American Physiological Society: The Walter B. Cannon Memorial Award, 2008
Ed Ricketts Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Marine Science
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary,
2005
Pew Fellow,
Pew Institute for Ocean Science,
1997
MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Award,
1996
Bowditch Award of the
American Physiology Society, 1995
Society for Experimental Biology,
President’s Medal, 1994
National Science Foundation,
Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1989
Charles & Elizabeth Prothro Professorship in Marine Sciences
American Society of Zoologists, George Bartholomew Award
California Academy of Science Fellow