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In addition to an oustanding teaching program (ranked 25th nationally by U.S. News and World Report), the Geology Department at UC Davis is internationally recognized for its faculty and research programs.

	CAREER, NSF grant from the Faculty Early Career Development, 2007
	Fellow, Geochemical Society, 2006
	University of California Distinguished Teaching Award, 1993
	Geological Society of America Fellow, 1987 Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Rurh Universitat, Germany, 1977 Fellow, Mineralogical Society of America, Elected 1974 Fulbright Fellow, Geologisk Museum, Norway, 1964
	Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy, 2008 Career Contribution Award (Structural Geology and Tectonics Division), Geological Society of America, 2006 Fourmarier Medal, Royal Society of Belgium, 1999 Wollaston Medal, Geological Society of London, 1999 Ll.D. (Hon. Caus.) National University of Ireland, 1998 National Academy of Scientists, 1997 D.Sc. (Hon. Caus.) Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1995 Arthur Holmes Medal, European Geophysical Union, 1993 Penrose Medal, Geological Society of America, 1992 European Academy 1990 Geological Society of America Fellow 1977 American Geophysical Union Fellow 1976 Fellow of the Royal Society
	Geological Society of America Fellow, 2003 GSA Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecturer, 2002
	UC Davis Hellman Fellow, 2008-2009
	Chancellor's Award for Diversity, University of California, Davis, 2005 Francis Birch Lecture, AGU, 2001 Presidential Faculty Fellow, 1992-97
	The Robert Matthews Court, Colleges at La Rue, UC Davis
	University of California Distinguished Teaching Award, 2003
	Geological Society of America Fellow, 2003 James Lee Wilson Medal for Excellence in Sedimentary Geology, 1996         (Society of Sedimentary Geology Young Scientist Award) AAPG J. "Cam" Sproule Memorial Award, 1996 (for best paper by a young scientist, published by AAPG or an affiliated division or society) SEPM Outstanding Paper in the 1992 Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, 1994
	Distinguished Career Award (International Division), Geological Society of America, 2006 UC Davis Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award, 2003 Geological Society of London Honorary Fellow, 1997 California Academy of Sciences Fellow, 1996 Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), College of Wooster, 1996 Geological Association of Canada Medal, 1994 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, 1992 Distinguished Service Award, Geological Society of America, 1988 Geological Society of America Fellow, 1970
	Commendation for Science and Technology: The Young Scientists' Prize, 2007 - The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Gakujutsu Prize, Palaeontological Society of Japan, 2005 CAREER, NSF grant from the Faculty Early Career Development, 2003
	Weider Award for Leadership in Pursuit of Southern California's Water Future, 2006 UC Davis Distinguished Public Service Award, 2005 Co-President's Chair in Undergraduate Education, 2003-2006 Roy J. Shlemon Chair in Applied Geosciences, UC Davis California Rivers and Streams                 Environmental Book of the Year, Mother Lode Chapter Sierra Club
	Harry H. Hess Medalist, American Geophysical Union, 2006 Urey Medal, European Association of Geochemistry, 2005 Highly Cited Researchers, ISI Thomson Scientific, 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth Science, 2002 American Ceramic Society Fellow, 2001 Ceramic Educational Council Outstanding Educator Award, 2000 Alexander M. Cruickshank Award, Gordon Research Conference, 2000 Geochemical Society Fellow, 1997 Ross Coffin Purdy Award, American Ceramic Society Fellow, 1995 Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Uppsala, Sweden, 1995 President, Mineralogical Society of America, 1992-1993 National Academy of Sciences, 1993 American Geophysical Union Fellow, 1988 Mineralogical Society of America Award and Fellow, 1981 Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, 1973
	Geological Society of America Fellow, 2008
	Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 2008
	Chancellor's Fellow, 2005-2006, UC Davis
	President's Medal, Geological Society of America, 2008
	Geological Society of America Fellow, 2003 Hanse Institute for Advanced Study, Delmenhorst Germany, International Research Fellow, 2001-2002
	Chancellor's Fellow, 2003-2004 , UC Davis
	Doctor Honoris Causa - The Paris Geophysical Insitute, 2005 Bowie Medal, American Geophysical Union, 2003 Highly Cited Researchers, ISI Thomson Scientific Charles A. Whitter Medal of the American Geophysical Union, 1995 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1994 Geological Society of America Fellow National Academy of Sciences, 1986 Day Medal of the Geological Society of America, 1981 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, 1980 Guggenheim Fellow, 1972
	Circle of Discovery, University of Maryland, 2008 Paleontological Society Medal, 2006 2004 Faculty Research Lecturer Award, UC Davis Academic Senate Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal, National Academy of Sciences, 2001 John Burroughs Society, Best Essay in Natural History, 1997 American Academy of Achievement, Golden Plate Award, 1997 California Academy of Sciences Fellow, 1992 John D. and Catharine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1992 Book Subsidy Award, General Research Board, University of Maryland, 1984 Award for Excellence in Research, Division of Agriculture and Life Science, University of Maryland, 1983 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, 1981 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, 1975-76 Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University, 1968
	Antarctic Service Medal - United States Congress (2000) Award for Innovative Excellence, 1998         Ninth International Conference on Teaching, Learning, and Technology California Professor of the Year, 1997 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Geological Society of America Fellow, 1997 The Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement, 1996 UC President's Chair for Undergraduate Education, 1995-1996 Royal Astronomical Society Fellow, 1994 Fulbright Scholar, France, 1989-1990 University of California Distinguished Teaching Award, 1988
	Fulbright Scholar, Iceland, 2006