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Faculty Honors and Awards

* Denotes Emeritus Faculty Member

Fellows & Professional Engineers

Romesh Batra - U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics, Fellow, 2011; Soc. of Engineering Science (SES); Am. Soc. of Engineering Education; Am. Academy of Mechanics; Am. Soc. of Mech. Engineers
Scott Case - Va. Tech College of Engineering Faculty Fellow; ABET IDEAL Scholar
David Dillard - Robert L. Patrick Fellow of the Adhesion Soc.; Professional Engineer;nbsp;
Normal Dowling - ASTM Award of Merit & honorary title of Fellow in ASTM Intl.; Professional Engineer
John Duke - Am. Soc. of Mech. Engineers (ASME) Fellow, 2007; Am. Soc. for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Fellow, 2005
* J. Wallace Grant - Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow, 2010
Muhammad Hajj - Professional Engineer
* Robert Heller - Assoc. Fellow, Am. Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics; Professional Engineer
* Michael Hyer - Am. Academy of Mechanics; Am. Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics; Am. Soc. for Composites; Am. Soc. of Mech. Engineers; Professional Engineer
* Robert Jones - Am. Soc. of Mech. Engineers; Am. Soc. for Composites; Assoc. Fellow; Am. Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Glenn Kraige - Am. Soc. of Engineering Education
Roop Mahajan - ASME Fellow, 1997; Bell Labs Fellow, 1989
* Leonard Meirovitch - Am. Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics
* Dean Mook - Am. Academy of Mechanics; Am. Soc. of Mech. Engineers; Assoc. Fellow, Am. Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics
* Ali Nayfeh - Soc. for Design & Process Science; Am. Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics; Am. Soc. of Mech. Engineers; Am. Academy of Mechanics; Am. Physical Soc.
Ishwar Puri - Am. Soc. of Mech. Engineers (ASME); Am. Assoc. of Advancement for Sci. (AAAS)
* Daniel Scheck - Biomed. Engineering. Soc.
Mahendra Singh - Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers; Professional Engineer
Mark Stremler - Virginia Tech College of Eng. Faculty Fellow
* Demetri Telionis - Am. Soc. of Mech. Engineers; Assoc. Fellow, Am. Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics

Editors

Romesh Batra - Co-Ed.-in-Chief, Intl. J. Computational Methods, 2004; Mathematics & Mech. of Solids, 1995; Ed. Board, Polish J. Theoret. & Appl. Mech.
David Dillard - Ed. Board, J. Adhesion, 1993
Norman Dowling - Ed. Board, J. ASTM Intl., 2003; Ed. Rev. Board, Practical Failure Analysis, 2000; Ed. Adv. Board, Intl. J. Fatigue, 1998; Ed. Board, J. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering. Mat. & Struct., 1983
John Duke - Assoc. Tech. Ed., Mat. Evaluation; Assoc. Tech. Ed. of ASME J. Pressure Vessel Technology 1996-2002; Ed.-in-Chief, J. Res. in Nondestructive Evaluation, 2007
Muhammad Hajj - Assoc. Ed., J. Fluid Engineering., ASME, 1999-2001; Assoc. Ed., J. Engineering. Mech., ASCE, 1998-2000
* Edmund Henneke - Ed.-in-Chief, J. Res. in Nondestructive Evaluation, 2001-2006
* Michael Hyer - Managing Ed., Am. Soc. for Composites, Vol. Series, Advances in Composite Mtls., 2012-2014; Assoc. Ed., AIAA J., 2010-2012; Ed. Adv. Board, J. Composite Mat.; Ed. Board, Adv. Composite Mat.; Ed. Board, Mechanics of Adv. Mat. & Struct.; Ed. Board, J. Composites Tech. & Res.; Soc. of Engineering. Science, Ed., SES Newsletter, 1995-2000
* Ali Nayfeh - Ed.-in-Chief, J. Vibration & Control, 1995; Nonlinear Sci. Book Series, Wiley, 1992; Ed.-in-Chief, Nonlinear Dynamics J., 1990; Contributing Ed., Intl. J. Non-Linear Mech., 1988-1990
Ishwar Puri - Ed., Experimental Heat Transfer, 2005-, Assoc. Ed., Int. J. Combustion, 2006-
Saad Ragab - Assoc. Ed., ASME J. Fluids Engineering. 1990-1993
* Daniel Schneck - Ed.-in-Chief, J. Forensic Biomechanics, 2009
Mahendra Singh - Assoc. Editor, J. of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE 1994-1996
Mark Stremler - Technical Editor, ASME, J. Fluids Engineering, 2009
* Demetri Telionis - Chairman Board of ASME Trans. Eds, 2001- ; Ed.-in-Chief, ASME J. Fluids Engineering. 1990-2000

Special Awards

Marwan Al-Haik - Ntl. Science Found. (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Award (CAREER), 2009
Romesh Batra - Virginia Outstanding Scientist Award, 2011, ISIHighlyCited.com, 2010, SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award, 2010, Society of Engineering Science Engineering Science Medal, 2009, Eric Reissner Medal, Intl. Soc. of Computational Engineering Sci.; Alexander von Humboldt Awd. for Senior Scientists, 1992; Jai Krishna Paper Awd., Indian Soc. of Earthquake Tech., 1988, College of Eng. Award for Excellence in Service, 2007, College of Eng. Alumni Award for Outreach Exc., 2005
Scott Case - Va. Tech College of Engineering Dean's Award for Research, Va. Tech College of Engineering Award for Outreach Excellence; Va. Tech Alumni Award for Excellence in Research; Best Marine Tech. Paper Awd., Am. Composites Manufacturers Assoc., 2004; Best Fire Protection Tech. Paper Awd., Am. Composites Manufacturers Assoc., 2004; Best Paper Awd., Polymer Matrix Div., Am. Soc. for Composites, 2001
Raffaella De Vita - NSF CAREER Award, 2012; American Society of Biomechanics President's Award, 2006
David Dillard - VT College of Engineering Dean’s Award for Excellence in Rsch., 2011, Adhesion Society’s Awd. for Exc. in Adhesion Science, 2010, VT College of Engineering Dean’s Award for Excellence in Rsch., 2002, ASTM D-30 Best Presentation Awd., 1995; Soc. Exp. Mech. Best Paper Awd., 2005; George C. Mara Awd. for Excellence, 1991, 1995; Gen. Corp. Signature University Awd, 1999
Daniel Dudek - NSF Intl. Research Fellowship, 2006
Muhammad Hajj - 1st place, NASA LaRC NFFP Final Presentations Competition, Virginia Tech College of Eng. Dean's Award for Service, 2009
* Robert A. Heller - Fulbright Scholar, Tech. Univ. of Vienna, Austria, 1989-90; Honorary Doctorate. Tech. Univ. of Budapest, Hungary, May 1992; Weibul; l Memorial Lecture, IUTAM Conf. 1984, Stockholm, Sweden; Catalyst Awd. Western Va. Museum of Sci. 1987
* Edmund Henneke - Am. Soc. for Nondestructive Testing Awd. for Innovation in Nondestructive Testing Research, 2005
Douglas Holmes - Adhesion Soc. Peebles Awd., 2009
* Michael Hyer - N. Waldo Harrison Professor Emeritus of Eng. Sci. and Mechanics, 2010, VT College of Engineering Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service, 2008, Purdue Univ. Outstanding Aerospace Eng., 2007; 10th Intl. SAMPE Symposium & Exhibition Best Paper Awd., 2007; VT Alumni Award for Research Excellence, 2005; Am. Soc. for Composites Distinguished Srvc. Awd., 2005; ASTM
Distinguished Srvc. Awd., 2002; Am. Soc. for Composites Best Paper Awd., 2002
* Robert Jones - Am. Soc. for Composites Outstanding Research Awd. 2008; Composite Mtls. Awd. 2002 Am. Soc. for Composites
Michael Madigan - Best Student Paper Awd., Biomedical & Genl. Engineering., Virginia Academy of Science, 2001
Roop Mahajan - Lewis A. Hester Chair in Engineering, 2011; Ralph Coats Roe Medal and Award, ASME, 2007; Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, 2003; Heat Transfer Award, ASME, 2002
* Leonard Meirovitch - Alumni Awd. for Research Excellence, 1981; AIAA Structures, Structural Dynamics & Materials Awd., 1983; AIAA Pendray Aerospace Lit. Awd., 1984; AIAA Mechanics & Control of Flight Awd., 1987; Japan Soc. of Mech. Engineering Medal, 1989; Alexander von Humboldt Res. Awd., 1991; Am. Soc. of Mech. Engineers Den Hartog Awd., 1999
* Ali Nayfeh - Univ. Dist. Prof. of ESM Emeritus, 2010, Acad. Gold Medal of Honor, Acad. of Transdisciplinary Learning and Advanced Studies, 2008, AMD/ASME Tom Caughey Awd., 2008, ASME Lyapunov Lifetime Awd., 2005; Va. Life Achievement in Science Awd., 2005; IEEE Power Elect. Soc. Trans. Prize Paper Awd., 2001; ASME J. P. Den Hartog Awd., 1997; AIAA Pendray Aerospace Lit. Awd., 1995
Ishwar K. Puri - N. Waldo Harrison Professor of Eng. Sci. and Mechanics, 2011
Shane Ross - NSF CAREER Award, 2012; College of Eng. Outstanding New Assistant Prof. Awd., 2010
Mahendra Singh - ASME, Robert J. McGratten Literature Awd., 1992; George G. Marra Awd., Soc. of Wood Science & Technology, 1996; Markwardt Wood Engineering Awd., Forest Product Soc., 1998
Jake Socha - Stoye Award in General Herpetology, Am. Soc. of Icthyologists and Herpetologists, College of Eng. Outstanding New Assistant Prof. Awd., 2010

Teaching Awards

Roger Chang - Dean of Engineering Certificate of Teaching Excellence, 2012; Rated Second Best Teacher at VT by students, 2011, http://www.esm.vt.edu/news/articles/2011/news-article-2011-08-30-329.html; University (VT) Sporn Awd. for Exc. in Teaching, 2008-2009, 1998-1999, Faculty Appreciation Day Students’ Choice Award: Faculty Member of the Year, 2004-2008, Dr. Manual Stein Endowed Scholarship for Exc. in Teaching, 1997
John Duke - Am. Soc. of Nondestructive Testing Tutorial Citation, 1988; Ralph R. Teetor Awd., Soc. of Auto. Engineers, 1980
* Wally Grant - Frank J. Maher Awd. for Excellence in Educ., 2004, College of Engineering Certificate of Teaching Excellence, 1999, 1991
* Robert A. Heller - Outstanding Educator Awd. ESM, 1979; Cert. Teaching Excell., 1980; Teaching Awd., ESM 1981; Frank Maher Awd., 1982; ASEE Western Electric Awd. for Excel. In Teaching Engr. Students, 1982
Scott Hendricks - Nineteenth Best Teacher at VT by students, 2011,
http://www.esm.vt.edu/news/articles/2011/news-article-2011-08-30-329.html; W.S. "Pete" White Chair for Innovation in Engineering Education at Va. Tech, 2008; Dean of Engineering Awd. for Excellence in Teaching, 2000
* Michael Hyer - Frank J. Maher Awd. for Excellence in Educ., 2005
Glenn Kraige - W.S. "Pete" White Chair for Innovation in Engineering Educ., at Va. Tech, 2004-2006; Virginia Prof. of the Year, 1998; Archie Higdon Dist. Educator, Mechanics Div., ASEE, 1996; Dean of Engineering Awd. for Excellence in Teaching, 1996; Frank J. Maher Awd. for Excellence in Educ., 1992; AT&T Foundation Outstanding Teaching in Southeastern Section of ASEE, 1988; Outstanding Faculty Awd., Council of Higher Educ. for Virginia, 1988; William E. Wine Awd. for Outstanding Univ. Teaching, 1984; Phillip Sporn Awd., 1978; ESM Outstanding Educator Awd., 1977
Michael Madigan - Dean of Engineering Awd. for Excellence in Teaching, 2009
* Don Morris - Frank J. Maher Awd. for Excellence in Educ., 1989; Phillip Sporn Awd., 1987; ASEE-SE Outstanding Teacher Awd., 2005
Ishwar Puri - Teaching Recognition Program Awd., Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, 2000
Saad Ragab - Frank J. Maher Awd. for Excellence in Educ., 2004, Va. Tech COE Cert. of Teaching Exc., 2003
Anne Staples - E-Council Excellence in Teaching Awd., Princeton University, 2004
Mark Stremler - Virginia Tech College of Eng. Outstanding Teaching Certificate, 2010; Tau Beta Pi Teacher of the Year, Vanderbilt Univ. Delta Alpha, 2002

Other Awards

Marwan Al-Haik - VT Ofc. of the VP for Research Scholar of the Week, 2012
Romesh Batra - The Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER) Teacher of the Week, 2012; Lee Husun Research Award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009
Raffaella De Vita - VT Ofc. of the VP for Research Scholar of the Week, 2012
* J. Wallace Grant - Emeritus status, 2012
Michael Madigan - VT Ofc. of the VP for Research Scholar of the Week, 2012; Liviu Librescu Faculty Prize, 2011; Finalist of Intl. Society of Biomechanics - Clinical Biomechanics Award, 2005
Ishwar Puri - Faculty Research Award, UIC College of Engineering, 2000
Shane Ross - Liviu Librescu Faculty Prize, 2012; Va. Tech Scholar of the Week, 2008
Jake Socha - VT Ofc. of the VP for Research Scholar of the Week, 2012; Liviu Librescu Faculty Prize, 2010
Amanda Stanley - Phi Upsilon Omicron (national honor society in family and consumer sciences) - National Academic Advising Assn. (NACADA)
Mark Stremler - Liviu Librescu Faculty Prize, 2009; Army Research Office Young Investigator, 2004