May 7, 2025
The 2025 recipient of the Arthur L. Kelly Faculty Prize for Exceptional Service in the Physical Sciences Division is Andrew J. Campbell, Chair and Professor in the Department of the Geophysical Sciences and the College.
The prize was established in the Division in 2013 by Arthur L. Kelly, who received his MBA from the University in 1964 and established the same faculty prize at Chicago Booth in 1999. In addition to his contributions to finance, business, international relations, and geography, Mr. Kelly served as Trustee of the University from 1988 to 2008 and has served two decades on the PSD Council, including ten years as chair. It is fitting that we honor his contributions to the Division and the University through this award.
The Kelly Prize celebrates faculty who, outside of their teaching and research, have made exceptional efforts in promoting and supporting the Division. Previous winners include Ka Yee Lee and John Frederick (2013); Anne Rogers and Michael Hopkins (2014); Robert Fefferman and Robert Wald (2015); Michael Foote (2016); Michael Stein (2017); Richard Jordan (2018); Stephen Stigler (2019); Bryan Dickinson, Margaret Gardel, and Chuan He (2020); Aaron Dinner and Stuart Kurtz (2021); Young-Kee Kim and Edward "Rocky" Kolb (2022); Michael J. Franklin and Dan Nicolae (2023); and John Carlstrom (2024).
Andrew Campbell receives the prize in recognition of his service as Chair of Geophysical Sciences since 2022 and Deputy Dean for Infrastructure from 2019 to 2021, as well as for his leadership as PI and Director of Synchrotron Earth and Environmental Science (SEES). As Deputy Dean, Campbell supported research infrastructure and space in the Division, particularly assisting with development of the new High Bay Research Building. Under his leadership as Chair, the Department hired eight new faculty members and launched the Climate Systems Engineering initiative, as well as a new master’s program in environmental science. As PI of SEES, Campbell oversees a facility that brings additional synchrotron resources to Earth and environmental sciences research across the country, providing central organization and access for transformational science.
The Kelly Prize will be awarded at the PSD Convocation ceremony on June 7.