Michael Thouless

External honors and awards

2021 Nadai Medal (ASME)

2021 Doctor Technices (honoris causa)

Honorary Doctorate from the Danish Technical University

2021-22 Otto Mønsted Guest Professorship, Danish Technical University (Denmark)

2017-18 Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge University

2015 Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award (ASEE)

2013-14 Otto Mønsted Guest Professorship, Danish Technical University (Denmark)

2012 Fellow, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (UK)

2011 Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge University

2009 Sc.D., University of Cambridge (a higher doctorate)

2007 Fellow of ASME

2003 Listed as a "Highly-cited researcher" in materials science category by ISI

1997 NAE Frontiers of Engineering attendee

1996 CAREER Award, National Science Foundation

1990 R. F. Bunshah Award, American Vacuum Society (Metallurgical Division)

Internal honors and awards

2017 CoE "Ted Kennedy Family Faculty Team Excellence Award"

2015 Janine Johnson Weins Professor of Engineering

2014 Arthur F. Thurnau Professor

2013 CoE "Vulcans' Teaching Excellence Award"

2012 UM Distinguished Faculty Governance Award

2011 CoE "Trudy Huebner Service Excellence Award"

2010 ME Department Achievement Award

2009 ME ΠΤΣ Professor of the Term (Fall)

2005 ME Teaching Incentive Fund Award (ME382)

2005 ME ΠΤΣ Professor of the Term (Winter)

2004 CoE "David E. Liddle Research Excellence Award"

2002 ME Teaching Incentive Fund Award (ME382)

2001 ME Teaching Incentive Fund Award (ME395)

1997 MEAM ΠΤΣ Professor of the Term (Fall)

1997 MEAM Teaching Excellence Award

1979-81 Scholar, Churchill College, Cambridge University

1979-81 Scholar Central Electricity Generating Board, UK

1978 Entrance Exhibition, Churchill College, Cambridge University