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MacArthur fellows

Natalie Diaz, ASU Professor and 2018 MacArthur fellow

Natalie Diaz
Professor, Department of English, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Liz Lerman, ASU Professor and 2002 MacArthur Fellow

Liz Lerman
Professor, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Stephen Pyne, ASU Professor and MacArthur Fellow

Stephen Pyne
Professor, School of Life Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Rebecca Sandefur, ASU Professor and 2018 MacArthur Fellow

Rebecca Sandefur
Professor, The Sanford School, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Frank Wilczek, ASU Professor and 2002 MacArthur Fellow and 2004 Nobel

Frank Wilczek
Professor, Department of Physics, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

National Academy of Sciences members

Sidney Altman, ASU Professor and 1989 Nobel Laureate

Sidney Altman
Professor, School of Life Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Vice President and Professor and National Academy of Sciences member since 2021

Lindy Elkins-Tanton
Vice President and Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration

Leland Hartwell, ASU Professor and 2001 Nobel Laureate

Leland Hartwell
Professor, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

Bert Hölldobler, ASU Professor and 1991 Pulitzer Prize Winner

Bert Hölldobler
Professor, School of Life Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Edward Prescott, ASU Professor and 2001 Nobel Laureate

Edward Prescott
Professor, W. P. Carey School of Business

Frank Wilczek, ASU Professor and 2002 MacArthur Fellow and 2004 Nobel

Frank Wilczek
Professor, Department of Physics, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Nobel laureates

Sidney Altman, ASU Professor and 1989 Nobel Laureate

Sidney Altman
Professor, School of Life Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Leland Hartwell, ASU Professor and 2001 Nobel Laureate

Leland Hartwell
Professor, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

Elinor Ostrom, former ASU Professor and 2009 Nobel Laureate

Elinor Ostrom
Former Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, and Founding director, Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity

Edward Prescott, ASU Professor and 2001 Nobel Laureate

Edward Prescott
Professor, W. P. Carey School of Business

Frank Wilczek, ASU Professor and 2002 MacArthur Fellow and 2004 Nobel

Frank Wilczek
Professor, Department of Physics, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Pulitzer Prize winners

Sarah Cohen, ASU Professor and 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner

Sarah Cohen
Professor, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Stephen Doig, ASU Professor and 1993 Pulitzer Prize winner

Stephen Doig
Professor, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Rita Dove, former ASU professor and 1987 Pulitzer Prize winner

Rita Dove
Honorary ASU degree and former ASU Department of English faculty member

Leonard Downie, ASU Professor and Pulitzer Prize Winner

Leonard Downie
Professor, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Bert Hölldobler, ASU Professor and 1991 Pulitzer Prize Winner

Bert Hölldobler
Professor, School of Life Sciences, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Jacqueline Petchel, ASU Professor and 1993 Pulitzer Prize Winner

Jacqueline Petchel
Professor, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Walter Robinson, ASU Professor and Pulitzer Prize Winner

Walter Robinson
Edith Kinney Gaylord Visiting Professor in Investigative Journalism, Walter Cronkite School for Journalism and Mass Communication

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