List of Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley
This is an alphabetical table of Nobel laureates associated with the University of California, Berkeley, located in the American city of Berkeley, California. The list includes current and former faculty members and researchers as well as graduates. As of 2016, 73 Nobel laureates had been associated with Berkeley.
As of 2016, Berkeley has 8 Nobel laureates in its faculty, out of the 23 life-time faculty members who have won the prize.[1] 29 Nobel laureates graduated from UC Berkeley, earning at least one degree. [1] Dr. Owen Chamberlain entered UC Berkeley for physics graduate school in 1941, but his studies were interrupted by World War II, and he was eventually awarded the physics PhD degree from the University of Chicago in 1949. [2]
Sortable table
| Name | Year | Prize | Affiliation with UC Berkeley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akerlof, GeorgeGeorge Akerlof (born 1940) | 2001 | Economics | Professor of Economics (1966–1978; since 1980) |
| Alvarez, Luis WalterLuis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988) | 1968 | Physics | Professor of Physics (1936–1988) |
| Arber, WernerWerner Arber (born 1929) | 1978 | Medicine | Researcher (1963), Visiting Professor of Molecular Biology (1970–1971) |
| Blackburn, ElizabethElizabeth Blackburn (born 1948) | 2009 | Medicine | Professor of Molecular Biology (1978–1990) |
| Bloch, FelixFelix Bloch (1905–1983) | 1952 | Physics | Cyclotron researcher (1939) |
| Brenner, SydneySydney Brenner (born 1927) | 2002 | Medicine | Researcher (1953), Founder of the Molecular Sciences Institute in Berkeley (1996) |
| Calvin, MelvinMelvin Calvin (1911–1997) | 1961 | Chemistry | Professor of Chemistry (1947–1997) |
| Cech, ThomasThomas Cech (born 1947) | 1989 | Chemistry | PhD (1975) |
| Chamberlain, OwenOwen Chamberlain (1920–2006) | 1959 | Physics | Professor of Physics (1958–2006) |
| Chu, StevenSteven Chu (born 1948) | 1997 | Physics | PhD 1976, Berkeley Lab Director (since 2004) |
| Cronin, JamesJames Cronin (born 1931) | 1980 | Physics | Researcher at Berkeley Bevatron (1958) |
| Curl, RobertRobert Curl (born 1933) | 1996 | Chemistry | PhD (1950) |
| Debreu, GérardGérard Debreu (1921–2004) | 1983 | Economics | Professor of Economics (1962–2004) |
| Diamond, PeterPeter Diamond (born 1940) | 2010 | Economics | Professor of Economics (1964–1966) |
| Erlanger, JosephJoseph Erlanger (1895–1965) | 1944 | Medicine | BS (1895) |
| Fire, AndrewAndrew Fire (born 1959) | 2006 | Medicine | BA (1978) |
| Gennes, Pierre-Gilles dePierre-Gilles de Gennes (born 1932) | 1991 | Physics | Postdoctoral (1959) |
| Giauque, WilliamWilliam Giauque (1895–1982) | 1949 | Chemistry | BS 1920, PhD 1922, Professor of Chemistry (1922–1982) |
| Glaser, Donald A.Donald A. Glaser (born 1926) | 1960 | Physics | Professor of Physics (since 1957) |
| Glashow, Sheldon LeeSheldon Lee Glashow (born 1932) | 1979 | Physics | Professor of Physics (1960–1966) |
| Greider, CarolCarol Greider (born 1961) | 2009 | Medicine | PhD (1987), Molecular Biology |
| Gross, DavidDavid Gross (born 1941) | 2004 | Physics | PhD (1966) |
| Harsanyi, JohnJohn Harsanyi (1920–2000) | 1994 | Economics | Professor of Economics (1964–2000) |
| Heeger, Alan J.Alan J. Heeger (born 1936) | 2000 | Chemistry | PhD (1961) |
| Herschbach, Dudley R.Dudley R. Herschbach (born 1932) | 1986 | Chemistry | Professor of Chemistry (1959–1963) |
| Kahneman, DanielDaniel Kahneman (born 1934) | 2002 | Economics | PhD (1961); Professor of Psychology (1986–1994) |
| Kammen, DanielDaniel Kammen (born 1963) | 2007 | Peace | Founding Director, Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (since 1999); Professor in Nuclear Engineering, Public Policy, & Energy and Resources Group (since 2001) |
| Klein, LawrenceLawrence Klein (1920–2013) | 1980 | Economics | BA (1942) |
| Kornberg, ArthurArthur Kornberg (1918–2007) | 1959 | Medicine | Research investigator (1951) |
| Lamb, WillisWillis Lamb (1913–2008) | 1955 | Physics | BS (1934); PhD (1938) |
| Laughlin, Robert B.Robert B. Laughlin (born 1950) | 1998 | Physics | BS (1972) |
| Lawrence, ErnestErnest Lawrence (1901–1958) | 1939 | Physics | Professor of Physics (1930–1958); Radiation Lab director (1936–1958) |
| Lee, Tsung-DaoTsung-Dao Lee (born 1926) | 1957 | Physics | Research Associate and Instructor (1950–1951) |
| Lee, Yuan T.Yuan T. Lee (born 1936) | 1986 | Chemistry | PhD (1965), Professor of Chemistry (since 1974) |
| Libby, WillardWillard Libby (1908–1980) | 1960 | Chemistry | BS (1931); PhD (1933); Lecturer (1933–1941) |
| Mather, John C.John C. Mather (born 1945) | 2006 | Physics | PhD (1974) |
| McFadden, DanielDaniel McFadden (born 1937) | 2000 | Economics | Professor of Economics (1963–1979; since 1990) |
| McMillan, EdwinEdwin McMillan (1907–1991) | 1951 | Physics | Professor of Chemistry (1946–1991) |
| Miłosz, CzesławCzesław Miłosz (1911–2004) | 1980 | Literature | Professor of Slavic Languages and Literature (1961–2004) |
| Molina, Mario J.Mario J. Molina (born 1943) | 1995 | Chemistry | PhD (1972) |
| Mullis, KaryKary Mullis (born 1944) | 1993 | Chemistry | PhD (1972) |
| North, DouglassDouglass North (born 1920) | 1993 | Economics | BA (1942), PhD (1952) |
| Northrop, John HowardJohn Howard Northrop (1891–1987) | 1946 | Chemistry | Professor of Chemistry (1949–1987) |
| Perlmutter, SaulSaul Perlmutter (born 1959) | 2011 | Physics | PhD (1986), Professor of Physics & LBNL Astrophysicist |
| Prusiner, Stanley B.Stanley B. Prusiner (born 1942) | 1997 | Medicine | Professor of Virology in Residence (since 1984) |
| Riess, AdamAdam Riess (born 1969) | 2011 | Physics | Miller Fellow (1996–1998) |
| Sargent, Thomas J.Thomas J. Sargent (born 1943) | 2011 | Economics | BA (1964) |
| Schekman, Randy W.Randy W. Schekman (born 1948) | 2013 | Medicine | Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology (since 1976) |
| Schelling, ThomasThomas Schelling (born 1921) | 2005 | Economics | BA (1944) |
| Schwinger, JulianJulian Schwinger (1918–1994) | 1965 | Physics | Research fellow (1939–1941) |
| Seaborg, Glenn T.Glenn T. Seaborg (1912–1999) | 1951 | Chemistry | PhD (1937); Professor of Chemistry (1937–1999); Chancellor (1958–1961) |
| Segrè, Emilio G.Emilio G. Segrè (1905–1989) | 1959 | Physics | Radiation Lab (1938–1946); Professor of Physics (1946–1989) |
| Sen, AmartyaAmartya Sen (born 1933) | 1998 | Economics | Researcher (1964–1965) |
| Simon, Herbert A.Herbert A. Simon (1916–2001) | 1978 | Economics | Research Director (1939–1942) |
| Sims, Christopher A.Christopher A. Sims (born 1942) | 2011 | Economics | Post-doctoral student (1963–1964)[3] |
| Smith, Hamilton O.Hamilton O. Smith (born 1931) | 1978 | Medicine | BS (1952) |
| Smoot, GeorgeGeorge Smoot (born 1945) | 2006 | Physics | Professor of Physics (since 1994) |
| Stanley, Wendell MeredithWendell Meredith Stanley (1904–1971) | 1946 | Chemistry | Professor of Chemistry (1948–1971) |
| Steinberger, JackJack Steinberger (born 1921) | 1988 | Physics | Researcher (1949–1950) |
| Stern, OttoOtto Stern (1888–1969) | 1939 | Physics | Professor, LLD (1930) |
| Taube, HenryHenry Taube (1915–2005) | 1983 | Chemistry | PhD (1940); Instructor (1940–1941) |
| Taylor, Richard E.Richard E. Taylor (born 1930) | 1990 | Physics | Physicist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (1961–1962) |
| Townes, Charles HardCharles Hard Townes (1915–2015) | 1964 | Physics | Professor of Physics (1967–2015) |
| Tsien, Roger Y.Roger Y. Tsien (born 1952) | 2008 | Chemistry | Professor of Chemistry (1982–1989) |
| Urey, HaroldHarold Urey (1893–1981) | 1934 | Chemistry | PhD (1923) |
| Waksman, SelmanSelman Waksman (1918–1973) | 1952 | Medicine | PhD (1918) |
| Weinberg, StevenSteven Weinberg (born 1933) | 1979 | Physics | Researcher (1959–1966) |
| Wilkins, MauriceMaurice Wilkins (1916–2004) | 1962 | Medicine | Manhattan Project (1941–1945) |
| Wilkinson, GeoffreyGeoffrey Wilkinson (1921–1996) | 1973 | Chemistry | Radiation Lab (1946–1949) |
| Williamson, Oliver E.Oliver E. Williamson (born 1932) | 2009 | Economics | Professor of Business, Economics & Law (1963–1965; since 1988) |
| Wineland, DavidDavid Wineland (born 1944) | 2012 | Physics | BS (1965) |
| Wüthrich, KurtKurt Wüthrich (born 1938) | 2002 | Chemistry | Research investigator (1965) |
| Zewail, AhmedAhmed Zewail (born 1946) | 1999 | Chemistry | Researcher (1974–1976) |
See also
References
- 1 2 "UC Berkeley Nobel Prize Winners". www.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ↑ "Owen Chamberlain - Biographical". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- ↑ Maclay, Kathleen (October 10, 2011). "Nobel Winners in Economics Share a UC Berkeley Past". UC Berkeley News Center.
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