Faculty Awards

Our distinguished faculty are recognized as global leaders in research and education. This partial listing of awards and honors reflects the talent, commitment, and achievement of UD’s mechanical engineering faculty.

National Early Career Awards

2020

Fabrizio SergiNSF Faculty Early Career Development Award


2017

Joseph P. FeserNSF Faculty Early Career Development Award


2015

Joseph Kuehl – AFOSR Young Investigator Program


2014

Ioannis Poulakakis – NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award


2014

Panagiotis Artemiadis – DARPA Young Faculty Award


2014

Panagiotis Artemiadis – AFOSR Young Investigator Award


2013

Erik T. ThostensonNSF Faculty Early Career Development Award


2011

Adam Wickenheiser – Intelligence Community Young Investigator Award


2010

David L. Burris – AFOSR Young Investigator Award


2009

Erik T. Thostenson – AFOSR Young Investigator Award


2005

Herbert G. TannerNSF Faculty Early Career Development Award


1990

Thomas S. BuchananNIH First Independent Research Support and Transition Award

Professional Society Honors

Awards

2020

Kun FuSAMPE Young Professionals Emerging Leadership Award


2020

Kun FuASC/DEStech Young Composites Researcher Award


2019

Andreas A. Malikopoulos – 2019 IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Young Researcher Award


2018

Jenni Buckley – American Society for Engineering Education “20 under 40”


2017

Andreas Malikopoulos – IEEE Senior Member


2017

Tsu-Wei Chou – Albert Sauveur Achievement Award, ASM International


2017

Panagiotis Artemiadis – IEEE Senior Member


2016

Len Schwartz – Tallmadge Award of International Society of Coating Science and Technology


2016

John W. Gillespie Jr. – Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Award from the American Society for Testing and Materials


2015

Suresh Advani – Outstanding Research Award, American Society of Composites


2015

Suresh Advani – Composite Educator of the Year Award, Society of Plastic Engineers


2015

David Burris – ASME Burt L. Newark


2014

X. Lucas Lu – Rising Star Award of Biomedical Engineering Society CMBE Division


2014

Tsu-Wei Chou – ASC/DEStech Award in Composites


2013

John W. Gillespie Jr. – American Society for Civil Engineers Charles Pankow Award for Innovation


2013

Tsu-Wei Chou – ASME Nadai Medal


2010

David L. Burris – ASME Pi Tau Sigma Gold Medal


2009

John W. Gillespie Jr. – American Society for Composites Outstanding Research Award


2009

David L. Burris – STLE Walter D. Hodson Award


2008

Bert Tanner – IEEE Senior Member


2008

David L. Burris – ASME Marshall B. Peterson Award


2007

Jack R.Vinson – ASC Outstanding Research Award


2007

Erik T. Thostenson – ASC Elsevier Young Composite Researcher Award


2006

Andras Z. Szeri – STLE International Award


2004

Erik T. Thostenson – JSCM Hayashi Memorial International Award


2002

Len Schwartz – Roon Foundation Award of the Society of Coatings Technology


2002

Tsu-Wei Chou – ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal


2000

John W. Gillespie Jr. – J. H. Hall Composites Manufacturing Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers


1998

Tsu-Wei Chou – ASC Outstanding Research Award


1998

Jack R. Vinson – ASC Technomic Award


1996

Tsu-Wei Chou – ASME Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award


1981

Jack R. Vinson – ASME Centennial Award


Fellows

2019

Jill Higginson – American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering


2018

Bert Tanner – ASME


2018

John W. Gillespie Jr. – Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)


2017

Andreas Malikopoulos – ASME


2016

Lian-Ping Wang – Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers


2015

John W. Gillespie Jr. – Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)


2014

Thomas Buchanan – American Society of Biomechanics (ASB)


2013

John W. Gillespie Jr. – Society of Manufacturing Engineers College of Fellows


2012

John W. Gillespie Jr. – Fellow of the American Society for Composites


2011

Tsu-Wei Chou – ICCM


2011

Lian-Ping Wang – APS


2008

Michael H. Santare – ASME


2008

Tsu-Wei Chou – TMS


2008

Thomas Buchanan – American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE)


2008

Thomas Buchanan – American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)


2007

Ajay K. Prasad – ASME


2006

Mike Keefe – ASME


2005

Tsu-Wei Chou – AIAA


2004

Thomas S. Buchanan – ASME


2002

Tsu-Wei Chou – American Ceramic Society (ACerS)


2001

Tsu-Wei Chou – ASC


2000

Jack R.Vinson – ASC


1999

Suresh G. Advani – ASME


1999

Tsu-Wei Chou – ASM


1998

Tsu-Wei Chou – ASME


1992

Jack R.Vinson – AIAA


1992

Jack R.Vinson – ASME


1988

Andras Z. Szeri – ASME


 

Major University of Delaware Honors

Scholarship

2022

Thomas S. Buchanan – Francis Alison Award


2020

Andreas A. Malikopoulos – College of Engineering Outstanding Junior Faculty Award


2019

David L. Burris – Mid-Career Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award


2018

Bert Tanner – College of Engineering Outstanding Junior Faculty Award


2016

X. Lucas Lu – College of Engineering Outstanding Junior Faculty Award


2001

Tsu-Wei Chou – Francis Alison Award


1998

Lian-Ping Wang – Francis Alison Young Scholars Award


Teaching

2019

Heather A. Doty – College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award


2005

Michael D. Greenberg – Excellence in Teaching Award


1998

Ajay K. Prasad – Excellence in Teaching Award


1996

Lian-Ping Wang – Outstanding Teaching Award


1987

Michael D. Greenberg – Excellence in Teaching Award


1977

Michael D. Greenberg – Excellence in Teaching Award


Advising

2014

Erik Thostenson – Outstanding McNair Scholars Faculty Mentor Award


2013

Jenni M. Buckley – Excellence in advising and mentoring award


2008

Suresh G. Advani – Outstanding Doctoral Graduate Student Advising and Mentoring Award


1995

James L. Glancey – Excellence in Advising Award


Named Chairs

2018

Andreas Malikopoulos – Terri Connor Kelly and John Kelly Career Development Associate Professor


2013

Ajay K. Prasad – Alumni Distinguished Professor


2009

Thomas S. Buchanan – George W. Laird Professor of Mechanical Engineering


2006

Suresh G. Advani – George W. Laird Professor of Mechanical Engineering


2005

John W. Gillespie Jr. – Donald C. Phillips Professor


2003

Tsu-Wei Chou – Pierre S. DuPont Professor of Engineering


1995

Andras Z. Szeri – Robert L. Spencer Professor of Mechanical Engineering


 

Other

2018

Jenni Buckley – College of Engineering Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service and Community Engagement


2017

Heather Doty – E.A. Trabant Award for Women’s Equity


2010

Tsu-Wei ChouMedal of Excellence in Composite Materials


2009

John W. Gillespie Jr. – Distinguished Career Alumni Award Department of Mechanical Engineering


2008

Thomas S.Buchanan – E.A. Trabant Award for Women’s Equity


Other Major Honors

2013

Erik Thostenson – Distinguished Young Alumni Award, Winona State University


2011

Tsu-Wei Chou – Top 100 Materials Scientist: Thomas Reuters


2001

Michael H. Santare – Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award


1998

John W. Gillespie Jr. – Paul A. Siple Memorial Award, U.S. Army

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