National and International Awards

Recognition of the exceptional scholarship and achievements of our faculty with external awards and honors is an important component of institutional rankings and reputation.

Awards and honors described as “highly prestigious” and “prestigious” by the National Research Council (NRC) are listed on this page. Only current SEAS faculty members are listed.

National Research Council-Recognized Awards

NRC Highly-Prestigious Award Recipients

National Academy of Engineering

Maria Lehman

Member
 Election Citation: For leadership in public service and business engineering management focused on the sustainability and resilience of critical civil infrastructure.
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2025

Amit Goyal

Member
Election Citation: For materials science advances and contributions enabling commercialization of high-temperature superconducting materials.
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2018

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Satish K. Tripathi

Fellow
 Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2024

Deborah Chung

Fellow
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2023
 

NRC Prestigious Award Recipients

Michael Constantinou

Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award,
American Society of Civil Engineers
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2026

Michel Bruneau

Ernest E. Howard Award,
American Society of Civil Engineers
 Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2025

David Kofke

William H. Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature,
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2025

Bina Ramamurthy

Fulbright Scholar Award,
U.S. Department of State
Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2025

Kemper Lewis

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2024

Stelios Andreadis

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2023

Andrew Whittaker

Nathan M. Newmark Medal,
American Society of Civil Engineers
 Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2023

Michel Bruneau

Moisseiff Award,
American Society of Civil Engineers
 Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2017

John Crassidis

Leland Atwood Award,
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
 Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2017

Rajan Batta

Award for Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering,
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2016

Michel Bruneau

Raymond C. Reese Research Prize,
American Society of Civil Engineers
 Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2016

Andrew Whittaker

Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Energy Award,
American Society of Civil Engineers
 Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2016

Andrew Whittaker

Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award,
American Society of Civil Engineers
 Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2016

Teng Wu

Alfred Noble Prize,
American Society of Civil Engineers
 Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2016

Michael Constantinou

Moisseiff Award,
American Society of Civil Engineers
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2015

Michael Constantinou

Nathan M. Newmark Medal,
American Society of Civil Engineers
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2015

Mark Swihart

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2015

David Kofke

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2014

Paschalis Alexandridis

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2012

John Crassidis

Mechanics and Control of Flight Award,
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2012

Quanxi Jia

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 Department: Materials Design and Innovation
Award year: 2011

Tarunraj Singh

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award year: 2011

Venu Govindaraju

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 2010

Rajan Batta

David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award,
Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2008
 

Amit Goyal

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2006

Thomas Thundat

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award year: 2006

Michel Bruneau

J. James Croes Medal,
American Society of Civil Engineers
 Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2005

Alan Rabideau

Rudolph Hering Medal
American Society of Civil Engineers
 Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2001

Satish K. Tripathi

Fellow,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
 Department: Computer Science and Engineering
Award year: 1997

Other National Awards

Rajan Batta

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award,
Institute for Industrial and Systems Engineers
Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering
Award year: 2022