He was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in 1988.

For that invention, the two scientists received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Engineering last May, more than three decades after they published their first findings.

In 2003, he was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics.

He is also the 2008 co-recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science.

In 2005 he earned the Benjamin Franklin Medal for his pioneering works in sequence stratigraphy.

He received a 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal for his tunneling innovations.

She also won the 2002 Benjamin Franklin Medal.

As quoted from the citation of his 2006 Benjamin Franklin Medal in life Science:

He received the Society's Benjamin Franklin Medal in 2001.

In 1998 all of the endowed medals were reorganized as the Benjamin Franklin Medals.