Awards

Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023

Felton Jenkins, Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award, 2020 (University System of Georgia Excellence in Teaching Award)

The article “Characteristics of swimming shelled Antarctic pteropods (Limacina helicina antarctica) at intermediate Reynolds number regime” was named an Editors’ Suggestion by Physical Review Fluids and selected as a Focus Feature in Physics, 2019

Fellow, ACC Academic Leaders Network, 2019

Sustaining Fellow, 2018; Fellow, 2015, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)

The article, “Underwater flight by the planktonic sea butterfly” was listed among Key Research Highlights: Top 3 Most-read 2016 Research Papers by Journal of Experimental Biology

Invited participant in NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium, 2016

The article, “Bioinspired Algorithm for Autonomous Sensor-driven Guidance in Turbulent Chemical Plumes” was named a Highlight of 2012 by Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Best Student Poster, PIV’11 – 9th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry (faculty mentor for David Murphy), 2011

Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society

Institute Awards and Honors

Changemaker, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2022

Student Recognition of Excellence in Teaching: Class of 1934 CIOS Honor Roll, 2020

Inclusive Leaders Academy, 2018

Class of 1940 Course Survey Teaching Effectiveness Award, 2017, 2015

Thank a Teacher Certificate (CTL), 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2009, 2008, 2008, 2007, 2007, 2005

Class of 1934 Outstanding Innovative Use of Education Technology Award, 2015

Sigma Xi Best Master’s Thesis Award, 2015 (faculty mentor for David Young)

Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award, 2014

University Leadership Program (ULP), 2008-2009

British Petroleum / CETL Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2001

Lloyd S. Burr Memorial Endowment Scholarship (UC Berkeley), 1989 – 1990

Graduated with High Honors, University of California at Davis, 1989

Edward Frank Kraft Scholarship (UC Davis), 1985

School Awards and Honors

AEES Student Chapter Certificate of Appreciation, 2021

AEES Outstanding Faculty Award, 2018

CEE Leadership in Use of Educational Technology Award, 2014

CEE Excellence in Service Award, 2008

CEE Outstanding Teacher Award, 2004

CEE Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activity Award, 2000