Awards

  • Ranked among the world’s top 2% of all independently cited researchers by Stanford University, 2023.
  • Auburn Author Award, 2018
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, AU Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering (2007-2008, 2008-2009)
  • Auburn University Alumni Professor Award (1999-2004)
  • AU College of Engineering Birdsong Merit Teaching Award (2000)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, AU Department of Textile Engineering (1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003)
  • Auburn Alumni Engineering Council Senior Faculty Research Award (1999)
  • National Science Foundation, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (1996-2000)
  • The George Goldfinger Award, North Carolina State University, College of Textiles (1991) “Presented to the graduate of the North Carolina State University, College of Textiles, Fiber and Polymer Science Program who was judged to have submitted the most outstanding Ph.D. thesis over the past two years". 
Last Updated: Sep 01, 2023