Awards & Honors

• IAAM Scientist Award, 2020
• Distinguished reviewer, 2020, Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience
• Recipient of the 2017 Journal of Aerospace Engineering Best Paper Award
• Selected idea presentation at the NSF Workshop on Additive Manufacturing for Civil Infrastructure Design and Construction, Arlington, VA; July 13-14, 2017
• NSF fellowship to participate the International Workshop on the Genome of Stone-Based Civil Infrastructure Materials, hosted by University of Science and technology, Beijing, China, June 8-9, 2016.
• Invitation to participate in the 2015 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop held on April 4 - 5, 2015, hosted by the Northeastern University.
• 2013 Michigan Tech Research Excellent Award –Research Seed Grant, Michigan Technological University, 2013.
• Fellowship awarded for attending the NSF Summer Institute Short Course on Energy Manufacturing (June 28-July 1, 2011), Northwestern University.
• Invitation to participate in the 2011 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop held on April 4 - 5, 2011, hosted by the University of Connecticut.
• Mini Grant for Instructional Improvement and Innovation, Michigan Tech Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development, 2010
• Professor Training Scholarship, the National Center of Asphalt Technology (NCAT) and the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Research & Education Foundation, June 2007
• University Fellowship, University of Rhode Island, 2003-2004
• URI-Transportation Center Research Travel Grant, URI Transportation Center, University of Rhode Island, 2002