Honors

2014     Outstanding reviewer, Construction & Building Materials

2011     Grant for Instructional Improvement and Innovation, Michigan Tech Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development

2010     Grant for Instructional Improvement and Innovation, Michigan Tech Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development

2009     Excellence in Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Fellow, named by American Society of Civil Engineers

2008     Grant for Instructional Improvement and Innovation, Michigan Tech Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development

2007     State of Michigan - Research Excellence Fund

Grant for Instructional Improvement and Innovation, Michigan Tech Center for Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development

2006     State of Michigan - Research Excellence Fund Mentoring Grant

2005     U.S. Department of Transportation - Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Faculty Fellowship

Texas A&M University – Kingsville

•         College of Engineering Student Engagement Grant

•         University Research Council Fund Award

•         Presidential Travel Award

2005     U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics - Young Investigators’ Award. Cash was used to attend conference.

2004     U.S. Department of Transportation - Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Faculty Fellowship

2004     National Center of Asphalt Technology (NCAT) and the National Asphalt Paving Association (NAPA) Research and Education Foundation - Professor Training, $1,800 cash

Texas Asphalt Pavement Association Professor Scholarship/Award, $1,000 cash

University Research Council Fund Award, Texas A&M University – Kingsville