| Award | Total Number |
|---|
| Fellow, American Physical Society | 11 |
| Fellow, American Vacuum Society | 8 |
| Xerox Award for Faculty Research, University of Illinois College of Engineering | 7 |
| Donald Burnett Teacher of the Year Award, University of Illinois Materials Science and Engineering Department | 6 |
| Fellow, American Society for Metals | 6 |
| Fellow, American Ceramic Society | 6 |
| University Scholar, University of Illinois | 5 |
| Fellow, J. S. Guggenheim Foundation | 4 |
| Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering | 4 |
| Donald Burnett Teacher of the Year Award | 4 |
| Donald B. Willett Professor of Engineering, University of Illinois | 3 |
| Willett Faculty Scholar Award, University of Illinois | 3 |
| Medard W. Welch Award, American Vacuum Society | 3 |
| Senior U.S. Scientist Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany | 3 |
| Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award, University of Illinois College of Engineering | 2 |
| Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 2 |
| Faculty Early Development Program (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation | 2 |
| Member, National Academy of Engineering | 2 |
| Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science | 2 |
| Tage Erlander Prize in Physics, Swedish Natural Science Research Council | 2 |
| Honorary Doctor of Science, Linkoping University, Sweden | 2 |
| Fellow, New York Academy of Sciences | 2 |
| Fulbright Fellowship Japan | 2 |
| Alexander von Humboldt Award | 2 |
| Kendall Award in Colloid or Surface Chemistry, American Ceramic Society | 2 |
| John Thornton Award, American Vacuum Society | 2 |
| Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering | 2 |
| CAREER Award, National Science Foundation | 2 |
| Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Institute Fellowship | 2 |
| NATO Senior Science Fellowship | 2 |
| Life Member, Clare College, University of Cambridge, England | 2 |
| R&D 100 Award for Technical Innovation | 2 |
| Peter Winchell Memorial Lecturer, Purdue University | 2 |
| Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois | 2 |
| Burton Award of the Microscopy Society of America | 2 |
| Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, University of Illinois College of Engineering | 2 |
| University Scholar, U of I | 2 |
| Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Award, National Science Foundation | 2 |
| Distinguished Alumnus, University of Cincinnati | 2 |
| Collins Scholar, Academy of Excellence in Engineering Education | 2 |
| Member, National Academy of Sciences | 2 |
| Beckman Young Investigator Award | 2 |
| Technical Excellence Award, Semiconductor Research Corp. | 2 |
| Willett Faculty Scholar | 2 |
