*James Joyce Award (2009)
*Carl Friedrich von Siemens Prize (2006)
*Rudolf Diesel Gold Medal (2006)
*Ioannes Marcus Marci Medal (2006)
*Bambi Award (2005)
*Otto Hahn Prize (2005)
*I. I. Rabi Award (2005)
*Nobel Prize in Physics (2005)
*Matteucci Medal (2002)
*SUNAMCO Medal (2001)
*Philip Morris Research Prize (1998, 2000)
*Arthur L. Schawlow Award (2000)
*Stern-Gerlach Medal (2000)
*Arthur L. Schawlow Prize (1996)
*Einstein Prize for Laser Science (1995)
*King Faisal International Prize 1989)
*Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize(1989)
*Italgas Prize for Research and Innovation (1987)
*Michelson Medal (1986)
*William F. Meggers Award (1985)
*Herbert P. Broida Prize (1983)
*Comstock Prize in Physics (1983)
*Otto Klung Prize (1980)