Award Winning Members of the College
The College of Engineering hosts many award winning faculty and staff. See below for our recent award winners within the college.
List of Names and Awards from most recent on
Dr. James W. Harris
NSF CAREER Award, December 2024National Science Foundation
Dr. Samit Roy
UA President’s Senior Research Scholar Award, 2024The University of Alabama
Dr. Samit Roy
ASC/DesTech Award in Composites, 2023American Society for Composites
Dr. Yunyang Ye
IBPSA-USA Emerging Contributor Award, 2024International Building Performance Simulation Association
Dr. Nilesh Kumar
NSF CAREER Award, June 2024National Science Foundation
Dr. Mizanur (Mizan) Rahman
NSF CAREER Award, June 2024National Science Foundation
Dr. Tibor Szilvási
NSF CAREER Award, June 2024National Science Foundation
Dr. Shunqiao Sun
NSF CAREER Award, June 2024National Science Foundation
Dr. Zhongyang Wang
IGNIITE (Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy) award winner, June 2024U.S. Dept. of Energy
Dr. Siva Prasad Gogineni
Fulbright Scholar, May 2024Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dr. Jialai Wang
Fellow, April 2024Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals and Materials
Dr. Shreyas S. Rao
Grant recipient, January 2024Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama
Dr. Jason E. Bara
Permeance Prize, December 2023North American Membrane Society
Dr. James W. Harris
Executive Board Alternate Councilor, November 2023American Chemical Society
Dr. James W. Harris
Programming Co-chair, Catalysis and Reactions Engineering Division, November 2023American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Dr. James Sheehan
Leadership Board Director, Forest Bioproducts Division, November 2023American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Dr. Ramana G. Reddy
Kreidl Lecturer, November 2023Rio Grande Symposium on Advanced Materials
Dr. Weihua Su
AIAA Associate Fellow, October 2023American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Dr. C. Heath Turner
Academic Leadership Development Program Fellow, October 2023The Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program
Dr. Samit Roy
Award in Composites, September 2023ASC/DESTECH
Dr. Hamed Moftakhari
NSF CAREER Award, September 2023National Science Foundation
Dr. Hongsheng He
NSF CAREER Award, 2023National Science Foundation
Dr. Mark E. Barkey
Co-editor-in-Chief, August 2023SAE International Hournal of Materials and Manufacturing
Dr. M. N. V. Ravi Kumar
AIMBE College of Fellows 2023 inductee, June 2023American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Dr. Matthew Kasemer
NSF CAREER Award, 2022National Science Foundation
Dr. Ajay K. Agrawal
SEC Faculty Achievement Award, 2022SEC
Dr. Steven Jones
Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador, 2021Fulbright Scholar Program
Dr. Chris S. Crawford
NSF CAREER Award, 2021National Science Foundation
Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award, 2021American Society of Civil Engineers
Dr. Kasra Momeni
NSF CAREER Award, 2020National Science Foundation
Dr. Qiang Huang
NSF CAREER Award, 2020National Science Foundation
Dr. Glenn Tootle
Fulbright Scholar Award, 2020Fulbright Scholar Program
Dr. Ramana G. Reddy
Mineral Industry Education Award, 2020Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME)
Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
Outstanding Research and Innovation Award, 2020The American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE)
Dr. Bhupendra Khandelwal
Best Paper Award 2019, 2020American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Dr. Steven Jones
President’s Faculty Research Award, 2020The University of Alabama
Dr. James Paul Hubner
Excellence in Graduate Education, 2019UA College of Engineering
Dr. Bhupendra Khandelwal
The Royal Aeronautical Society Written Paper Prizes Bronze Award, 2019The Royal Aeronautical Society
Dr. Jeff Gray
Commendation for Leadership in K-12 Computer Science in Alabama, 2019State of Alabama
Dr. Steven Jones
Fulbright Regional Travel Program Award, Africa, 2019Fulbright Scholar Program
Dr. Sriram Aaleti
Educator of the Year Award, 2019Prestressed/Precast Concrete Institute
Dr. Weihua Su
NASA Group Achievement Award, 2018NASA
Dr. Gregory B. Thompson
T. Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership Award, 2018UA College of Engineering
Dr. Shreyas S. Rao
CAREER Award, 2018National Science Foundation
Dr. Mukesh Kumar
Mahatma Gandhi Pravasai Bhartiya Samman (Non-resident Indian) Award, 2018Non-Resident Indian Welfare Society of India
Dr. Thang N. Dao
Alabama Power Innovation Award in Engineering, 2018The University of Alabama Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference
Dr. Prabhakar Clement
Montgomery-Watson-Harza Outstanding Master’s Thesis Supervisor Award, Second Place, 2018Association of Environmental Engineering Professors
Dr. Jason E. Bara
ASEE Ray W. Fahien Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering Education, 2018American Society for Engineering Education
Dr. Gregory B. Thompson
(TMS) Brimacombe Medalist, 2017The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society
Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
ASCE Best Technical Paper Award, 2017American Society of Civil Engineers
Dr. Hamid Moradkhani
Samueli College of Engineering Hall of Fame, 2017Samueli College of Engineering, UC-Irvine
Dr. James Paul Hubner
Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award, 2017University of Alabama
Dr. Arunava Gupta
SEC Faculty Achievement Award, 2017University of Alabama
Dr. Jason E. Bara
David Himmelblau Award for Innovation in Computer-based Chemical Engineering Education, 2017AIChE CAST Division
Dr. William Edward Back
Morris Hackney Endowed Faculty Leadership Award, 2017The University of Alabama
Dr. Ryan Summers
Outstanding Alumni of the Year, 2016Department of Biological Engineering, Utah State University
Dr. Alexey N. Volkov
CAREER Award, 2016National Science Foundation
Dr. Yonghyun (John) Kim
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 2016The University of Alabama
Dr. Arunava Gupta
Burnum Distinguished Faculty Award, 2016University of Alabama
Dr. Prabhakar Clement
John Hem Award for Excellence in Science & Engineering, 2016National Groundwater Association
Dr. William Edward Back
Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award, 2016UA National Alumni Association
Dr. Mukesh Kumar
NSF CAREER Award, 2015National Science Foundation
Dr. Jason E. Bara
FRI/John G. Kunesh Award, 2015AIChE Separations Division
Dr. Xiangrong Shen
CAREER Award, 2014National Science Foundation
Dr. Gregory B. Thompson
Blackmon-Moody Professor of the Year, 2014The University of Alabama
Dr. Arunava Gupta
CRSI Medal, 2014Chemical Research Society of India
Dr. William Edward Back
Distinguished Professor Award, 2014Construction Industry Institute
Dr. Dawen Li
CAREER Award, 2012National Science Foundation
Dr. Yuping Bao
CAREER Award, 2012National Science Foundation
Dr. Weihua Su
ASME/Boeing Structures and Materials Award, 2011ASME/Boeing
Dr. Michael E. Kreger
Concrete Research Council Arthur J. Boase Award, 2011American Concrete Institute
Dr. Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng
CAREER Award, 2011National Science Foundation
Dr. Richard D. Branam
Meritorious Service Medal, 2011United States Armed Forces