AWARDS:
AWARDS RECEIVED BY STUDENTS:
- Best Reviewer Award for RILEM Materials and Structures Journal, 2018
- Fellow of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), 2016
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation, 2013
- Outstanding Paper Award, International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT3), Kyoto, Japan, 2013
- Best Poster Award, Expansive Reactions in Cement-Based Materials, International workshop at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 2011
- Wason Medal for Materials Research, American Concrete Institute, 2009
- Bryant Mather Award for Best Paper in Concrete Materials, TRB Annual Meeting, 2008
- Outstanding Graduate Award, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 2006
- Best Paper Award, International RILEM-JCI Seminar on Concrete Durability and Service Life Planning, Dead Sea, Israel, 2006
- Runner up Best Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) – Midwest Section Conference, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2005
- Best Poster Award, Advanced Cement-Based Materials Semi-Annual Meeting, Evanston, Illinois, March, 2006
- Runner up Best Poster Award, Advanced Cement-Based Materials Semi-Annual Meeting, Evanston, Illinois, October, 2006
- William Dolch Graduate Scholarship for Outstanding Research in Materials Science, 2005
AWARDS RECEIVED BY STUDENTS:
- Tiffany Szeles, CMT Laboratories Graduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering, 2018
- Tiffany Szeles, Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship, 2017
- Maryam Hajoti, Third best poster award at the College of Engineering Research Symposium, 2017
- Mina Mohebbi, Best poster award, American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fall 2016 Convention, Philadelphia, 2016
- Asghar Gholizadeh, Penn State Distinguished Teaching Fellowship, 2016
- Maryam Hajoti, Best poster award at the College of Engineering Research Symposium, 2016
- Maryam Hojati, Second best paper award at the College of Engineering Research Symposium, 2016
- Mahboubeh Zahedi, Third best poster award at the College of Engineering Research Symposium, 2016
- Asghar Gholizadeh, Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship, 2016
- Jonathan Piasente, NSF REU Fellowship, 2016
- Asghar Gholizadeh, CMT Laboratories Graduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering, 2015
- Maryam Hojati, Best presentation award at the College of Engineering Research Symposium, 2015
- Maryam Hojati, NSF travel award to participate in Engineering Sustainability 2015 conf., U of Pittsburgh, 2015
- Tom Pochatko, Art Livingood Scholarship (1st Place), ACI Pittsburgh Chapter, 2015
- Tom Pochatko, National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) Scholarship, 2015
- Colvin Adey, PSU College of Engineering Research Initiative (CERI) Grant, 2014
- Stephen Salwocki, NSF REU Fellowship, 2014
- Hamed Maraghechi, IAAP-PSU Scholarship, 2014
- Jared Wright, Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship, 2014
- Chris Cartwright, Outstanding Paper Award, International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies (SCMT3), Kyoto, Japan, 2013
- Mina Mohebbi, Midwest Coal Ash Association's Collegiate Outreach Scholarship, 2013
- Chris Cartwright, Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship, 2013
- Chris Cartwright, College of Engineering Research Symposium Poster Award, 2013
- Hamed Maraghechi, Graduate Fellowship for the NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, 2012
- Jared Wright, CMT Laboratories Graduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering, 2012
- Chris Cartwright, Excellent Undergraduate Student in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering, 2012
- Chris Cartwright, NSF REU Fellowship, 2011
- Alireza Akhavan, Leo P. Russell Graduate Fellowship, 2011
- Afshin Shafaatian, CMT Laboratories Graduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering, 2010