TENIO POPMINTCHEV
- SLOAN Research Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, USA, 2018. LINK
- European Research Council Starting Grant, ERC STG, “XSTREAM: X-ray – waveforms at the Space-Time Resolution Extreme for Atomic-scale Movies”, 2017.
- SN 10 Science News Top 10 Rising Scientist 2016, Science News Magazine, USA, 2016. LINK
- Presidential Medal for Pioneering Contribution to Science and Technology, Bulgaria, 2016. LINK
- Pythagoras Prize for Outstanding Young Scientist, Bulgarian Ministry of Science and Education, Bulgaria, 2016.
- TOYP 2015 The Outstanding Young Persons of Bulgaria, Category: Science & Technology, Junior Chamber International Foundation USA. For pioneering research and patent on coherent X-ray generation, 2015.
- Division of Atomic, Molecular, Optical Physics, Finalist Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Research Award, 2011.
- Top Postdeadline Paper CLEO Conference, Baltimore, USA, 2011.
- Division of Atomic, Molecular, Optical Physics, APS Student Travel Grant, USA, 2009.
- OSA Student Chapter Excellence Program Award, 2003.
- Daimler-Chrysler and United Nations Association Fellowship, Germany, 2000.
- SPIE School on Quantum Electronics Fellowship, Bulgaria, 2000.
- Europe Experts Fellowship, Germany 1998.
- Eureka Science Foundation Scholarship, Bulgaria, 1996-1999.
- Member of the Bulgarian National Team for the International Physics Olympiads 1993-1996.
- Bronze medal and distinguished experimental work – 27th International Physics Olympiad, Oslo, Norway, 1996.
- Honorable Mention Diploma – 25th International Physics Olympiad, Beijing, China, 1994.
- Second place – National Physics Contest, Smolyan, Bulgaria, 1996.
- National Diploma Award, Natural and Math Sciences, Ministry of Science and Tech, Bulgaria, 1996.
ZIYI ZHAO
- William A. Lee Undergraduate Research Scholarship