ATOM AWARDS

DANIEL LIBESKIND ’65

Daniel Libeskind is a world-renowned architect who has designed buildings all over the world, including the Jewish Museum in Berlin, the largest Jewish museum in Europe, and the master plan for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center. Informed by a deep commitment to music, philosophy, and literature, Mr. Libeskind aims to create architecture that is resonant, original, and sustainable.

WANDA AUSTIN ’71

Dr. Wanda M. Austin is an internationally recognized business leader and aerospace and systems engineer. She was the first female and first African American president of The Aerospace Corporation, a nonprofit dedicated to the application of science and technology toward critical issues affecting the nation’s space program, and served on President Obama’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Dr. Austin served as interim president of the University of Southern California for the 2018–2019 academic year, and co-founded MakingSpace, Inc., a leadership and STEM consulting firm.

GEORGE YANCOPOULOS ’76

George Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., is one of the world’s premier scientific inventors and medicine-makers. As Co-founder, President and Chief Scientific Officer, he has established Regeneron as one of the most innovative companies in biotech, with nine FDA- or EMA-approved medicines and a pipeline of approximately 35 investigational products. Dr. Yancopoulos has helped millions of patients around the world as lead inventor and developer of many of Regeneron’s medicines. He was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 2004 and the Biotech Hall of Fame in 2014, and named by Fortune as one of the “World’s 25 Greatest Leaders: Heroes of The Pandemic” in 2020.

The Atom Awards recognize alumni for the profound impact they have made in their industry and the ways in which their contributions have helped advance their field.

JON FAVREAU ’84

Jon Favreau is a showrunner, writer, executive producer and actor who has made exceptional contributions to both film and television. He is currently showrunner and executive producer of “The Mandalorian” for Disney+, has directed, produced and acted in the formation and expansion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and has directed and produced reimaginings of both Disney’s “The Lion King” and “The Jungle Book”, as just a sampling of body of work. Mr. Favreau was celebrated most recently in 2023 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

MIN JIN LEE ’86

Min Jin Lee is the author of the novels Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko, a finalist for the National Book Award. Ms. Lee has been globally recognized for her work through the 2022 Manhae Grand Prize for Literature, Bucheon Diaspora Literary Prize, and through fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study at Harvard, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a Writerin-Residence at Amherst College and a trustee of PEN America and the Authors Guild.

LISA SU ’86

Dr. Lisa T. Su is chair and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). She is one of the only Asian or Asian American female CEOs of a Fortune 500 company in the world, and under her leadership, AMD is one of the fastest growing and most successful companies in the world. She previously served in multiple roles at Freescale Semiconductor Inc., IBM, and Texas Instruments. An undisputed leader in her field, Dr. Su’s recognitions include the Global Semiconductor Association’s Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award, the Grace Hopper Technical Leadership Abie Award, and the IEEE’s Robert N. Noyce Medal.