Faculty Awards
The College is proud of our excellent faculty members, who are frequently recognized for their expertise and achievements with awards and honors.
Current Year Awards
2023
Abbreviations
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE)
- Biomedical Engineering (BME)
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE)
- Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE)
- Computer Science (CSC)
- College of Engineering (COE)
- Edward P. Fitts Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE)Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
- Forest Biomaterials (FB)
- Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
- Nuclear Engineering (NE)
- Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS)
RJR Award
Alcoa Award
Previous Years Awards
Below are annual lists of faculty award winners since 2008.
2022
2021
2020
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| BAE | Dr. Gary Roberson | Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award → |
| BME | Dr. Ashley Brown | Named 2019-20 University Faculty Scholar→ |
| BME | Dr. Naji Husseini | 2019-20 Outstanding Teacher Award → |
| BME | Dr. Frances S. Ligler | 2020 NIHF inductee → |
| CBE | Dr. Ruben Carbonell | 2020 AAAS Fellow → |
| CBE | Dr. Michael Dickey | 2020 Outstanding Research Mentor Award, 29th Annual Spring Undergraduate Research & Creativity Symposium → |
| CBE | Dr. Peter Fedkiw | 2020 AAAS Fellow → |
| CBE | Dr. Carol Hall | 2020 H. Rousseau Pioneer Award → |
| CBE | Dr. Fanxing Li | 2020 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award → |
| CBE | Dr. Erik Santiso | Named 2019-20 University Faculty Scholar→ |
| CCEE | Dr. Douglas Call | 2020 CAREER award→ |
| CCEE | Dr. H. Christopher Frey | 2020 Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award → |
| CSC | Dr. Donald Bitzer | 2020 NIHF inductee → |
| CSC | Dr. Laurie Williams | 2020 ACM Fellow → |
| CSC | Dr. Munindar Singh | 2020 AAAS inductee → |
| ECE | Dr. Aydin Aysu | 2020 CAREER award → |
| ECE | Dr. Jayant Baliga | 2020 NIHF inductee → |
| ECE | Dr. Alper Bozkurt | Named 2019-20 University Faculty Scholar→ |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Daniele | 2020 Outstanding Global Engagement Award → |
| ECE | Dr. Elena Veety | 2020 George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award → |
| ECE | Dr. Cliff Wang | 2020 AAAS inductee → |
| ISE | Dr. Rohan Shirwaiker | 2020 George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award → |
| MAE | Dr. Tiegang Fang | Named 2019-20 University Faculty Scholar→ |
| MAE | Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang | 2019-20 Outstanding Teacher Award → |
| MAE | Dr. Jun Liu | 2020 CAREER award→ |
| MSE | Dr. Aram Amassian | Named to Clarivate’s Web of Science Group’s 2020 list of world’s most highly cited researchers → |
| MSE | Dr. Elizabeth C. Dickey | 2020 AAAS Fellow → |
| MSE | Dr. Douglas Irving | Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award → |
| MSE | Dr. Jacob Jones | 2020 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension → |
| MSE | Dr. Jacob Jones | Named IEEE Fellow → |
| NE | Dr. Mohamed Bourham | 2020 Holladay Medal → |
| NE | Dr. Paul Turinsky | Named AAAS Fellow → |
| NE | Dr. Steven Shannon | 2019-20 Outstanding Teacher Award → |
| TECS | Dr. Emiel DenHartog | Named 2019-20 University Faculty Scholar→ |
2019
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs | Dr. Laura Bottomley | Named 2019 Tech Educator of the Year during the NC TECH Association’s annual NC TECH Awards program → |
| Academic Affairs | Angelitha Daniel | 2019 STEM Educator of the Year Award, STEM RTP → |
| BME | Dr. Ashley Brown | NSF CAREER Award → |
| BME | Dr. Xiaogang Hu | NSF CAREER Award → |
| BME | Dr. Fran Ligler | Included in top 100 analytical scientists’ list by The Analytical Scientist → |
| BME | Dr. Roger Narayan | NC State’s inaugural class of Provost Faculty Fellows → |
| BME | Dr. Roger Narayan | Inducted into NC State’s Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement → |
| BME | Dr. Roger Narayan | RTI International University Scholar for the 2019-20 academic year → |
| BME | Dr. Koji Sode | Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) → |
| CBE | Dr. Milad Abolhasani | NSF CAREER Award → |
| CBE | Dr. Lisa Bullard | American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Academy Fellow → |
| CBE | Dr. Jan Genzer | The thirty-fifth recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension in the College of Engineering → |
| CBE | Dr. Keith Gubbins | NC State’s 2019 Outstanding Global Engagement Award → |
| CBE | Dr. Carol Hall | Named a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science → |
| CBE | Dr. Lilian Hsiao | 2019 AAAS Marion Milligan Mason Award → |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Spontak | Inducted into NC State’s Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement → |
| CBE | Dr. Qingshan Wei | NSF CAREER Award → |
| CCEE | Dr. Joseph DeCarolis | College of Engineering’s 2018-19 Outstanding Teaching Award → |
| CCEE | Dr. Francis de los Reyes | Inducted into NC State’s Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement → |
| CCEE | Dr.Youngsoo (Richard) Kim | NC State’s 2019 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence → |
| CCEE | Dr. Brina Montoya | College of Engineering’s 2018-19 Outstanding Teaching Award → |
| CCEE | Dr. Rudolf Seracino | Inducted into NC State’s Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement → |
| CSC | Dr. Donald Bitzer | NC State’s 2019 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence → |
| CSC | Dr. Chris Martens | NSF CAREER Award → |
| CSC | Dr. Timothy Menzies | 2019 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) → |
| ECE | Dr. Aranya Chakrabortty | NC State’s 2018-19 University Faculty Scholars → |
| ECE and BME | Dr. Michael Daniele | NSF CAREER Award → |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Escuti | Inaugural class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) → |
| ECE | Dr. Carlos Pignataro | Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors→ |
| ECE | Dr. Cranos Williams | College of Engineering’s 2019 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award → |
| ECE, CCEE, NC Clean Technology Center, Agricultural and Resource Economics and Public Administration | Interdisciplinary Team | NC State’s 2019 Sustainability Awards for Innovation and Impact: The Energy Storage Study for North Carolina → |
| Faculty Advancement, COE; CBE | Dr. Christine Grant | 2019 Dr. Joseph N. Cannon Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers → |
| Faculty Advancement, COE; CBE | Dr. Christine Grant | 2019 William W. Grimes Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering from the AIChE Minority Affairs Committee → |
| FB | Dr. Medwick Byrd | College of Engineering’s 2019 George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award → |
| Graduate and International Programs, CSC | Dr. Doug Reeves | Inducted into NC State’s Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement → |
| Graduate and International Programs, CCEE | Dr. Joel Ducoste | Inducted into NC State’s Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement → |
| ISE | Dr. Shu-Cherng Fang | Inducted into NC State’s Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement → |
| ISE | Dr. Maria Mayorga | NC State’s 2018-19 University Faculty Scholars → |
| MAE | Dr. Matthew Bryant | NSF CAREER Award → |
| MAE | Dr. Brendan O’Connor | NC State’s 2018-19 University Faculty Scholars → |
| MAE | Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei | College of Engineering’s 2019 Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award → |
| MAE | Dr. Mohammed Zikry | Inducted into NC State’s Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement → |
| MSE | Dr. Veronica Augustyn | 2019 Sloan Research Fellowship in Chemistry → |
| MSE | Dr. Veronica Augustyn | NC State’s 2018-19 University Faculty Scholars → |
| NE | Dr. John Mattingly | NC State’s 2018-19 University Faculty Scholars → |
| NE | Dr. Mohamed Bourham | College of Engineering’s 2018-19 Outstanding Teaching Award → |
| NE | Dr. Kostadin Ivanov | Inducted into NC State’s Academy of Excellence in Global Engagement → |
| TECS | Dr. Jesse Jur | NC State’s 2018-19 University Faculty Scholars → |
2018
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Jerome Lavelle | Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) |
| BAE | Dr. François Birgand | NC State’s 2017-18 class of University Faculty Scholars |
| BME | Dr. Susan Bernacki | 2018 NC State University Award for Excellence |
| BME | Dr. Frances Ligler | Honorary doctorate from Furman University |
| CBE | Ruben Carbonell | UNC System’s O. Max Gardner Award |
| CBE | Dr. Jason Haugh | College of Engineering’s 2018 Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award |
| CBE | Dr. Orlin Velev | 2018 Langmuir Lecturer Award from the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society |
| CCEE | Dr. Morton Barlaz | Received the Richard I. Stessel Waste Management Award at 2018 AWMA Conference |
| CCEE | Dr. Joseph DeCarolis | NC State’s 2017-18 class of University Faculty Scholars |
| CCEE | Dr. Casey Dietrich | College of Engineering’s 2017-18 Outstanding Teaching Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Francis de los Reyes | College of Engineering’s 2017-18 Outstanding Teaching Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Joel Ducoste | College of Engineering’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Youngsoo “Richard” Kim | Thirty-fourth recipient of the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension |
| CCEE | Dr. Fernando Garcia Menendez | NSF CAREER Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Alejandra Ortiz | 2018 Early-Career Research Fellow within the National Academies’ Gulf Research Program |
| CSC | Dr. Donald Bitzer | Fellow of National Academy of Inventors |
| CSC | Dr. Min Chi | College of Engineering’s 2018 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award |
| CSC | Dr. Frank Mueller | 2018 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Fellow |
| CSC | Dr. Xipeng Shen | NC State’s 2017-18 class of University Faculty Scholars |
| CSC | Dr. Kathryn Stolee | NSF CAREER Award |
| CSC | Dr. Laurie Williams | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis Martin-Vega | Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
| ECE | Dr. Huaiyu Dai | NC State’s 2017-18 class of University Faculty Scholars |
| ECE | Dr. Yan Solihin | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| ECE | Dr. Victor Veliadis | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| MAE | Dr. Matthew Bryant | College of Engineering’s 2017-18 Outstanding Teaching Award |
| MAE | Dr. Srinath Ekkad | AIAA Associate Fellow |
| MAE | Dr. Landon Grace | NSF CAREER Award |
| MAE | Dr. Yun Jing | Selected to the MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35 list for China |
| MSE | Dr. James LeBeau | NC State’s 2017-18 class of University Faculty Scholars |
| TECS | Dr. Philip Bradford | NC State’s 2017-18 class of University Faculty Scholars |
| TECS | Dr. Peter Hauser | 2017 Olney Medal Award |
| TECS | Dr. Melissa Pasquinelli | UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching |
2017
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| BAE | Dr. Gary Roberson | NC State’s Outstanding Teacher Award |
| BME | Dr. Nancy Allbritton | 2017 Edward Kidder Graham Award (UNC-CH) |
| BME | Dr. Dr. Zhen Gu | Young Investigator Award from the Controlled Release Society |
| BME | Dr. Dr. Zhen Gu | College’s Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award |
| BME | Dr. Naji Husseini | NC State’s Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology |
| BME | Dr. Fran Ligler | National Inventors Hall of Fame |
| BME | Dr. Fran Ligler | NC State’s Innovator of the Year Award |
| BME | Dr. George T. Ligler | National Academy of Engineering |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | Received 22nd Heinz Award in the Technology, the Economy and Employment category |
| CBE | Dr. Michael Dickey | NC State’s Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award |
| CBE | Dr. Michael Dickey | College’s Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award |
| CBE | Dr. Stefano Menegatti | NSF CAREER Award |
| CBE | Dr. Erik Santiso | 2017 Faculty Research Award by NC State’s chapter of Sigma Xi |
| CBE | Dr. Orlin Velev | Fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS) |
| CBE | Dr. Orlin Velev | 2017 Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) |
| CBE | Dr. Orlin Velev | Thirty-third recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension |
| CBE | Dr. Phil Westmoreland | 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Institute Award for Excellence in Industrial Gases Technology |
| CCEE | Dr. Cassie Castorena | NC State’s Outstanding Teacher Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Joel Ducoste, Dr. Francis de los Reyes, Dr. Tarek Aziz | Honor Award for University Research in the 2017 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition, American Academy of Environmental Engineering and Science (AAEES) |
| CSC | Dr. Donald L. Bitzer | National Academy of Inventors |
| CSC | Dr. Min Chi | NSF CAREER Award |
| ECE | Dr. Daniel D. Stancil | Named president of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association |
| ISE | Dr. Rohan Shirwaiker | NSF CAREER Award |
| MAE | Dr. Matthew Bryant | College of Engineering’s 2017-18 Outstanding Teaching Award |
| MAE | Dr. Jeffrey W. Eischen | College’s Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| MAE | Dr. Mark Pankow | NC State’s Outstanding Teacher Award |
| MAE | Dr. Katherine Saul | NC State’s Outstanding Teacher Award |
| MAE | Dr. Mohammed Zikry | 2017 Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| MSE | Dr. Veronica Augustyn | NSF CAREER Award |
| MSE | Dr. Ramon Collazo | NSF CAREER Award |
| MSE | Dr. Jacob Jones | College’s Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| MSE | Dr. Jay Narayan | National Academy of Engineering |
| MSE | Dr. Jay Narayan | Invention Q-carbon, Q-Carbon LLC, placed as a winner in the R&D 100 Awards |
| MSE | Dr. Jay Narayan | Elected to serve on the 2017 Fellows Advisory Committee for the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) |
| NE | Lisa Marshall | Elected to the American Nuclear Society (ANS) Board of Directors |
| NE | Dr. Paul Turinsky | National Academy of Engineering |
| TECS | Dr. Russell Gorga | NC State’s Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award |
2016
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Laura Bottomley | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Jerome Lavelle | Named distinguished lecturer for Annual Graphic Communications Distinguished Lecture |
| Academic Affairs, COE | Elizabeth Parry | Recognized for her work improving outcomes at a Raleigh elementary school at the The American Society for Engineering Education conference in July |
| BME | Dr. Nancy Allbritton | Received the 2016 American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Instrumentation |
| BME | Dr. Zhen Gu | Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Chemistry |
| BME | Dr. Fran Ligler | Elected Councillor for the National Academy of Engineering |
| CBE | Dr. Michael Dickey | American Society for Engineering Education’s Curtis W. McGraw Research Award |
| CBE | Dr. Jan Genzer | Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Award |
| CBE | Dr. Greg Parsons | Inaugural class of NC State’s Research Leadership Academy |
| CCEE | Dr. Joseph DeCarolis | Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Award |
| CCEE | Dr. H. Christopher Frey | Named the Glenn E. Futrell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering |
| CCEE | Dr. Edward Jaselskis | Named E.I. Clancy Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering |
| CCEE | Dr. Y. Richard Kim | Inaugural class of NC State’s Research Leadership Academy |
| CCEE | Dr. Y. Richard Kim | Named the Jimmy D. Clark Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering |
| CCEE | Dr. Brina Montoya | NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award |
| CSC | Dr. Laurie Williams | Inaugural class of NC State’s Research Leadership Academy |
| Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis Martin-Vega | Assumes the presidency of the American Society for Engineering Education on June 29 |
| ECE | Dr. Alper Bozkurt | NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Escuti | Received NC State Innovator of the Year Award |
| ECE | Dr. Brian Floyd | College’s Outstanding Teacher Award |
| ECE | Dr. Edgar Lobaton | NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award |
| ECE | Dr. Veena Misra | Thirty-second recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension |
| ISE | Dr. Anita Vila-Parrish | College’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| MAE | Dr. Chih-Hao Chang | NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award |
| MAE | Dr. Jack R. Edward | Named Distinguished Professor in the Department Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| MAE | Dr. Hsiao-Ying Shadow Huang | NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award |
| MAE | Dr. Venkateswaran Narayanaswamy | Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program Award |
| MAE | Dr. Brendan O’Connor | NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award |
| MSE | Dr. Srikanth Patala | Received a Young Investigator Program (YIP) award from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| MSE | Dr. Srikanth Patala | NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award |
| MSE | Dr. Franky So | Named the Walter and Ida Freeman Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
| NE | Dr. Steven Shannon | College’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
2015
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs, COE | Elizabeth Parry | Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) |
| BAE | Dr. Andrew Hale | College’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| BME | Dr. Elizabeth Loboa | Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering (ELATE) at Drexel Fellowship Program |
| BME | Dr. Zhen Gu | Named one of MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35” |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation |
| CBE | Dr. Carol Hall | 2015 Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation (FOMMS) Medal |
| CBE | Dr. Richard J. Spontak | Induction, Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA) |
| CBE | Dr. Richard J. Spontak | 2015 Society of Plastic Engineers International Award |
| CBE | Dr. Phillip Westmoreland | Named a Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor at Imperial College of Science and Technology in London |
| CCEE | Dr. Morton A. Barlaz | Named Distinguished University Professor |
| CCEE | Dr. David West Johnston | Elected to the National Academy of Construction |
| CCEE | Dr. Youngsoo “Richard” Kim | 2015 Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award |
| CSC | Dr. Sarah Heckman | Named Distinguished Professor of Computer Science |
| CSC | Dr. Mladen A. Vouk | College’s Outstanding Teacher Award |
| Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega | President-elect of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) |
| ECE | Dr. Jay Baliga | 2015 Global Energy Prize |
| ECE | Dr. Salah M. Bedair | NC State’s Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence |
| ECE | Dr. Alper Bozkurt | Named one of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10” |
| Faculty Advancement, COE | Dr. Christine S. Grant | American Institute of Chemical Engineers Pioneers of Diversity Award Award |
| Faculty Advancement, COE | Dr. Christine S. Grant | American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Mentor Award |
| MAE | Dr. Chih-Hao Chang | College’s Outstanding Teacher Award |
| MAE | Dr. Eric Klang | College’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| MAE | Dr. Yong Zhu | 2015 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award |
| MAE | Dr. Mohammed Zikry | Thirty-first recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension |
| MAE | Dr. Carl Zorowski | College’s Inaugural Faculty Distinguished Service Award |
| MSE | Dr. Jacob L. Jones | Fellow, American Ceramic Society (ACerS) |
| MSE | Dr. Justin Schwartz | Fellow, ASM International |
2014
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Laura Bottomley | American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Academy of Fellows |
| BAE | Dr. Robert O. Evans | 2012-13 International Drainage Hall of Fame Award |
| BME | Dr. Nancy Allbritton | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| BME | Dr. Nancy Allbritton | Fellow, National Academy of Inventors |
| BME | Dr. Lianne Cartee | George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| BME | Dr. Zhen Gu | Junior Faculty Award from the American Diabetes Association |
| BME | Dr. Zhen Gu | Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award from NC State’s chapter of Sigma Xi |
| BME | Dr. Frances Ligler | Honorary doctorate from the Agricultural University of Athens in Athens, Greece |
| CBE | Dr. Ruben Carbonell | Fellow, National Academy of Engineering |
| CBE | Matthew E. Cooper | One of about 100 top young engineers invited to attend the National Academy of Engineering’s 2014 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium |
| CBE | Matthew E. Cooper | NC State Outstanding Teacher Award |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | Fellow, Institute of Medicine
Note: Dr. DeSimone has been elected to all three U. S. National Academies. Fewer than 20 people in history have achieved this distinction. |
| CBE | Dr. Gregory Parsons | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Spontak | Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry |
| CCEE | Dr. Tarek N. Aziz | NC State Outstanding Teacher Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Andrew Grieshop | Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation |
| CSC | Dr. Blair D. Sullivan | Data Science Faculty Fellowship from the National Consortium for Data Science |
| ECE | Dr. Paul Franzon | Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Kudenov | Young Investigator Program Award, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| ECE | Cecilia Townsend | George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| ECE | Dr. Robert Trew | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Pioneer Award |
| FB | Dr. Medwick V. Byrd | Fellow, Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry |
| MAE | Dr. Ashok Gopalarathnam | NC State Outstanding Teacher Award |
| MAE | Dr. Mohammed Zikry | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| MAE | Dr. Carl Zorowski | Jackson Rigney International Service Award |
| MSE | Dr. Linyou Cao | Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation |
| MSE | Dr. Linyou Cao | Young Investigator Program Award, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| MSE | Dr. Cheryl Cass | National Academic Advising Association’s (NACADA) Outstanding New Advisor Award – Faculty Academic Advising |
| MSE | Dr. Jerome Cuomo | Fellow, National Academy of Inventors |
| MSE | Dr. James LeBeau | Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation |
| MSE | Dr. James LeBeau | Young Investigator Program Award, US Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
| MSE | Dr. Jay Narayan | O. Max Gardner Award |
| MSE | Dr. Jay Narayan | Fellow, National Academy of Inventors |
| MSE | Dr. Justin Schwartz | IEEE Council on Superconductivity Award |
| MSE | Dr. Justin Schwartz | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| MSE | Dr. Joseph Tracy | Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award |
| MSE | Dr. Yuntian Zhu | Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award |
| NE | Dr. Paul Turinsk | Reappointment, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board |
| TECS | Dr. Philip D. Bradford | NC State Outstanding Teacher Award |
2013
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| BAE | Dr. Robert Evans | Royce J. Tipton Award |
| BAE | Dr. William Hunt | 2012-13 University Faculty Scholars (inaugural class) |
| BME | Dr. Albena Ivanisevic, Dr. Greg Sawicki | 2013-14 University Faculty Scholars |
| BME | Dr. Frances Ligler | Fellow, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
| BME | Dr. Elizabeth Loboa | 2012-13 University Faculty Scholars (inaugural class) |
| BME | Dr. Anne Marion Taylor | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2013 Sloan Research Fellowship |
| CBE | Dr. Lisa Bullard | ASEE’s Southeastern Section Outstanding Mid-Career Teaching Award |
| CBE | Dr. Lisa Bullard, Dr. Richard Felder | 2013 Maryellen Weimer Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning Award |
| CBE | Dr. Michael Dickey | 2012-13 University Faculty Scholars (inaugural class) |
| CBE | Dr. Michael Dickey | ASEE’s Southeastern Section New Faculty Research Award |
| CBE | Dr. Christine Grant | STEM Exemplar |
| CBE | Dr. Christine Grant | AIChe Fellowship |
| CBE | Dr. Keith Gubbins | British Royal Society of Chemistry 2013 Lennard-Jones Lectureship and Prize |
| CBE | Dr. Jason Haugh | 2012-13 University Faculty Scholars (inaugural class) |
| CBE | Dr. Fanxing Li | NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award |
| CBE | Dr. Gregory Reeves | NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award |
| CBE/FB | Dr. Orlando J. Rojas | 2012-13 University Faculty Scholars (inaugural class) |
| CBE/FB | Dr. Orlando J. Rojas | American Cancer Society Fellowship |
| CBE | Dr. Orlin Velev | 2013 Distinguished Speaker at the 127th NC ACS Sectional Conference |
| CBE | Dr. Phillip Westmoreland | AIChE President for 2013 |
| CBE | Dr. Phillip Westmoreland | Honorary professorship from Nanjing University of Technology (NJUT) |
| CCEE | Dr. Sankar Arumugam, Dr. Francis de los Reyes | 2013-14 University Faculty Scholars |
| CCEE | Dr. Francis De los Reyes | (1) 2013 Severino and Paz Koh Lectureship from the Philippine-American Academy of Scientists and Engineers (PAASE) and (2) PAASE vice president for 2013 and president-elect for 2014 |
| CCEE | Dr. Sami Rizkalla, Dr. Paul Zia | American Concrete Institute (ACI) Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research |
| CSC | Dr. Donald Bitzer | National Inventors Hall of Fame |
| CSC | Dr. Donald Bitzer | Inaugural class of the Engineering Hall of Fame at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| CSC | Dr. William Enck | NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award |
| CSC | Dr. Emerson Murphy-Hill | NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award |
| CSC | Dr. Carla Savage | Secretary of the American Mathematical Society |
| CSC | Dr. Mladen Vouk | 2013 MCNC Robyn Render Endeavor Award |
| CSC | Dr. Laurie Williams | 2013-14 University Faculty Scholars |
| Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega | Chair of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Engineering Deans Council Executive Board |
| ECE | Dr. Jayant Baliga | IEEE’s Medal of Honor |
| ECE | Dr. Jayant Baliga | Dr. John S. Risley Entrepreneur of the Year award |
| ECE | Dr. Sarah M. Bedair | Kuwait Prize in Applied Sciences for KFAS |
| ECE | Dr. Alex Huang | Charlotte Business Journal 2013 NC Energy Leadership Award |
| ECE | Dr. John Muth | 2012-13 University Faculty Scholars (inaugural class) |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Steer | 29th recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension |
| ISE | Dr. Jingyan Dong | IIE Dr. Hamed K. Eldin Outstanding Early Career IE in Academia Award |
| ISE | Dr. James Wilson | IIE David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award |
| MAE | Dr. Andrey V. Kuznetsov | Humboldt Research Award |
| MSE | Dr. Carl Koch | National Academy of Engineers Membership |
| MSE | Dr. Jon-Paul Maria | 2012-13 University Faculty Scholars (inaugural class) |
| MSE | Dr. Yaroslava G. Yingling | ACS COMP Junior Faculty Award |
| NE | Dr. Nam Dinh | Fellow, American Nuclear Society (ANS) |
| TECS | Dr. Keith Beck | NC State University Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award |
| TECS | Dr. Philip Bradford | Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award |
| TECS | Drs. David Hinks and Keith Beck | J.W. Weaver Award for Best Paper Published in AATCC |
| TECS | Dr. Melissa Pasquinelli | Caldwell Faculty Fellow |
| TECS | Dr. Renzo Shamey | Honorary Professor of Coloration and Color Science certificate from Tianjin Polytechnic University |
| TECS | Dr. Alan Tonelli | Marcus E. Hobbs Service Award |
| TECS | Dr. Xiangwu Zhang | 2012-13 University Faculty Scholars (inaugural class) |
| TECS | Dr. Xiangwu Zhang | Alumni Outstanding Research Award |
| TECS/BME | Dr. Marion McCord | Selected as one of 125 Transformational Women of NC State |
2012
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Laura Bottomley | Tarheel of the Week |
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Laura Bottomley | Women’s Transportation Seminar NC Triangle Chapter Woman of the Year |
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Jerome Lavelle | Institute of Industrial Engineers Fellow |
| BME | Dr. Lindsey Phillips | 2012 University of Leeds (UK) Microbubble Symposium Merit Award |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | National Academy of Sciences Membership |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Felder | ASEE Lifetime Achievement Award in Engineering Education |
| CBE | Dr. Keith Gubbins | 2012 Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation Medal |
| CBE | Dr. Keith Gubbins | International Association of Chemical Thermodynamics 2012 Rossini Lectureship |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Spontak | Penn State Alumni Fellow Award |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Spontak | Polymer Society of the United Kingdom 2012 Rubber Foundation Lecture |
| CBE/Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Christine Grant | American Chemical Society 2012 Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity |
| CCEE | Dr. Joel Ducoste | Appointment to EPA Science Advisory Board |
| CCEE | Dr. Chris Frey | Chair of EPA Clean Air Committee |
| CCEE | Dr. Chris Frey | Air and Waste Management Association 2012 Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Francis De los Reyes, Roberto Nunez | Outstanding Global Engagement Awards (NCSU) |
| ECE | Dr. B. Jayant Baliga | North Carolina Award for Science |
| ECE | Dr. B. Jayant Baliga | India Today magazine India’s Top Thinkers |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Escuti | 2012 NAE Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Invitation |
| ISE | Dr. Ola Harrysson | Institute of Industrial Engineers Technical Innovation in Industrial Engineering Award |
| ISE | Dr. Anita Vila-Parrish | Institute of Industrial Engineers 2012 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award for the mid-Atlantic Region |
| ISE | Dr. Anita Vila-Parrish | National Academic Advising Association 2012 Certificate of Merit as an Outstanding New Faculty Advisor |
| ISE/ Dean’s Office, COE* | Dr. Louis Martin-Vega | Institute of Industrial Engineers Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award |
| MAE | Dr. Chih-Hao Chang | NASA Early Career Faculty Grant |
| MAE | Dr. Stephen Terry | Green Brick Award for Outstanding Contributions to Sustainability (NCSU) |
| MAE | Dr. Yong Zhu | 2012 Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award from NC State’s chapter |
| MSE | Dr. Elizabeth Dickey | American Ceramic Society 2012 Richard M. Fulrath Award |
| MSE | Dr. Jay Narayan | Holladay Medal |
| MSE | Dr. Zlatko Sitar | 2012 RJ Reynolds Award |
| MSE | Dr. Yaroslava. Yingling | American Chemical Society’s Computers in Chemistry Division 2012 OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry |
| MSE | Dr. Yuntian Zhu | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow |
2011
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Jerome Lavelle | Institute of Industrial Engineers Engineering Economy Division Wellington Award |
| Academic Affairs, COE | Elizabeth Parry | USA Science & Engineering Festival Nifty Fifty Speaker selection |
| BAE | Dr. Mari Chinn | American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers 2011 A.W. Farrall Young Educator Award |
| BME | Dr. Lianne Cartee | George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| BME | Dr. Roger Narayan | American Ceramic Society 2012 Richard M. Fulrath Award |
| BME, TECS/CBE | Drs. Elizabeth Loboa and Benham Pourdeyhimi | Chancellor’s Innovation Award |
| CBE | Dr. Lisa Bullard | NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education invitee |
| CBE | Dr. Lisa Bullard | One of the Nation’s Most Innovative Young Engineering Educators |
| CBE | Dr. Lisa Bullard | ASEE chemical engineering division director (elected) |
| CBE | Dr. Michael Dickey | 2011 Sigma Xi Young Researcher Award |
| CBE | Dr. Michael Dickey | Sigma Xi Young Researcher Award |
| CBE | Dr. Christine Grant | National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers Winifred Burks-Houck Women’s Professional Leadership Award |
| CBE | Drs. Greg Parsons and Jesse Jur | Chancellor’s Innovation Award |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Spontak | Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining 2011 Colwyn Medal (United Kingdom) |
| CBE | Dr. Orlin Velev | American Chemical Society Fellow |
| CBE | Dr. Orlin Velev | NC State Alumni Association Outstanding Research Award |
| CBE | Dr. Phillip Westmoreland | Election as AIChE President for 2013 |
| CSC | Dr. Douglas Reeves | NC State Libraries Faculty Award |
| CSC | Dr. George Rouskas | IEEE Fellow |
| CSC | Dr. Laurie Williams | Association for Computing Machinery 2011 Distinguished Scientist |
| ECE | Dr. B. Jayant Baliga | Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Devetsikiotis | IEEE Fellow |
| ECE | Dr. Alexandra Duel-Hallen | IEEE Fellow |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Escuti | Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Escuti | Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Achievement Award |
| ECE | Dr. Brian Floyd | DARPA Young Faculty Award |
| ECE | Dr. Veena Misra | IEEE Fellow |
| ECE | Dr. Veena Misra | Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Steer | Oxford American magazine “Most Creative Teachers in the South |
| ECE | Dr. Robert Trew | AAAS Fellow |
| Engineering Online | Dr. Linda Krute | ASEE Fellow |
| IES | Dr. Terri Helmlinger Ratcliff | National Society of Professional Engineers Engineer of the Year (First Woman to be selected) |
| ISE | Dr. Rusty King | Alumni Distinguished Professor |
| ISE/Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega | HENAAC Hall of Fame |
| ISE/Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis Martin-Vega | Chair, ASEE Colloquium |
| MSE | Dr. Hans Conrad | ASM Gold Medal |
| MSE | Dr. Jay Narayan | RJ Reynolds Award |
| MSE | Dr. Jay Narayan | Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shenyang National Lab for Materials Science Lee Hsun Lecture Award |
| NE | Dr. Dan Cacuci | 2011 American Nuclear Society Arthur Holly Compton Award |
| TECS | Dr. Alan Tonelli | American Chemical Society Fellow |
2010
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| CBE | Dr. Lisa Bullard | ASEE Chemical Engineering Division 2010 Ray W. Fahien Award |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | 2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science Mentor Award |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | AMC Harrison Howe Award |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Felder | International Federation of Engineering Education Societies 2010 Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education (Inaugural Recipient) |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Felder | ASEE ERM Division Distinguished Service Award |
| CBE | Dr. Jan Genzer | 2010 North Carolina American Chemical Society Distinguished Speaker Award |
| CBE | Dr. Saad Khan | RJ Reynolds Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Billy Edge | Induction to Academy of Coastal Port and Navigation Engineers |
| CCEE | Dr. Chris Frey | Appointed Chair of the EPA Lead Review Panel |
| CSC | Dr. Donald L. Bitzer | Engineering Hall of Fame University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Inaugural Class) |
| CSC | Dr. Harry Perros | IEEE Fellow |
| CSC | Dr. Barbara Jasmine Williams | George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award |
| CSC | Dr. Laurie Williams | 2010 IBM Smarter Planet Innovation Faculty Award |
| CSC | Dr. Tao Xie | Sigma Xi Outstanding Young Researcher |
| ECE | Dr. B. Jayant Baliga | 2010 Electronic Design Engineering Hall of Fame |
| ECE | Dr. Tom Miller | NC State Entrepreneur of the Year |
| ECE | Dr. Michael Steer | US Army Commander’s Award for Public Service |
| ISE | Dr. Rusty King | IIE 2010 Albert Holzman Distinguished Educator Award |
| ISE/Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega | IIE UPS Award for Minority Advancement in Industrial Engineering |
| ISE/Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega | Orthogonal Medal for Distinguished Service in Graphic Science (NCSU) |
| MSE | Dr. Jay Narayan | ASM Acta Materialia Gold Medal |
| MSE | Dr. Yuntian Zhu | The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society 2010 Materials Processing & Manufacturing Division Distinguished Scientist/Engineer |
| NE | Lisa Marshall | ANS Landis Public Communication and Education Award |
| OR/ISE | Dr. Salah Elmaghraby | International Conference on Informational Systems, Logistics, and Supply Chain honored Dr. Salah Elmaghraby, naming Best Paper Competition for Doctoral Students |
| TECS/BME | Dr. Marian McCord | Carolina Challenge Entrepreneurial Business Plan Competition Honorable Mention |
| TECS/CBE | Dr. Benham Pourdeyhimi | NC State Innovator of the Year |
2009
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Laura Bottomley | IEEE EAB Meritorious Achievement Award in Informal Education |
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Laura Bottomley | IEEE Educational Activities Board Informal Education Award |
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Laura Bottomley | Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring |
| BAE | Dr. Robert Evans | American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award |
| BAE | Dr. Gary Roberson | North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Teacher Fellow Award |
| BAE | Dr. Wayne Skaggs | ASABE 2009 Massey-Ferguson Educational Gold Medal Award |
| BAE | Dr. Ronald Sneed | ASABE Heermann Sprinkler Irrigation Award |
| BAE | Dr. Larry Stikeleather | ASABE Fellow |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | North Carolina Award for Science |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | NIH Pioneer Award |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | Tarheel of the Year by N&O |
| CBE | Dr. Michael Flickinger | American Chemical Society Fellow |
| CBE | Dr. Christine Grant | 2009 Council for Chemical Research Diversity Award |
| CBE | Dr. Keith Gubbins | Royal Academy of Engineering (London) Distinguished Visiting Fellow Award |
| CBE | Dr. Carol Hall | Elected to AIChE Board of Directors |
| CBE | Dr. Carol Hall | Purdue University 2009 Kelly Lecturer |
| CBE | Dr. Carol Hall | Caltech 2009 Lacey Lecturer |
| CCEE | Dr. Chris Frey | Selected to serve on the National Academy of Sciences Board of Environmental Studies and Toxicology |
| CCEE | Dr. Chris Frey | NC State Earthwise Award |
| CCEE | Roberto Nunez | American Concrete Institute Certification Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Sami Rizkalla | American Concrete Institution Foundation Concrete Research Council Arthur J. Boase Award |
| CCEE | Dr. Sami Rizkalla | Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Fellow |
| COE/ NC State University | The Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development | North Carolina Science Teachers Association Don Bailey College/University Distinguished Service Award |
| CSC | Dr. Annie Anton | Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Scientist |
| CSC | Dr. Annie Anton and Dr. Laurie Williams | IEEE Software’s Most Cited designation |
| CSC | Dr. Carla Savage | 2009 “12 Theorems by Women Mathematicians” calendar selection by theoremoftheday.org |
| CSC | Dr. Laurie Williams | IEEE Software’s 25th Anniversary issue Top Pick designation |
| Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega | University of Florida Industrial and Systems Engineering Alumni Leadership Award |
| ECE | Dr. Nino A. Masnari | University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni Society Merit Award |
| ECE | Dr. John Muth | Bronze Star |
| Engineering Online, COE | Dr. Linda Krute | ASEE 2009 Joseph M. Biedenbach Distinguished Service Award from the Continuing Professional Development Division |
| FB | Dr. Orlando Rojas | Academy of Finland and Tekes Finland Distinguished Professor |
| ISE | Dr. Ola Harrysson | Triangle Business Journal 2009 Health Care Hero |
| ISE | Tim McGlothlin | Elected to IIE Board of Trustees |
| ISE | Clarence Smith | Elected Chair of the NC Board of Refrigeration Examiners |
| MAE | Dr. Andrey Kuznetsov | American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow |
| MAE | Dr. MK Ramasubramanian | Selected as IGERT Program Director |
| MAE | Dr. Mohammed Zikry | Selected as 2008-09 Jefferson Science Fellow by US Department of State |
| MSE | Dr. Don Brenner | RJ Reynolds Award |
| NE | Dr. Robin Gardner | American Nuclear Society 2009 Arthur Holly Compton Award |
| NE | Dr. Paul Turinsky | American Nuclear Society Presidential Citation |
| NC Solar Center | Wade Fulghum | NC State Earthwise Award |
2008
| Department | Professor | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Laura Bottomley | Induction into the YWCA of Greater Triangle Academy of Women |
| Academic Affairs, COE | Dr. Jerome Lavelle | American Council on Education Fellow |
| BME | Dr. Roger Narayan | NCSU chapter Sigma Xi Faculty Research Award |
| CBE | Dr. Lisa Bullard | 2008 NC State Faculty Advisor Award |
| CBE | Dr. Joseph DeSimone | 2008 Lemelson-MIT Prize |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Felder | American Institute of Chemical Engineers “Groundbreaking Chemical Engineering Books” |
| CBE | Dr. Rich Felder | Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York Binghamton |
| CBE | Dr. Keith Gubbins | RJ Reynolds Award |
| CBE | Dr. Carol Hall, Dr. Keith Gubbins and Dr. Joseph DeSimone | American Institute of Chemical Engineers “One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era” |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Spontak | Named Editor-in-Chief of Open Colloid Science Journal |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Spontak | American Physical Society Fellow |
| CBE | Dr. Richard Spontak | University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching |
| CCEE | Dr. Chris Frey | Appointment to EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee |
| CCEE | Dr. Chris Frey | Selected to National Research Council Committee on Tetrachloroethylene |
| CCEE | Dr. Chris Frey | Air and Waste Management Association Fellow |
| CCEE | Dr. Sami Rizkalla | Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Fellow |
| CCEE | Dr. Sami Rizkalla | Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research Golden Mirko Ros Medal winner |
| CSC | Dr. Annie Anton | Selected as a member of the Future of Privacy Forum Advisory Board |
| CSC | Dr. Annie Anton, Dr. Kemafor Anyanwu, Dr. Vince Freeh, Dr. Helen Gu, Dr. Christopher Healey, Dr. Steffen Heber, Dr. Laurie Williams, Dr. Tao Xie | 2008 IBM Faculty Awards |
| CSC | Dr. Munindar Singh | IEEE Fellow |
| Dean’s Office, COE | Dr. Louis A. Martin-Vega | North Carolina Society of Engineers 2008 Outstanding Engineer in NC |
| ECE | Dr. Hamid Crim | IEEE Fellow |
| ECE | Dr. Gianluca Lazzi | IEEE Fellow |
| ECE | Dr. Nino Masnari | Holladay Medal |
| ECE | Dr. Tom Miller | US Distance Learning Association Outstanding Leadership Award |
| ECE | Dr. Troy Nagle | Holladay Medal |
| MSE | Dr. Jerome Cuomo | IEEE Fellow |
| NE | Dr. Ayman Hawari | Selected to the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission |