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.  

National Research Council-Recognized Awards

NRC Highly-Prestigious Award Recipients

National Academy of Engineering

Amit Goyal.
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

Michael J. Lockett.
Michael Lockett

Emeritus Member
 Election Citation: For contributions to the theory and practice of distillation.
Department: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Award Year: 2008

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Deborah Chung.
Deborah Chung

Fellow
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Award Year: 2023
 

NRC Prestigious Award Recipients

Michel Bruneau.
Michel Bruneau

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

Kemper Lewis

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

Stelios T. Andreadis.
Stelios Andreadis

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

Andrew Whittaker.
Andrew Whittaker

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

Andrew Whittaker.
Andrew Whittaker

Untermyer & Cisler Reactor Technology Medal,
American Nuclear Society
Department: Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Award year: 2023

Michel Bruneau.
Michel Bruneau

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

John Crassidis.
John Crassidis

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

Rajan Batta.
Rajan Batta

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

Michel Bruneau.
Michel Bruneau

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

Andrew Whittaker.
Andrew Whittaker

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

Andrew Whittaker.
Andrew Whittaker

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

Teng Wu.
Teng Wu

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

Michael Constantinou.
Michael Constantinou

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

Michael Constantinou.
Michael Constantinou

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

John Crassidis.
John Crassidis

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

Rajan Batta.
Rajan Batta

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

Michel Bruneau.
Michel Bruneau

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

Alan J. Rabideau.
Alan Rabideau

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

Other National Awards

Rajan Batta.
Rajan Batta

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