International, National, and State Awards and Honors
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
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