Awards

Research Robert C. Byrd Professorship, WVU Research Corporation, 2006-2010. Researcher of the Year, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, WVU, 2006/07. Tycho Brahe Research Award, NASA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, 2004. Research Synergy Award, NASA Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, 2002. Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, WVU, 2007, 2001. Outstanding Young Researcher Award, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, WVU, 1998. Teaching 2007, 2003 Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University.