The small asteroid [[27500 Mandelbrot]] was named in his honor. In November 1990, he was made a Chevalier in France's [[Legion of Honour]]. In December 2005, Mandelbrot was appointed to the position of Battelle Fellow at the [[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.asp?id=141 |title=PNNL press release: Mandelbrot joins Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |publisher=Pnl.gov |date=16 February 2006 |access-date=17 October 2010 |archive-date=12 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112155340/http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.asp?id=141 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mandelbrot was promoted to an Officer of the Legion of Honour in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=PREX0508911D |title=''Légion d'honneur'' announcement of promotion of Mandelbrot to ''officier'' |language=fr |publisher=Legifrance.gouv.fr |access-date=17 October 2010 |archive-date=20 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120141436/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000456787 |url-status=live }}</ref> An honorary degree from [[Johns Hopkins University]] was bestowed on Mandelbrot in the May 2010 commencement exercises.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gazette.jhu.edu/2010/06/07/six-granted-honorary-degrees-society-of-scholars-inductees-recognized-2/ |title=Six granted honorary degrees, Society of Scholars inductees recognized |publisher=Gazette.jhu.edu |date=7 June 2010 |access-date=17 October 2010 |archive-date=17 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617164139/http://gazette.jhu.edu/2010/06/07/six-granted-honorary-degrees-society-of-scholars-inductees-recognized-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | The small asteroid [[27500 Mandelbrot]] was named in his honor. In November 1990, he was made a Chevalier in France's [[Legion of Honour]]. In December 2005, Mandelbrot was appointed to the position of Battelle Fellow at the [[Pacific Northwest National Laboratory]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.asp?id=141 |title=PNNL press release: Mandelbrot joins Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |publisher=Pnl.gov |date=16 February 2006 |access-date=17 October 2010 |archive-date=12 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112155340/http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.asp?id=141 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mandelbrot was promoted to an Officer of the Legion of Honour in January 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=PREX0508911D |title=''Légion d'honneur'' announcement of promotion of Mandelbrot to ''officier'' |language=fr |publisher=Legifrance.gouv.fr |access-date=17 October 2010 |archive-date=20 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201120141436/https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000000456787 |url-status=live }}</ref> An honorary degree from [[Johns Hopkins University]] was bestowed on Mandelbrot in the May 2010 commencement exercises.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gazette.jhu.edu/2010/06/07/six-granted-honorary-degrees-society-of-scholars-inductees-recognized-2/ |title=Six granted honorary degrees, Society of Scholars inductees recognized |publisher=Gazette.jhu.edu |date=7 June 2010 |access-date=17 October 2010 |archive-date=17 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617164139/http://gazette.jhu.edu/2010/06/07/six-granted-honorary-degrees-society-of-scholars-inductees-recognized-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |