 As well as being a Fulbright Scholar, he was also an honorary research fellow and visiting professor at Harvard University (1964–65).Other awards include that of being an Honorary Visiting Professor to the People's Republic of China (in 1981 and 1985), the Exxon Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching (1954), the RPI Distinguished Faculty Award (1971), Outstanding Educator of the Year (1972), a fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi honorary societies.Upon Resnick's retirement in 1993, he was RPI's commencement speaker.