*1991 National Science Foundation Faculty Award for Women Scientists
*1994 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Max Planck Research Award
*1996 American Physical Society Fellow
*2005 American Physical Society Herbert P. Broida Prize
*2006 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
*2007 University of Southern California Remarkable Women Award
*2010 University of Southern California Provost's Mentoring Award
*2012 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow