AWARDS

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

Annually awarded two year fellowships that "provide support and recognition to early-career scientists and scholars."

2007 Katrin Wehrheim
2000 Gigliola Staffilani

Association for Computer Machinery, Fellow

"The ACM Fellows Program was established by Council in 1993 to recognize and honor outstanding ACM members for their achievements in computer science and information technology and for their significant contributions to the mission of the ACM."

2004 Bonnie Berger

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, NSF

2009 Katrin Wehrheim
1995 Bonnie Berger

Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award, Biophysical Society

"The Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award is given to a woman who holds very high promise or has achieved prominence while developing the early stages of a career in biophysical research within the purview and interest of the Biophysical Society."

1997 Bonnie Berger

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientist and Engineers (PECASE)

PECASE is the highest distinction awarded by the government of the United States to scientists and engineers beginning their careers.

2010 Katrin Wehrheim

Top 100 Innovators under 35, Technology Review

1999 Bonnie Berger

Clay Mathematics Institute Liftoff Fellowship

"Liftoff was designed to support recent PhDs for one month in the summer following their graduation through a generous salary plus funds for travel to research conferences or collaboration."

2008 Marketa Havlícková

Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize, AWM

"This award, established in 1990, is given for excellence in mathematics by an undergraduate woman in mathematics, by the Association for Women in Mathematics."

2012 Fan Wei (winner)
2011 Yinghui Wang and Fan Wei (honorable mentions)
2010 Charmaine Sia (co-winner)
2009 Maria Monks (winner) and Doris Dobi (honorable mention)
2008 Galyna Dobrovolska (co-winner)
2007 Yaim Cooper (runner-up)
2004 Karola Mészáros (runner-up)
1995 Ruth Britto-Pacumio (winner)

Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

"The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields."

2009 Maria Monks

Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prize, MAA

Established in 1992 by the MAA, the Elizabeth Lowell Putnam Prizes is awarded periodically to a woman whose performance on the Competition has been deemed particularly meritorious.

2010 Yinghui Wang

Frank and Brennie Morgan Prize, AMS/MAA/SIAM

"The Frank and Brennie Morgan prize, established jointly in 1995 by the AMS, MAA & SIAM, is awarded to an undergraduate student (or students having submitted joint work) for outstanding research in mathematics."

2011 Maria Monks
2010 Maria Monks (honorable mention)