Barbara Block

Rollex Award for Enterprise, Laureate, Applied Technology, 2012
American Physiological Society: The Walter B. Cannon Memorial Award, 2008
Ed Ricketts Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Marine Science Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 2005
Pew Fellow, Pew Institute for Ocean Science, 1997
MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Award, 1996
Bowditch Award of the American Physiology Society, 1995
Society for Experimental Biology, President’s Medal, 1994
National Science Foundation, Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1989
Charles & Elizabeth Prothro Professorship in Marine Sciences
American Society of Zoologists, George Bartholomew Award
California Academy of Science Fellow

Larry Crowder

AAAS Fellow
Duke University’s Scholar/Teacher of Year 2009

Giulio De Leo

Focus prize for scientific and technological innovation held by the national Focus magazine (2002)
N.A.T.O. Senior Fellowship (1997)
Post-doctoral  fellowship supported by the Italian Ministry of Research (1994-96) to promote capacity building and international research networks.
"Fondazione Ing. Aldo Gini" (Padova) scholarship (1989) to promote capacity building and international networks
“Andrea Calori” Prize (1993), Bergamo (Italy)
“Fondazione Gonfalonieri” Fellowship (1990), Milano (Italy)

Mark Denny

School of Humanities and Sciences The Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching 1999-2000
Walter J. Gores Award For Excellence in Teaching June 14, 1998
John B and Jean Denault Professorship in Marine Sciences
Richard E. Guggenheim Faculty Scholar

David Epel

Ed Ricketts Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Marine Science Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 2006
California State University Monterey Bay Fellow, 2004
Alan V. Cox Medal For Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research 1995
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1976
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellows
California Academy of Sciences, Fellows
Jane and Marshall Steel Jr. Professorship in Marine Sciences

Fiorenza Micheli

Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation 2009
Chambers Fellow 2008
Aldo Leopold Leadership Program, Fellow 2004
Hellman Faculty Scholar 2003
California Academy of Science Fellow

Stephen Palumbi

Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation 1996
California Academy of Sciences, Fellows
California Academy of Sciences, Elected Membership
Harold A. Miller Professorship in Marine Sciences
Benchley Award for Excellence in Science 2011

George Somero

Ed Ricketts Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Marine Science Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 1998
Guggenheim Fellowship, 1989
National Academy of Sciences, 1988
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellows
California Academy of Sciences, Fellows
David and Lucile Packard Professorship in Marine Sciences

Jim Watanabe

School of Humanities and Sciences The Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching 2005-2006
Western Society of Naturalists "Naturalist of the Year" 2005
Phi Beta Kappa at Stanford University
The 1997 Undergraduate Teaching Prize