Faculty Honors and Awards

Allen, Jessica L. (Assistant Professor)

• National Institutes of Health (F32) NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH, (July 2015)
• National Institutes of Health (T32) NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIH, (2012)
• Graduate Engineering Thrust Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, (2009)
• Graduate Research Fellowship, NSF, (2009)

Bennewitz, Maggie F. (Assistant Professor)

• Outstanding Advisor/Mentor Award, (April 9, 2021)
• 2019 Faculty Award for Distinction in Mentoring of Undergraduates in Research, WVU Honors College and the Office of Undergraduate Research, (February 2019)
• American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award, American Society of Hematology, (2016)
• Best Poster Award, Pittsburgh-Munich International Lung Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, (2016)
• First Place Poster Award, WMIC Annual Meeting, New York, NY, (2016)
• American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award (ASH), American Society of Hematology, (2015)
• Biomedical Engineering Innovation and Career Development Award, Biomedical Engineering Society, (2015)
• Second Place Basic Science Presentation Winner, AHA Fellows Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA, American Heart Association, (2015)
• Best Student Project, Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy Class, MDIBL, (2014)
• Pulmonary NIH T32 Postdoctoral Training Grant, NIH, (2013)
• First Place Poster Award at WMIC Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, WMIC, (2011)
• University Marshal in Commencement Ceremony, Yale University, (2011)
• Neuroengineering NIH T90 Pre-doctoral Training Grant Recipient, NIH, (2008)
• Frederick M. Adler Fellowship, (2007)
• Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, Barry M. Goldwater Foundation, (2006)
• Dean's List, University of Pittsburgh, (2006)
• University of Pittsburgh Scholar for academic excellence, University of Pittsburgh, (2006)
• Alpha Eta Mu Beta, Bioengineering Honors Society, (2005)
• Golden Key National Honors Society, Golden Key, (2005)
• Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honors Society, (2005)
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars, NSCS, (2004)
• Sigma Alpha Lambda Honors Organization, Sigma Alpha Lambda, (2004)
• Pittsburgh Academic Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh, (2003)
• Study Abroad Scholarship for business and engineering, University of Pittsburgh, (2003)

Bhattacharyya, Debangsu (Professor)

• GE Plastics Professor in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, (January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023)
• 2020 IChemE Global Award, IChemE, (November 2020)
• 2020 R&D 100 (widely recognized as the “Oscars of Invention”), R&D 100, (November 2020)
• Outstanding Researcher Award, Statler College, (March 21, 2019)
• WVU New Outstanding Researcher of the Year, WVU, (2013)

Dinu, Cerasela (Professor)

• Distinction in Mentoring Graduate Students in Research Award, West Virginia University, (February 2021)
• James and Karen Caveney Faculty Excellence Award, West Virginia University, (January 2021 - February 2021)
• Women Leadership Initiative, West Virginia University, (August 2020)
• Administrative Fellow in the Provost Office, (August 2019 - June 30, 2020)
• 2020 Statler College Outstanding Educator Award, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, (April 24, 2020)
• Karen Caveney Faculty Excellence Award, West Virginia University/ Alumni Association, (February 21, 2020 - April 21, 2020)
• Alice Hamilton Award in Methods and Laboratory Science, NIOSH/ Center for Disease Control, (April 2019)
• Annual Blue & Golden Globe Faculty Honor, WVU, (April 15, 2019)
• Faculty Award for Distinction in Mentoring Undergraduates in Research in the category of Physical Sciences and Technology, West Virginia University, (April 1, 2019)
• Charles C. Shepard Science Awards, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) /Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR), (January 2019)
• Recipient of one of the 150 coins: Celebration of Mountaineer Values, West Virginia University/ Office of the president, (February 7, 2018)
• 2017 Marion Milligan Mason award/ University nomination, Marion Milligan Mason Foundation, (2017)
• 2017 Faculty Award for Distinction in Mentoring Undergraduates in Research: FINALIST, West Virginia University, (April 2017)
• 2016 Faculty Scholars/ University Nomination, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, (2016)
• 2015 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Program, University Nomination, (2015)
• Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, University Nomination, (2015)
• Early CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, (May 2015)
• Outstanding Researcher, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, (2014)
• Allen Meritorious Manuscript Award, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, (May 2013)
• Selected Participant in Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium, National Academy of Engineering, (2011)
• New Researcher of the Year, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, (May 2011)
• Outstanding Research, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), (November 2009)
• R13 NIH Travel and Conference Award, (January 2009)
• Monetary Award, Ministry of Research, Romania, (2006)
• The International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Cell Biology and Bioengineering Scholarship, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics and the TU Dresden, (2006)
• Young Scientist Award, European Materials Research Society, (2006)
• Keynote Speaker Award, 2nd Workshop on Bioprinting and Biopatterning, (2005)
• Student Scholarship, NATO Advanced Study Institute, (2003)
• Socrates Erasmus Scholarship, Università di Lecce, Italy, (2002)

Garapati, Nagasree (Assistant Professor)

• Exemplary Faculty member for 2020 Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resource, (October 2020 - 2020)

Gupta, Rakesh K. (Professor)

• Research Most Valuable Player Award, WVU Provost, (May 26, 2021 - Present)
• Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers, Society of Plastics Engineers, (January 23, 2019 - Present)
• Honored Service Member, Society of Plastics Engineers, (2014 - Present)
• Editorial Advisory Board, PlasticTrends.com, (2010 - Present)
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization, (January 2009 - Present)
• Berry Chair of Chemical Engineering, (August 16, 2003 - Present)
• Alice Hamilton 2019 Award (14 joint recipients), NIOSH, (April 2019)
• Excellence in Mentoring, Society of Plastics Engineering Annual Technical Conference, (April 21, 2013)
• Exclusive Story, American Oil and Gas Reporter, (2011)
• Dr. George B. & Carolyn A. Berry Chair/Chemical Engineering, (August 16, 2003 - Present)

Hardinger, Jeremy S. (Assistant Professor)

• Nicholas Evans Award for Excellence in Advising, WVU - Office of the Provost, (March 5, 2018)

Hissam, Robin S. (Associate Professor)

• Nicholas Evans Faculty Advising Excellence Award, West Virginia University, (November 4, 2021 - Present)
• Order of the Engineer, Benjamin M Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, (May 8, 2019 - Present)
• Associate Member, Mountain Honorary, (April 7, 2018 - Present)
• Outstanding Advisor of the Year, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, (April 8, 2021 - April 8, 2019)
• Nicholas Evans Faculty Advising Excellence Award, West Virginia University, (November 13, 2020 - February 2021)
• 2019-20 WVU Foundation Outstanding Teaching Award, WVU, (February 14, 2020)
• Outstanding Teacher, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, (April 5, 2019)
• Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, (April 5, 2019)
• Nicholas Evans Faculty Advising Excellence Award, West Virginia University, (March 2019)
• Mountaineer Values Coin - Pass-it-on, West Virginia University, (July 20, 2018)
• Outstanding Advisor, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, (April 6, 2018)
• Sponsorship Program Award, WVU ADVANCE Center, (2011)

Hu, John (Professor)

• Statler Chair in Engineering for Natural Gas Utilization, (January 2016 - Present)
• 2019-2020 Benedum Distinguished Scholar Award, Benedum Foundation, (April 28, 2020 - December 31, 2020)
• 2020 Statler College Outstanding Researcher of the Year, Statler College, (March 22, 2020 - December 31, 2020)
• 2020 IChemE Global Awards, Institution of Chemical Engineers, (November 30, 2020)
• NASA Technology Brief Award, NASA, (2008)
• Battell Pacific Northwestern National Laboratory key contributor awards, Battlle Pacific Northwest, (2007)
• "Top 30 Inventors", Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, (2004)
• Excellent Ph.D Thesis Award, (1991)

Klinke II, David J. (Professor)

• 2019 Richard Perham Award, Federation of European Biochemical Societies, (February 15, 2019)
• WVU Healthcare Cancer Service Line Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center 2014 Awards of Excellence, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, (2017)
• Statler College Excellence in Research Award, West Virginia University, (April 2017)
• Eminent Engineer, Tau Beta Pi, (April 8, 2017)
• WVU Healthcare Cancer Service Line Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center 2014 Awards of Excellence, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, (2015)
• Undergraduate Faculty Travel Award, American Assoc. of Immunologist, (2012)
• Visiting Scholar in Quantitative Immunology, University of California at Santa Barbara, (2012)
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, (2011)
• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship - Honorable Mention, Northwestern University, (1993)
• DuPont PhD Fellowship (declined), (1992)
• National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship - Honorable Mention, NSF/Virginia Tech, (1992)
• Northwestern University Alumni Fellowship, Northwestern University, (1992)
• Walter P. Murphy Fellowship, Northwestern University, (1992)
• AIChE Scholarship Award, (1991)
• Allied-Signal Scholarship Award, (1991)
• Gilbert and Lucille Seay Scholarship Award, (1991)

Li, Wenyuan (Assistant Professor)

• Dr. Bernard S. Baker Student Researcher Award, Dr. Bernard S. Baker, (2014)
• Outstanding Thesis Award, The 7th Heilongjiang Providence, (2010)

Lima, Fernando V. (Associate Professor)

• I&EC Research 2021 Excellence in Review Award, American Chemical Society, (September 2021)
• Statler College Outstanding Researcher, WVU Statler College, (April 2021)
• Best Presentation in Session, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), (February 2019)
• WVU President Gordon Gee's Outstanding Teacher Visit, West Virginia University, (September 2018)
• WVU Medal (Values Coin) of Recognition for Mountaineer Values of Service, Curiosity, Respect, Accountability and Appreciation, West Virginia University, (August 2018)
• Faculty Award for Distinction in Undergraduate Research Mentoring, WVU Office of Undergraduate Research, (May 2018)
• PSE 2018 Young Researcher Award, Process Systems Engineering Conference and National Science Foundation, (May 2018)
• Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., (February 2018)
• Faculty Award for Distinction in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Finalist, WVU Office of Undergraduate Research, (May 2017)
• Statler College Researcher of the Year Award, WVU Statler College, (April 2017)
• Faculty Early Career Development Program Award from NSF (NSF-CAREER Award), National Science Foundation (NSF), (March 2017)
• ACS-PRF Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Award, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF), (May 2016)
• Best Presentation in Session, American Control Conference (ACC), (June 2014)
• O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award, American Control Conference (ACC), (November 2013)

Palanki, Srinivas (Professor)

• Certificate in Management and Leadership in Education, Harvard University (2018)
• IICT-Avon's Padmashree Dr. G.S. Sidhu CHEMCON Distinguished Speaker Award (2012)
• University of South Alabama Outstanding Faculty Member Award (2011)
• Olivia Rambo McGlothren National Alumni Outstanding Scholar Award (2011)
• University of South Alabama College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award (2011)
• Academic Leadership Class of the University of South Alabama (2010)
• DAAD Science Tour Award, Germany (2010)
• BIRS Workshop on Control and Optimization with Constraints, Banff, Canada (2010)
• Hetero Drugs Professor G S Laddha CHEMCON Distinguished Speaker Award (2005)
• Computers and Chemical Engineering Best Paper Award (2004)
• FRAP: FAMU Faculty Research Award (2002)
• FSU SUCCEED Teaching Award (2000)
• Florida State University College of Engineering Research Award (2000)
• Florida State University Department of Chemical Engineering Research Incentive Award (1999, 2000)
• NSF Research Initiation Award (1994)
• Chemical Engineering Graduate Fellowship (1986 - 1992)
• National Talent Search Scholar (1980 - 1986)

Sanyal, Oishi (Assistant Professor)

• Participant - NAE Frontiers of Engineering Symposium 2021, National Academy of Engineering, (September 22, 2021 - September 24, 2021)

• Featured Article, Biophysics Reviews, (November 2020)
  
• Donald Crawford Graduate Faculty Mentoring Award, University of Idaho, (January 2020)
• University Award of Excellence: Research and Creativity Award, University of Idaho, (January 2020)
• Excellence in Advising Award, University of Idaho, (December 2019)
• Presidential Award for Excellence in Engineering Mentoring Award, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, (December 2019)
• Featured Article, Applied Physics Reviews, (October 2019)
• GUMSHOE Mentee Award, Grantwriting Uncovered: Maximizing Strategies, Help, Opportunity, Experience’ Program, (January 2019)
• NIH Mentee Award, Grantwriting Uncovered: Maximizing Strategies, Help, Opportunity, Experience’ Program, (April 2016)
• Faculty Award of Excellence, Alumni Association at University of Idaho, (November 2015)
• Innovative Engineering Educator, Frontiers of Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering, (October 2015)
• 2015 Engineering Inclusive Teaching (EIT): Faculty Professional Development Inclusive Educator Award, Women in Engineering Proactive Network (WEPAN), (May 2015)
• 2015 National Effective Teaching Institute, ASEE, (April 2015)
• No. 5 most cited article in 2011, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, (October 2012)