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

U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics - Young Investigators’ Award.

2004

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

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