Selected Awards and Distinctions
- Fellow of the Royal Society, London — FRS, elected 2009.
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, London — FREng, elected 2001.
- Institute of Physics Duddell Medal and Prize, 2001, for contributions to nanoscale science.
- Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology, Experimental category, 1997.
- Discover Award for Emerging Fields — Nanotechnology, 1997.
- Wired 25 Award, Wired magazine, 1998.
- IBM Outstanding Innovation Award, for engineering single molecules.
- IBM Outstanding Innovation Award, second IBM innovation distinction.
- Guinness World Records recognition, for the world’s smallest calculator, 2001.
- Honorary Doctorate, PhD h.c., University of the Mediterranean Aix-Marseille II, Marseille.
- Honorary Doctorate, DSc h.c., University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
- Carnegie Centenary Professorship, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 2009.
- Benjamin Meaker Visiting Professorship, Department of Physics, University of Bristol.
- Senior Fellow in Residence, Institut Méditerranéen de Recherches Avancées — IMéRA, Marseille.
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics — FInstP, elected 1995.