Our researchers and innovators are earning acclaim for their creativity, vision and research.
At Ohio State we have all the tools – the creative minds, the expertise, the experience and the world-class facilities – needed to discover innovative solutions to complex problems.
FOUR
Elected 2025 Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
A society including some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists and artists.
NINE
Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Considered one of the most prestigious honors awarded to the elected faculty members in 2024 selected by their academic peers.
FIVE
Awarded 2025 Battelle Endowment Grants
The Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA) Endowment grant competition supports projects that examine the complex relationship between science and technology on society and cultural issues.
Pierre Agostini Prize
The Pierre Agostini Prize has been established to memorialize Professor Agostini’s research achievements that led to him winning the Nobel Prize in Physics (2023) and to highlight Ohio State’s commitment to the promotion of innovative and consequential research and creative expression.
The Agostini Prize, awarded to only one faculty member annually, is the university’s most prestigious award for scholarly and artistic achievement. It is given to a faculty member whose research or creative work is recognized by their peers to be so groundbreaking and influential that it deserves to be called “world class” and would typically be recognized through national or international awards.
Innovators of the Year
To support and stimulate entrepreneurial activity among Ohio State researchers, three university-wide awards are presented in the spring, at the Research and Innovation Showcase hosted by the Enterprise for Research, Innovation and Knowledge.
The Innovator of the Year and Early Career Innovator of the Year awards recognize Ohio State researchers who are actively working to promote commercialization of university intellectual property, through invention disclosures filed, patents applied for and/or received, technologies licensed or spin-off companies formed. The creation of separate categories for more established researchers and for early career researchers allows cultivation of an entrepreneurial spirit among all of our investigators.
The Next Generation Innovator of the Year award is open to postdocs along with undergraduate and graduate students. The award recognizes innovation and entrepreneurship that has contributed to the development or commercialization of a new technology. It may also recognize a trainee-initiated start-up company whose success is a result of entrepreneurial talent, creativity and energy.
Distinguished Scholars and Early Career Distinguished Scholar Award
Every year, Ohio State leaders interrupt classes, labs and meetings to announce the good news that a member of the faculty has been selected to receive one of the university’s most distinguished faculty awards. The Distinguished Scholar Awards are among the highest annual honors Ohio State bestows on a faculty member in recognition of outstanding scholarly activity, research or creative works.
- The Distinguished Scholars award recognizes six faculty members for their exceptional scholarly accomplishments and substantial compilation of research.
- The Early Career Distinguished Scholar Award honors three assistant professors and early associate professors who show promise of making significant contributions to Ohio State and in field for years to come.
Faculty External Awards and Honors
Learn more about the external awards and honors Ohio State faculty have received, including:
- Nobel Prize
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- National Academies