Awards given to Cornell CS faculty members and researchers

Cornell Computer Science faculty have been granted a wide array of awards and honors over the years. The department is ranked among the top computer science departments internationally with:

2 Turing Award Winners
3 Members of the National Academy of Engineering
5 Guggenheim Fellows
6 Honorary Doctoral Degrees
6 National Science Foundation Young Investigators
1 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator
1 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator
3 American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellows
7 Sloan Fellows
1 Fullbright Scholar
1 NY State CASE Professor of the Year

In addition to the list above, Computer Science at Cornell is home to the recipient of the highest award given by the Latvian Academy of Scientists to scientists of Latvia and of foreign countries for their outstanding creative contribution. Many of the faculty have been recipients of awards from the College of Engineering, in recognition of their outstanding teaching. And the College of Arts and Sciences has presented awards to CS faculty. These awards are given to one or two faculty (out of approximately 600) per year. Awards from industry have included the IBM Faculty Partnership Award, which is presented each year to full-time professors at accredited universities to recognize and foster innovative work in academic education and research.