007 – Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering
2006 – Ioana Dumitriu, Applied Mathematics
2005 – Suzie Pun, Bioengineering
2004 – Tara Javidi, Electrical Engineering
2003 – Julianne Dalcanton, Astronomy
2003 – Jennifer Turns, Technical Communication
2003 – Lyatt Jaeglé, Atmospheric Sciences
2003 – Kristi Morgansen, Aeronautics & Astronautics
2003 – Yoky Matsuoka, Computer Science & Engineering
2002 – Sarah Keller, Chemistry
National Science Foundation Waterman Award
2018 - Kristina Olson, Psychology
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Awards
2020 – Lillian Ratliff, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2015 – Emily Fox, Statistics
Packard Fellowship
2019 – Ashleigh Theberge, Chemistry
2015 – Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry
2008 – Munira Khalil, Chemistry
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics & Engineering Mentoring
2020 – Eve Riskin, Electrical Engineering
2004 – Denice Denton, Electrical Engineering
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers (PECASE)
2019 – Laura Prugh, Environmental and Forest Sciences
2019 – Elizabeth Nance, Chemical Engineering
2017 – Emily Fox, Statistics, Computer Science & Engineering
2008 – Cecilia Aragon, Human Centered Design &Engineering Engineering
2007 – Maya Gupta, Electrical Engineering
2006 – Suzie H. Pun, Bioengineering
2004 – Yoky Matsuoka, Computer Science & Engineering
Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication Education
2011 – Judy Ramey, Human Centered Design & Engineering
Saruhashi Prize
2015 – Keiko Torii, Biology
SETI Institute's Frank Drake Award
2018 – Victoria Meadows, Astronomy
Simons Investigator
2018 – Daniela Witten, Statistics/Biostatistics
Sloan Research Fellowship
2018 – Chelsea Wood, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
2018 – Jessica Werk, Astronomy
2017 – Emily Levesque, Astronomy
2016 – Bingni Brunton, Biology
2016 – Emina Torlak, Computer Science and Engineering
2015 – Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry
2015 – Emily Fox, Statistics
2013 – Daniela Witten, Statistics/Biostatistics
2012 – Munira Khalil, Chemistry
2010 – Christine Luscombe, Materials Science & Engineering
2006 – Isabella Novik, Mathematics
2003 – Mina Aganagic, Physics
2002 – Julianne Dalcanton, Astronomy
1994 – Eve Riskin, Electrical Engineering
Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute (SAMSI) Blackwell-Tapia Award
2020 – Tatiana Toro, Mathematics
UW David B. Thorud Leadership Award
2012 – Joyce Yen, ADVANCE
2009 – Cindy Atman, Human Centered Design & Engineering
2007 – Eve Riskin, Electrical Engineering
UW Dean’s Achievement Award
1994 – Dee Boersma, Biology
UW Distinguished Teaching Award
2018 – Chelsea Wood, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
2016 – Wendy Thomas, Bioengineering
2006 – Sarah Keller, Chemistry
UW Innovation Award
2014 – Brandi Cossairt, Chemistry
UW Lifelong Learning Award
2018 – P. Dee Boersma, Biology
2007 – Jan H. Spyridakis, Human Centered Design & Engineering
UW's New College of the Environment Inaugural Teaching award
2010 – Loveday Conquest, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences
UW School of Medicine's Marian E. Smith Junior Faculty Research Award
2004 – Suzie Pun, Bioengineering
UW S. Sterling Munro Public Service Teaching Award
2008 – Denise Wilson, Electrical Engineering
UW Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
2010 – Sapna Cheryan, Psychology
2009 – Sheri Mizumori, Psychology
2008 – Suzie Pun, Bioengineering
Washington State Academy of Sciences
2020 – Christine Luscombe, Materials Science and Engineering & Chemistry
2020 - Nancy Allbritton, Dean, Bioengineering
2015 – Cecilia Bitz, Atmospheric Sciences
WEPAN Inclusive Culture and Equity Award
2017 – Joyce Yen, ADVANCE
William Elgin Wickenden Award, American Society of Engineering Education
2008 – Cindy Atman, Human Centered Design & Engineering