Recognitions & Honors
Below are some of the highlights of awards, honors and recognitionreceived byour world-renowned faculty, alumni and outstanding students.
2026
- Faculty awards presented at the 2026 civil and architectural engineering retreat: , Distinguished Achievement; Srikanth Madabhushi, Teaching and Faculty Appreciation (CVEN); , Early Career; , Research Development; , Faculty Appreciation (AREN); , Service; and , Eckel Faculty Prize for Excellence.
- , CEAE Distinguished Emeritus Professor, received the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Award of Merit—one of the organization’s highest honors.
- Srikanth Madabhushi received the Bright Spark Lecture Award at the International Conference on Physical Modeling in Geotechnics (ICPMG).
- Eight CEAE faculty members were named Dean’s Research and Policy Advancement Fellows: , , , , , and .
- was selected for a 2026 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator Fellowship.
- was selected for the 40 Under 40 Recognition Program by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES).
- was part of a team selected for seed funding through the CEAS Catalyzing Research Teaming program. Behzadan's team received funding for “Planning Phase for Center on Trustworthy AI,” an effort focused on advancing research and collaboration around responsible and reliable artificial intelligence.
- and were selected as inaugural members of the Sustainability Research Initiative (SRI) Research Fellows cohort.
- Shideh Dashtireceived a Fulbright award to study the combined impacts of seismic and rainfall-related geohazards.
- Karl Linden was honored with a 鶹ѰBoulder Exceptional Graduate Student Mentor Award.
- Gregor Henze was awarded the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Fellow status.
- Karl Linden was named Distinguished Professor.
- Cresten Mansfeldt was selected as an inaugural SPIKE Faculty Fellow.
2025
- Anthony Straubearned an NSF CAREER Award.
- Evan Thomas won International Water Association Career Award for Global Water Impact.
- Wil Srubar was named afellow of The American Ceramic Society (ACerS), one of the highest honors for researchers in cement chemistry.
- Bernard Amadei, founder of Engineers Without Borders USA and former CEAE professor, was honored by the Boulder Rotary Club with the 2025 Jim Swaeby Peace Award for his global humanitarian work.
- Bernard Amadei received the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Award of Merit.
- Gregor Henze was honored as an International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) fellow for building simulation research.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the 2025 Peurifoy Construction Research Award, the highest academic honor in construction engineering and management from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- Karl Lindenreceived the American Water Works Association's A.P. Black Research Award for his pioneering contributions to UV water treatment technology.
- Dan Frangopol, distinguished professor emeritus, was elected to the 2025 class of National Academy of Engineering for advancing life-cycle civil engineering and leadership in its global development and adoption.
- Shideh Dashtireceived the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Distinguished Lecture Award for her groundbreaking work in geotechnical earthquake engineering.
- Sherri Cook and Assistant Professor Cresten Mansfeldt were honored by The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists through its 40 Under 40 Recognition Program.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the Henry L. Michel Award for Industry Advancement of Research, American Society of Civil Engineers.
- Abbie Liel received the National Council of Structural Engineers Association James M. Delahay Award.
- Roseanna Neupauer received the Distinguished Alumni Award, Carnegie Mellon University, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
- AmirBehzadan is named a 鶹ѰBoulder Research & Innovation Office Faculty Fellow.
- Fernando Rosario-Ortizwas appointed permanent vice chancellor for academic resource management.
- Wil Srubar/Srubar Lab won the Campus Sustainability Award.
- Matt Hallowell won the CEAS Textbook Award for his book, “Energy-Based Safety: A Scientific Approach to Preventing Serious Injuries and Fatalities,” which summarized the research of more than 100 journal papers in reader-friendly terms.
- Ben Livneh won the CEAS Faculty Research Award.
- Ben Livneh named CEAS Dean’s Research and Policy Advancement Fellow.
- Assistant Professor Cresten Mansfeldt received the CEAS Faculty Research Advisor/Mentor Award.
- Ben Livneh received the CEAE Research Development Award.
2024
- Professor Rajagopalan Balajiwas named an honorary fellow of the Indian Meteorological Society for his pioneering research on Indian monsoon variability and its impacts on public health and flood preparedness.
- Bernard Amadei was awarded Honorary Member, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.
- Professor Amy Javernick-Willreceived the Pathfinder Award, the highest honor from the Engineering Project Organization Society, recognizing her research on improving disaster response and infrastructure sustainability in resource-limited communities.
- Shideh Dashti won the Campus Sustainability Award.
- Ben Livneh was selected as a 鶹ѰBoulder Data + Art + Science for Youth (DASY) Fellow.
- Kyri Baker,Mija Hubler and JH Song were selected for Deloitte/鶹Ѱ Climate Innovation Collaboratory Research Awards for translating climate research and data into meaningful climate solutions for businesses, organizations, government agencies and communities.
- Wil Srubar was appointed 鶹ѰBoulder’s first Deming Associate Dean for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
- Amy Javernick-Will was appointed associate dean for faculty advancement.
- John Zhai won the CEAS Textbook Recognition Award.
- Mark Hernandez, Gregor Henze and Tony Straubwere each awarded $125,000 with their researchers and graduate student innovators in 鶹ѰBoulder's Lab Venture Challenge.
- Prometheus Materials, a zero-carbon building materials company spun out of the labs of Wil Srubar,Mija Hubler and Sherri Cook, received $10 million from the DOE to study the removal of carbon dioxide from cement.
- Professor Evan Thomas received a $950,000 appropriations award for water quality monitoring.
- 鶹ѰBoulder secured $750K to improve drought preparedness in Western U.S.
2023
- Karl Linden took the reins as CEAE department chair
- Yida Zhangreceived a National Science Foundation CAREER award.
- Rajagopalan Balajireceiveda Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship from the US Department of State.
- MoncefKrarti received a Fulbright Global Scholar award to explore cultural influences on smart technology adoption in Saudi Arabia and Australia.
- John Zhai received a Fulbright Fellowship to investigate indoor air quality (IAQ) in affordable housing in hot, humid climates, exploring both technical aspects and the impact of cultural practices.
- Civil Engineering society established a medal to honor Dan Frangopol
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- Dan M.Frangopol was elected a corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Engineering.
- Bernard Amadei was inducted to the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Hall of Fame.
- Karl Lindenreceived the International Ultraviolet Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Wil Srubar won the Schmidt Science Polymaths Award.
- Wil Srubar received the American Ceramics Society (ACerS) Cements Division Early Career Award.
- Wil Srubar was honored as Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award Nominee.
- Wil Srubar received the Top 25 Newsmakers from Engineering News Record.
- JoAnnSilverstein received the UC Davis Distinguished Engineering Alumni Medal.
- Evan Thomas received the AEESP Award for Global Outreach
- Rajagopalan Balaji was elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).Only threepercentof ASCE members hold this prestigious honor.
- Roseanna Neupauer was elected an ASCE fellow. Only threepercentof ASCE members hold this prestigious honor.
- Chris Senseney won the ASCE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Region 7 award.
- Ross Corotis received the ASCEShinozukamedal.
- Kyri Baker received the Provost Faculty Achievement Award.
- Ben Livneh was selected as a 鶹ѰBoulder Colorado Art Science Environment (CASE) Fellow.
- Mark Hernandez received the S. J. Archuleta Endowed Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
- Joel Sholteswas awarded anOutreach awardfrom the Office of Outreach and Engagement for.
- Kyri Baker received the CEAS Dean's Performance Award.
- Matt Morris received the John and Mercedes Peebles Innovation in Education Award. The award recognizes faculty inthe college who have shown a unique commitment to students demonstrated through innovations in education.
- Jay Arehart was honored with an Architectural Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award.
- Matt Morris received the Civil Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students)
- Julie Korak received the CEAE Teaching Award.
- CEAE group received $8 million from DOE's Renew America Nonprofits program.
- Mark Hernandezsecured$1.5M in new awardsfrom DEVCOM and CDC.
- Structural Engineering Professor Mija Hubler and her team of researchers and partners landed a $10 million Department of Defense grant. The team is developing a technology that infuses concrete with self-repair capabilities found in living organisms.
- Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar was awarded $66,501 in funding from (WRF) for the research project, "." Read more.
- CEAE Professors Angela R. Bielefeldt and Amy Javernick-Will received seed grants for individual projects through the Engineering Education and AI-Augmented Learning Interdisciplinary Research Theme.
2022
- Yida Zhang received an Early Career Research Award.
- Keith Molenaar, K. Stanton Lewis Professor of Construction Engineering and Management, was named dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
- Gregor Henzereceived the Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Science, Technology, and Innovation to spend a semester at CSIRO in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
- Mija Hubler became a University of Colorado Faculty Fellow.
- Karl Linden was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award. His research in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia was focused on the water quality issues faced by rural and Indigenous communities.
- Ben Livnehreceived a Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
- Keith Molenaar received the President’s Award from the Colorado Chapter of American Consulting Engineering Companies.
- Roseanna Neupauer won the Margaret S. Petersen Award from the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- Michael Gooseff received the Robert L. Stearns Award from the 鶹ѰBoulder Alumni Association.
- Sherri Cook received 鶹ѰBoulder's Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award.
- Ben Livneh joined the CASE Fellows program
- Kyri Baker and Cresten Mansfeldt were selected to the 2023 RIO Faculty Fellows cohort.
- Kyri Baker received a CEAS John and Mercedes Peebles Innovation in Education Award.
- John Crimaldi was honored with the CEAS Outstanding Mentor Award.
- John Crimaldi receivedthe Dean's Performance Award in the area of professional progress.
- Kyri Baker received the CEAE Department Teaching Award.
- Julie Korak received the Environmental Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (selected by students), in 2020 and 2022.
- Matt Morris received the Civil Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students).
- Kyri Baker received theAREN Faculty Appreciation Award (second time).
- Anthony Straub received a two-year $500,000 NSF award.
- Wil Srubar received a $2 million award from the DOE.
- Mija Hubler received a $500,000 DOE award.
- Research by Wil Srubar was recognized with a $500,000 Explorer Grant from the Breakthrough Energy Foundation.
2021
- Sherri Cook received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award.
- Mija Hubler was awarded an NSF CAREER Award.
- Kyri Baker received an NSF CAREER Award.
- Keith Molenaar received a Peurifoy Construction Research Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers Construction Institute.
- Shideh Dashti received an American Society of Civil Engineers Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Price award.
- Yida Zhang received an American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) Future Leaders award.
- Bernard Amadei received a Maverick Influencer Award from BuiltWorlds.
- Wil Srubar received a BioEnvironmental Polymer Society (BEPS) Outstanding Young Scientist award.
- Ross B.Corotis was elected as a Fellow of the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
- Ben Livneh was selected as a 鶹ѰBoulder Research & Innovation Office (RIO)Faculty Fellow.
- Cresten Mansfeldt was part of a Pandemic Scientific Steering Committee and Science Team that received a Robert L. Stearns Award for his efforts on the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Kyri Baker received a Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) Early Career Researcher Award.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the CEAE Outstanding Teaching Award.
- Matt Morris received the Civil Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students).
- Jennifer Scheib received the Architectural Engineering Student Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students).
2020
- Wil Srubar received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.
- Dan M.Frangopol was elected a member of the National Academy of Construction of the United States.
- Dan M.Frangopol was elected as a foreign associate of the Engineering Academy of Japan.
- Ross B.Corotis received the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lifetime Achievement Award in Education.
- Angela Bielefeldt was named a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.
- John Crimaldi was inducted asFellow of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.
- Mija Hubler was awarded the Leonardo Da Vinci Award from the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute.
- Mija Hubler was a recipient of the Gustavo Colonnetti Medalist, from the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM).
- Bernard Amadei awarded the seventh honorary doctorate degree of his career, from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at State University of New York.
- Bernard Amadei awardedHonorary Doctor of Science, SUNY-ESF
- Karl Linden receives prestigious Clarke Prize from The National Water Research Institute (NWRI) and the Joan Irvine Smith and Athalie R. Clarke Foundation.
- Scott Summers was awarded the Charles R. O’Melia Distinguished Educator Award by the Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors.
- Karl Linden received the Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation prize.
- Angela Bielefeldt honored withUniversity of Colorado President’s Teaching Scholar Award (lifetime guild appointment).
- Shideh Dashti receives鶹ѰBoulder Provost Faculty Achievement Award.
- Matt Morris received a College of Engineering and Applied Science Charles A. Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award.
- Keith Molenaar received the College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Graduate Advisor award.
- John Crimaldiwas honored with the Dean's Faculty Fellow, 鶹ѰBoulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science.
- John Zhai was awarded the CEAS Faculty Research Award.
- Matthew Morris was awarded the CEAS Max S. Peters Faculty Service Award.
- Matt Morris received a Civil Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students).
- Jennifer Scheib received the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) Teaching Award.
- Ben Livneh received a CEAE Young Researcher Award.
- Sherri Cook received an Environmental Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (selected by BSstudents).
- Julie Korak received an Environmental Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (selected by students), (2020 and 2022).
- A team led by Kyri Baker, has placed in the top 10 of the . For being one of the top performers in the competition, the team received a $400,000 award.
2019
- Fernando Rosario-Ortizwas appointed the new director of the Environmental Engineering (EVEN) Program.
- Angela R.Bielefeldt was elected a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.
- John Crimaldi was elected a fellow of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.
- Keith Molenaar was elected a Design-Build Professional Fellow by the Design-Build Institute of America.
- Bernard Amadei received an Honorary Doctor of Science, SUNY-ESF.
- Bernard Amadei received an Honorary Doctor of Science from The College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF).
- Mija Hubler was awarded the by the International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures for her outstanding scientific contribution to the field of construction materials and structures.
- Joseph Kasprzyk honored with Penn State Schreyer Honors College Outstanding Alumni Award.
- Dick Kuchenrither was recognized by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) with the WEF Fellows for Contribution to Water Profession.
- Karl Linden was awarded the Dr. Pankaj Parekh Research Innovation Award from the Water Research Foundation at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference.
- Jana Milford was appointed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to a third three-year term on the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, which oversees air quality regulations for the state. Milford is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Environmental Engineering Program.
- JoAnn Silversteinwas awarded the Perry L. McCarty Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Foundation (AEESP) Founders’ Award.
- Karl Lindenwas selected to receive the Walter J. Weber Jr. AEESP Frontier in Research Award.
- John Zhaiwas elected a fellow by the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA).
- Ross Corotis was announced as a 2019 OPAL Leadership Award Winner by the American Society of Civil Engineers.The award highlights the lifetime achievements of civil engineers.
- Angela R.Bielefeldtwas named a 鶹ѰBoulder President’s Teaching Scholar, alifetime guild appointment.
- Joseph Ryan’s Oil and Gas Contamination of Jackson County Waters project received the 鶹ѰBoulder Outreach Award.
- Angela Bielefeldt was appointed director of the College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Engineering Plus program.
- Matt Morris was honored with a College of Engineering and Applied Science Max S. Peters Faculty Service Award.
- Jennifer Scheib received an Architectural Engineering Student Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students).
- Sherri Cook was awarded the EVEN Faculty Appreciation Award (selected by BS students).
- Matt Morris was awarded a Civil Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students).
- Michael Gooseff received a CEAE Research Development Award.
- Mark Hernandez and Patricia Keady, CEO of Fort Collins-based Aerosol Devices, received a $898,347 grant from the National Science Foundation that helped them take the next step in their aerobiology research.
- Wil Srubar won a $1 million National Science Foundation grant with his colleagues, including Mija Hublerto acquire a new machine that will allow researchers to see materials in 4D.
2018
- Evan Thomas became director of the Mortenson Center.
- Karl Linden was appointed director of the Water-Energy Nexus Interdisciplinary Research Theme.
- Dan M. Frangopol was appointed Honorary Professor at Shenyang Jianzhu University (Shenyang, China).
- Rajagopalan Balaji was electeda Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.
- Sherri Cook received a 鶹ѰBoulder Bennett-Lindstedt Faculty Fellowship.
- William Becker received an American Water Works Association (AWWA) George Warren Fuller Award.
- Abbie Liel was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers Structural Engineering Institute.
- Yunping Xi received the Eckel Award from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE).
- Matt Morris received a Civil Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students).
- Matt Morris received an Architectural Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students).
- Sherri Cook received a CEAE Young Researcher Award.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the CEAE Outstanding Service Award.
- Shideh Dashti received an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the ASCE Daniel W. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction.
- Ben Livneh received an Early Career Investigator Award in Earth Sciences from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
- Matt Morris received the College of Engineering and Applied Science Top 20 Teaching Performers award.
- Mark Hernandezwon a $117,669 grant from CU’s Technology Transfer Office as part of the first annual Lab Venture Challenge.
- Led by Kyri Baker, 鶹ѰBoulder was one of 10 teams who received up to $250,000 to compete in the first challenge of the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Grid Optimization Competition.
2017
- Dan M.Frangopol was elected an Honorary Member of the Romanian Academy.
- Bernard Amadei was awardedan Honorary Doctor of Science from Technion in Israel.
- Michael Gooseff was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.
- Keith Molenaar was elected to the National Academy of Construction.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz was selected as the inaugural Emerging Investigator Lecturer by the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) at the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Water Quality Technology Conference.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz was selected as Trustee for the Water Quality and Research Division of the American Water Works Association.
- Wil Srubar received the Engineering News Record (ENR) Mountain States Top 20 Under 40.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz was selected as a 鶹ѰBoulder RIO fellow.
- Keith Molenaar was named 鶹ѰBoulder's Campus Global Citizen of the Year by the Office of International Education.
- Gregor Henze was appointed Associate Director for Energy Systems for the Built Environment at the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI).
- Gregor Henze was named the Charles Victor Schelke Endowed Chair.
- Matt Morris received the CEAE Teaching Award.
- Kyri Baker received theArchitectural Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award.
2016
- Dan M. Frangopol was appointed Honorary Professor at Hunan University (Hunan, China).
- Dan M.Frangopol was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts.
- Dan M.Frangopol received the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Lifetime Achievement Award in Education.
- Wil Srubar received an ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellowship.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the Distinguished Professor Award from the Construction Industry Institute.
- Karl Linden was named a Nirit and Michael Shaoul Fellow by Tel Aviv University.
- Bernard Amadei received the Construction Industry Institute's C.H. Dunn Award.
- Bernard Amadei was named a 鶹ѰDistinguished Professor.
- Roseanna Neupauer received the Best Should Teach”Faculty Gold Award.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz received a 鶹Ѱ Provost Faculty Achievement Award.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz received a 鶹ѰBoulder Shaye Faculty Fellowship.
- Moncef Krarti received the CEAE Distinguished Achievement Award.
- Matt Morris received the CEAE Service Award.
- Matt Morris received the Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award, awarded by graduating students.
2015
- Shideh Dashti received the National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz received a National Science Foundation CAREER award.
- Dan M. Frangopol was appointed Honorary Professor at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University (Melbourne, Australia); Beijing Jiaotong University (Beijing, China); Chongqing Jiaotong University (Chongqing, China); and Changsha University of Science and Technology (Changsha, China).
- Dan M.Frangopol was elected Foreign Member of the Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe, London).
- Roseanna Neupauer was named a Fulbright Scholar.
- Moncef Krarti was elected as an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow.
- Karl Linden became a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow, University of Tokyo.
- Karl Linden received the Pioneer Award in Disinfection and Public Health from the Water Environment Federation.
- Bernard Amadei received the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) award (education).
- Bernard Amadei received the Washington Award from the Western Society of Engineers.
- Jennifer Scheib received the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Outstanding New Partnership Award.
- Shideh Dashti, received the CEAS Dean’s Faculty Fellowship.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz received a CEAS Dean’s Award for Outstanding Junior Faculty.
- Shideh Dashti received the CEAE Departmental Young Researcher Award.
- Gregor Henze received the 鶹ѰBoulder Architectural Engineering Appreciation Award.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor, 鶹Ѱ.
- Roseanna Neupauer appointed 鶹ѰBoulder President's Teaching Scholar.
2014
- Dan M. Frangopol was appointed Honorary Professor at Dalian University of Technology (Dalian, China).
- John Z.Zhai received the Distinguished Lecturer by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
- Bernard Amadei received an Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
- Gregor Henze received the Endowed Lewis-Worcester Faculty Fellowship.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award.
- Karl Linden received the WateReuse Association's WateReuse Person of the Year Award.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz received the American Water Works Association, Water Science & Research Division Volunteer Recognition Award.
- Jennifer Scheib received the National Renewable Energy Laboratory President’s Award for Excellence in Campus Development.
- Rajagopalan Balaji received the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) Research Award.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the CEAS Outstanding Advisor Award.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz received the CEAS Dean’s Award for Professional Development.
- Shideh Dashti received the CEAE Departmental Teaching Award.
- Gregor Henze received the CEAE Department Service Award.
- Amy Javernick-Will received the CEAE Young Researcher Award.
- Richard A.Regueiroreceived the CEAE Research Development Award.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz received the CEAE Faculty Research Development Award.
- Matt Morris received the Architectural Engineering Faculty Appreciation Award (awarded by graduating students).
2013
- R. ScottSummers received the A.P. Black Award from the American Water Works Association..
- Dan M. Frangopol was appointed Honorary Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin, China).
- Karl Linden was appointed Australian Water Recycling Center of Excellence Fellow.
- Bernard Amadei was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Construction.
- Bernard Amadei was given an Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa) by Drexel University.
- Ross B.Corotis elected as Charter Fellow, Engineering Mechanics Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
- Moncef Krarti received the New Inventor Award, 鶹Ѱ.
- Karl Linden received the 鶹ѰBoulder's Research Award, Boulder Faculty Assembly.
- Matt Morris received 鶹ѰBoulder's Marinus Smith Award.
- FernandoRosario-Ortiz received the CEAS Student Leadership Council, Outstanding Faculty Award.
- Michael J.Brandemuehl received the Max S. Peters Faculty Service Award.
- Michael J.Brandemuehl received the CEAE Clarence L. Eckel Faculty Prize for Excellence.
- Rajagopalan Balaji received a CEAE Department Service Award.
- R. ScottSummers received a CEAE Department Service Award.
- Abbie Liel received the CEAE Teaching Award.
2012
- Abbie Liel received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
- Dan M. Frangopol was appointed Honorary Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong, China) and Chang'an University (Xi'an, Shaanxi, China).
- Bernard Amadei became a Science Envoy for the US Department of State.
- Amy Javernick-Will became a Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) Faculty Fellow.
- Amy Javernick-Will honored with Engineering News Record (ENR) Top 20 under 40, Mountain States Region.
- Abbie Liel received a 鶹ѰIMPART (Implementation of Multicultural Perspectives and Approaches in Research and Teaching)Faculty Fellowship Award.
- Keith Molenaar was inducted into the Pan-American Academy of Engineering.
- Michael J.Brandemuehl received the ASHRAE Exceptional Service Award, 2012
- Angela Bielefeldtreceived 鶹ѰBoulder's Outstanding Service Award, Boulder Faculty Assembly.
- Harihar Rajaram was named a President’s Teaching Scholar at the 鶹Ѱ.
- Harihar Rajaram received the Boulder Faculty Assembly Teaching Excellence Award.
- Harihar Rajaram received the Best Should Teach Gold Award from 鶹ѰBoulder's Graduate Teacher Program.
- Karl Linden received the CEAS Faculty Research Award.
- Moncef Krarti received the Eckel Award for Excellence.
- Gregor Henze received the CEAEDepartmentDistinguished AchievementAward.
2011
- Dan M. Frangopol was appointed Honorary Professor at Tianjin University (Tianjin, China) and Southeast University (Nanjing, China) .
- Bernard Amadei received an Honorary Doctor of Science from Clarkson University.
- Ross B.Corotis elected as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Distinguished Member.
- Paul Chinowsky received the Distinguished Service Award from the Engineering Project Organization Society.
- Bernard Amadei received an Achievement Rewards for College Scientists(ARCS-CO) Honoree of the Year
- Gregor Henze received the Colorado Cleantech IndustryAssociationResearch andCommercialization Award.
- Roseanna Neupauer received the Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence in Teaching Award.
- Gregor Henze received the CEAEDepartmentResearch Development Award.
- Karl Linden received the CEAE Distinguished Faculty Award.
- Abbie Liel received the CEAE Young Researcher Award.
2010
- Dan M.Frangopol was named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
- Bernard Amadei received a Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa) from Carroll College, Helena, MT.
- John Z.Zhai received the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
- John Z.Zhai was invited as a participant for 2010 US Frontiers of Engineering (US FOE) Symposium and Invited Organizer for 2011 US FOE Symposium by National Academy of Engineering.
- Amy Javernick-Will honored with the 鶹ѰBoulder ‘Women Who Make a Difference' Award.
- Keith Molenaar appointed 鶹ѰBoulder Excellence in Leadership Fellow.
- Yunping Xi received a Faculty Fellowship from the 鶹Ѱ.
- Gregor Henze became a Renewable and Sustainable EnergyInstitute (RASEI)Founding Fellow andexecutive committee member.
- Roseanna Neupauer received the CEAS John and Mercedes Peebles Innovation in Education Award.
- John Z.Zhai received the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) Research Development Award.
- Rajagopalan Balaji received the CEAE Distinguished Achievement Award.
- R. ScottSummers received the CEAE Department Student's Favorite Professor Award.
2009
- Bernard Amadei became an Ashoka-Knight Fellow.
- Michael J.Brandemuehl became an American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Fellow.
- John Z.Zhai received the William Mong Visiting Research Fellowship in Engineering, The University of Hong Kong.
- Rajagopalan Balaji received the Department of Interior,Partners in conservation award. Award presented to the group by the secretary of Interior in Washington D.C. on May 6, 2009.
- Rajagopalan Balaji received the World Meteorological Organization Norbert Gerbier – MUMM International Award for 2009,for the paper entitled “Unraveling the Mystery of Indian Monsoon Failure During El Nino”, published in SCIENCE, Vol. 314, 6 October 2006.
- Bernard Amadei received the Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award, Center for Global Leadership, Tufts University.
- Bernard Amadei received the Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers award.
- Bernard Amadei received the Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa), UMass, Lowell.
- Bernard Amadei received the National Ground Water Association Honorary Member Award.
- Paul Chinowsky received the Distinguished Professor Award from the Construction Industry Institute.
- Roseanna Neupauer received the CEAS Sullivan-Carlson Innovation in Teaching Award.
- Karl Linden received the CEAE Research Development Award.
- R. ScottSummers received the CEAE Department Teaching Award.
2008
- Ross B.Corotis was selected as a Jefferson Science Fellow, U.S. Department of State, 2008-2013.
- Mark Hernandez received the Great Minds in STEM Foundation, Hispanic Educator of the Year award.
- Bernard Amadei received an International Human Rights Award, United Nations Association, Boulder County Chapter.
- Bernard Amadei received a Golden Vector Award of the Pan American Federation of Engineering Associations.
- Bernard Amadei was inducted as a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
- Bernard Amadei received the Engineering News-Record Award of Excellence.
- Bernard Amadei received Drexel University College of Engineering’s Engineer of the Year.
- Bernard Amadei received the Maurice L. Albertson Medal in Sustainable Development from Village Earth.
- Joseph Ryan received the Pacesetter Award; Science, Medicine and Health, Boulder Daily Camera.
- Mark Hernandez received the President’s Commendation for Advancing Diversity, University of Colorado System.
- John Crimaldi was awarded a 鶹ѰBoulder Faculty Fellowship.
- John Z.Zhai received the 鶹ѰBoulder Sustainability Award of Green Faculty.
- Keith Molenaar received the 鶹ѰBoulder K. Stanton Lewis Chair of Construction Engineering and Management, 2008-present.
- Roseanna Neupauer received the CEAS Charles A. Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award.
2007
- John Z.Zhai received The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation Project Award.
- Bernard Amadei received a Hoover Medal from ASCE, ASME, IEEE, AIME, and AIChE.
- Bernard Amadei received a Heinz Foundation Award for the Environment (co-recipient).
- John Z.Zhai received the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) Young Researcher Award.
- R. ScottSummers received the CEAE Department Research Award.
2006
- Keith Molenaar received a Fulbright Scholar Award from the Fulbright Commission of Chile.
- Joseph Ryan received the U.S. E.P.A. National Notable Achievement Award, Member of the Lefthand Watershed Revitalization Team.
- Bernard Amadei received a General Palmer Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado.
- Bernard Amadei received a Ralph Coats Roe Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
- Roseanna Neupauer received the American Society of Civil Engineers ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award.
- Roseanna Neupauer received the American Society of Civil Engineers Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize.
- Keith Molenaar received the 鶹ѰBoulder Provost Faculty Achievement Award.
- Ross B.Corotis received the 鶹ѰBoulder Faculty Assembly Excellence in Teaching Award.
- Rajagopalan Balaji received the CEAE Department Research Development Award.
2005
- Ross B.Corotis received the International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability, Distinguished Research Prize.
- Bernard Amadei received a Nayudamma Award from the Nayudamma Center for Development Alternatives in Nellore, India.
- Bernard Amadei received an American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) Norm Augustine Award.
- Bernard Amadei received a Service Award for Professional Excellence from Rotary International.
- Bernard Amadei received a Hassib J. Sabbagh Award for Excellence in Engineering Construction (with EWB-USA) from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations.
- Michael J.Brandemuehl 2005 and 2002 Solar Decathlon, first place (faculty advisor).
2004
- John Crimaldi, received a National Science Foundation Early Faculty Career Development (CAREER) Award.
- Kaspar Willam was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE Class of 2004).
- Jennifer Scheib received an Outstanding Graduate for Research, College of Engineering and Applied Science.
- Yunping Xi received the Research Development Award from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering.
2003
- Kaspar Willam received the Nathan M. Newmark Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
- Bernard Amadei received an E-Achievement Award from E-Town.
- John Crimaldi received the CEAS Charles Hutchinson Teaching Award.
- Rajagopalan Balaji received the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) Young Researcher Award.
- Mark Hernandez received the CEAE Teaching Award.
2002
- Bernard Amadei received the 2002 Colorado Bank One Award for outstanding outreach community service.
- Michael J.Brandemuehl 2005 and 2002 Solar Decathlon, First Place (faculty advisor).
- John Crimaldi received the CEAE Department Teaching Award.
2001
- Dobroslav Znidarcic was named a Fulbright Scholar.
- Kaspar Willam was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
- Mark Hernandez received the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, Advisor to Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation.
2000
- Dan M.Frangopolwas elected an Honorary Member of the Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania
- Ross B.Corotis received the 鶹ѰBoulder Distinguished Alumnus Award.
- Mark Hernandez received the CEAE Young Researcher Award.
1999
- Harihar Rajaram received the Charles Hutchinson Memorial College of Engineering Teaching Award from the 鶹Ѱ.
- Kaspar Willam was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
- Dobroslav Znidarcic received the Special Service Award from ASTM Committee D18.
1998
- Harihar Rajaram received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation's Hydrologic Sciences Program.
- Kaspar Willam received the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award and was named an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in Bonn, Germany.
- Yunping Xi received the Young Researcher’s Award from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering for the 1998–99 academic year.
1997
- Mark Hernandez received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
College of Engineering & Applied Science Employee Recognition Award
The Employee Recognition Awardrecognizes outstanding classified and professional exempt staff. The award is rotated between the various departments and programs of the College on a monthly basis so that each unit (or clusters of small units) has an opportunity to honor a staff member once each academic year. The award amount is $500 (funding provided by the nominating unit).
- May 2026, Andraa von Boeselager
- 2025
- 2024
College of Engineering & Applied Science, Outstanding Staff Award
The College of Engineering Outstanding Staff Awardrecognizes a staff member who has made outstanding contributions that benefit the students, staffand faculty of a CEAS department, program, or the college itself. As many as threestaff may be selected for this honor each year.The award is presented annually and the winner receives a stipend of $2,000.
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
College of Engineering & Applied Science, Student Support Professionals Award
The Student Support Professional Awards recognize college staff who assist our undergraduate and graduate students throughout their educational journeys.Eligible staff include undergraduate or graduate program administrators; academic advisors for majors and minors; academic success staff; career advisors; academic coaches; scholarship advisors; BOLD Center staff; ProReady staff; Engineering Connections staff; Integrated Teaching & Learning Program staff; Colorado Space Grant Consortium staff; dean’s office, department or program staff; and many more roles that support students.
- 2026
- 2025
College of Engineering & Applied Science, Staff Incentive Award
The Staff Incentive Award recognizes classified and exempt professional staff employees’ special accomplishments or contributions to the college, such as innovate ideas, creativity and exemplary performance while undertaking special projects or tasks. The form of the award is a cash award that would generally not exceed $100 in value, though occasionally awards up to $500 in value may be made for particularly substantial service. Funding is provided by the nominating unit.
- 2026
- 2025
- Dec. 2024, Susan Glairon
- Nov. 2023, Andraa von Boeselager
College of Engineering & Applied Science, Commitment to Excellence Award
The Commitment to Excellence Awardwas established by the college to retain excellent staff by creating a supportive work environment for its employees. Recipients of this award shall have reached a five-year anniversary of continuous service as a professional exempt or classified staff member of the college with an appointment of at least 50% time.
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023, Andraa von Boeselager
- Jan. 2022, Susan Glairon
2026
- placed second in the heavy civil student competition: , , Chase Boyd, and
Department Awards
- Erin Brown, Wellness Award
- Gabriel Contreras, Cultural Impact Award
- Simon Cox, Research Award
- Anneliese Crayton, Academic Engagement Award
- Kenan File, Perseverance Award
- Claire Harvie, Community Impact Award
- Kailey Hoden, Cultural Impact Award
- Evelyn Ingraham, Academic Engagement Award
- Julian Kotara, Milo S. Ketchum Award Runner Up
- Mary Grace Lehmkuhl, Milo S. Ketchum Award Runner Up
- Maya Leizerovich, Research Award
- Rico Nelson, Milo S. Ketchum Award
- Jake Reynolds, Perseverance Award
- Vadim Uzdensky, Global Engagement Award
College Awards
- Eleanor Ashley, Community Impact Award
- David Huerta Gonzalez, Perseverance Award
- Logan Kolander, Community Impact Award
- Donovan Smith, Perseverance Award
2025
Department Awards
- Kale Dohrman, AREN, Perseverance Award
- Kira Goldberg, CVEN, Outstanding Undergraduate Student runner up winner
- Brayden Gurien, AREN, Culture Impact Award
- Katie Irvin, CVEN, Outstanding Undergraduate Student Runner Up
- Dana Majer, AREN, Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
- Leah Rasmussen, CVEN, Community Impact Award
- Jenna Stein, CVEN, Research Award
- Trinity Turner, CVEN, Colorado Mesa University, Academic Engagement Award
- Philip Weller, CVEN, Culture Impact Award
College Awards
- Caroline Mumm (AREN), CEAS Global Engagement Award
- Dana Majer, Community Impact Award
- Angela Mink, Research Award
- Macy Will, Academic Engagement Award
- Nina Fromartz, Global Engagement Award
2024
- Brooklyn Lash, Clarence L. Eckel Runner-Up Award
- Carl Fischer, Clarence L. Eckel Award
- A team of five students, mentored by Teaching Professor Matt Morris, took second place in the national Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) student competition.
- 鶹ѰBoulder's American Society of Civil Engineersstudent chapterinvited to the ASCE Civil EngineeringStudent Championships after securomgfirst place in Sustainable Solutions, second place in both the Technical and Non-technical paper competitions and third place in Concrete Canoe, Surveying and Overall competitions.
College Awards
- Chaya Farley, (AREN), Perseverance Award
- Brooklyn Lash, (CVEN), Community Impact Award and the Research Award
- Unstoppable: Gabrielle Dunn honored as overall Outstanding Undergraduate of the College
2023
College Awards
- Reese Jillian Hopp — Perseverance Award
- Two AREN seniors honored with CEAS graduating student awards
Department Awards
2022
- Spencer Chuck, a CEAE senior, was awarded two of the2022-23 American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Scholarshipsfor juniors, seniors and master’s students, including a $2,000AISC Education Foundation Scholarship and a $3,000AISC/Rocky Mountain Steel Construction Association Scholarship.
2021
2020
- Selena Hinojos (EVEN), earned the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) Outstanding Undergraduate for Service award.
- Peter Heller was awarded the CEAS Outstanding Undergraduate award.
- Environmental engineering major Keani Willebrand earned a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
2019
- Environmental engineering student Priscilla Jimenez was named the fall 2019 CEAS Outstanding Graduate for Service.
- A team of environmental engineering students—Brandon DaSilva, Powell Hinson, Rachel Knobbs, Lin Ye and Ryan Smith—won the Water Environment Federation National Design Competition at WEFTEC, the world’s largest annual water quality exhibition!
- Casie Venable, a civil engineering PhD student, was awarded a from the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistantship and Habitat for Humanity International.
- Elvin Viloria received the CEAS Outstanding Graduate for Service award.
2026
- , principal investigator in the Hernandez Aerobiology Laboratory, and , environmental engineering doctoral candidate, were selected for the 2026 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator Fellowship.
- Mackenzie Bowden, an environmental engineering student, earns second place at the campus Three Minute Thesis Competition.
2025
- PhD student Elle Stark is awarded a prestigious Gallery of Fluid Motion (GFM) Award for a video describing her research.
2024
- Civil Engineering PhD Student Madeline Pernatreceived a 2024National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (GFRP).
- ManjeetPandey was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as one the 2024 New Faces of Civil Engineering.
- Jorge "Santi" Santiago Ramírez Núñez, a second-year PhD student advised by Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar, received the W. Mark Harty Memorial Engineering Fellowship Fund.
2023
- Four civil engineeringgraduate students received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.
2021
2020
- PhD student Mikaela DeRousseaureceived a 2020 Summer Fellowship from the 鶹ѰBoulder Graduate School.
- PhD candidate Matthew Bentley was recognized as the top student presenter at the Emerging Contaminants Summit 2020.
2019
- PhD candidate Lauren Magliozzi was awarded the Aiken Endowed Memorial Graduate Research Fellowship from 鶹ѰBoulder’s Center for Water, Earth Science and Technology.
- Environmental engineering PhD candidate Sabina Schill was chosen for the 2019 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in STEM Education.
- Tara Randall was awarded the WateReuse Association Colorado Student Scholarship, which will help her conduct meaningful water reuse research that spans social, cultural and economic barriers in Israel and Uganda.
- Kaitlin Mattos, a PhD student in environmental engineering and the Engineering for Developing Communities program at the 鶹Ѱ, received the American Water Works Association’s 2019 American Water Scholarship.
- PhD student Yunyang Ye won the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) graduate school Grant-In-Aid.
- Graduate student Sean Horvath was one of 20 applicants from numerous countries selected by the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists to participate in MOSAiC School.
- Environmental engineering PhD student Nicollette Laroco was selected as a winner of a Fulbright Scholarship.
2018
- Nikki van den Heever was a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship.
- Kimberly Pugel was awarded the best presentation in June at the Engineering Projects and Organizations Conference in Brijuni, Croatia.
2026
- Don Kinderdick (ArchEngr'87) and Susie See (ArchEngr'87) were awarded Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards.
2025
- Donald R. Clark (CivEngr’72; MS’79) was awarded the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award.
- Clark Lindsay (CivEngr’96) was awarded an Alumni Engagement Medal.
2024
- Briana Santa Ana (CivEngr'20) was awarded an Alumni Engagement Medal.
2023
- Janine Davidson, (ArchEngr'88) was awarded the George Norlin Award. Watch
2021
- Mortenson Alumnus Aaron Opdyke honored by the American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) as a 2021 New Face of Civil Engineering.
- Nancy Eckman Clanton (ArchEngr'75) won a Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award.
- Paul Brinkman (CivEngr'96) won a Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award.
2020
- David Gupta (ArchEngr'85) received a Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award.
- Christina Barstow (MCivEngr'10; PhD'16) was honored with a Recent Alumni Award.
2018
- Herb IIisaurri Schroeder won the George Norlin Award.