The faculty at Berkeley Optometry constitute a prestigious group of educators and researchers. See below for a list of recent awards.
Emily Cooper
Hellman Fellows Award | Society of Hellman Fellows
In support of early career faculty who have shown evidence of their promise for distinction in research.
Jorge Otero-Millan
Postdoctoral Mentoring Award | UC Berkeley
Faculty Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring.
Gerald Westheimer
Ken Nakayama Meda | Vision Sciences Society
For Excellence in Vision Science.
John Flanagan
OD of the Year | ACCCOS
Alameda Contra Costa Counties Optometric Society Awards for 2021
Tony Adams
Tony Adams Lifetime Achievement Award | Berkeley Optometry
For distinguished service to optometry.
John Flanagan
President's Award | American Optometric Association
For distinguished service to optometry.
Teresa Puthussery
Hellman Award | Hellman Fellows Fund
In support of research for "Understanding the Functions of the Diverse Output Neurons of the Human Retina."
William Tuten
Hellman Award | Hellman Fellows Fund
In support of research for "Advanced Optical Systems for Measuring Vision at the Cellular Level in the Human Eye."
Clayton Radke
Ruben Medal | International Society for Contact Lens Research
The Ruben Medal is the highest honor of the International Society for Contact Lens Research, and is awarded by vote of the previous recipients to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of contact lens-related research.
Martin Banks
Elected Member | National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences — the nation’s oldest and most prestigious scientific organization — recognizes achievement in science by election to membership, and—with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Medicine—provides science, engineering, and health policy advice to the federal government and other organizations.
Austin Roorda
ARVO Gold Fellow | The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
The title of ARVO Fellow is an honor established to recognize current ARVO members for their individual accomplishments, leadership and contributions to the Association.
Teresa Puthussery
Outstanding Mentorship of GSIs | Berkeley Graduate Division
This award recognizes faculty (including both Senate and non-Senate faculty) who have provided GSIs outstanding mentorship in teaching at Berkeley and in preparing for teaching in future careers. Faculty receive this award based on nominations from their GSIs and letters of support from departmental chairs.
Martin Banks
Tillyer Award | Optical Society of America
The Tillyer Award is presented to a person who has performed distinguished work in the field of vision, including — but not limited to — the optics, physiology, anatomy or psychology of the visual system.
Martin Banks
Fellow Member | Optical Society of America
Elected as a Fellow Member of The Optical Society. Fellow membership in OSA is limited to no more than ten percent of the membership and is reserved for members who have served with distinction in the advancement of optics and photonics.
Martin Banks
Otto Schade Prize | Society for Information Display
Named after Otto Schade -- who introduced linear systems analysis to the study of human vision -- this Prize is awarded for an outstanding scientific or technical achievement in, or contribution to, the advancement of functional performance and/or image quality of information displays.
Martin Banks
Honorary Professor | Cardiff University
Cardiff University has conferred the honorary title of "Professor," from the school of Psychology, upon Dr. Martin Banks.
Martin Banks
Charles Prentice Medal | American Academy of Optometry
The Charles F. Prentice Medal is awarded annually to a distinguished scientist or clinician scientist in recognition of a career-long record of advancement of knowledge in vision science. The award is considered to be the most prestigious of the Academy’s awards for achievement in research.
Austin Roorda
Garland W. Clay Award | American Academy of Optometry
This award is presented to the author or authors of the manuscript published in Optometry and Vision Science that has been most widely cited in the world of scientific literature in the preceding five years.