text: *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