Faculty Awards

2011

• Burcu Akinci: Burcu Akinci was named Professor of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pittsburgh Section. This award is given for outstanding teaching ability and significant contributions toward improving professional aspects of civil engineering education.
• Jacobo Bielak: Jacobo Bielak was named a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This honor is given to those ASCE members who have attained acknowledged eminence in some branch of engineering or in the arts and sciences related thereto, including the fields of engineering education and construction.
• Chris Hendrickson: Chris Hendrickson was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for leadership and contributions in transportation and green design engineering. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
• Greg Lowry: Greg Lowry received the Steven J. Fenves Award for Systems Research, presented anually to individuals for their contributions to systems research in areas that are relevant to the Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering and the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES).

2010

• Jacobo Bielak: Jacobo Bielak was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, for advancing knowledge and methods in earthquake engineering and in regional-scale seismic motion simulation. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

• Burcu Akinci and Lucio Soibelman: Burcu Akinci and Lucio Soibelman received the "Bringing the World into the Classroom: ACE Award to Recognize Innovative Use of Technology to Promote Internationalism" from the American Council on Education (ACE). This award was based on their development and teaching of the International Collaborative Construction Management (ICCM) Course, one of the original courses in The Global Course Initiative organized by Vice Provost Indira Nair and funded with support provided by President Jared Cohon.
• David Dzombak: David Dzombak was named University Professor at Carnegie Mellon, the highest academic distinction university faculty members can acheive. He was also named the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Distinguished Lecturer for the 2010-2011 academic year. He will present 14-16 lecturers at university around the United States during Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.
• Irving Oppenheim: Irving Oppenheim was named Professor of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pittsburgh Section. This award is given for outstanding teaching ability and significant contributions toward improving professional aspects of civil engineering education.
• Lucio Soibelman: Lucio Soibelman received the 2010 American Society of Civil Engineers Computing in Civil Engineering Award. This internationally competitive award was established to recognize outstanding achievements and contributions in the use of computers in the practice of civil engineering

2009

• Jacobo Bielak: Jacobo Bielak was named University Professor at Carnegie Mellon, the highest academic distinction university faculty members can acheive. The title is awarded on the basis of national or international recognition for research and other scholarly activities.
• Cliff Davidson: Cliff Davidson was selected as the recipient of the William H. and Frances S. Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching. This award is given annually to a full-time faculty member at Carnegie Mellon who has demonstrated unusual devotion and effectiveness in teaching undergraduate or graduate students.
• James Garrett: James Garrett was elected a fellow of the ASCE. Fellows occupy ASCE's second-highest membership grade, and fellow status must be attained by professional accomplishments via application and election by the Membership Application Review Committee.
• Chris Hendrickson: Chris Hendrickson was honored with Carnegie Mellon's Faculty Service Award, given by the Alumni Association in recognition of his commitment to the support, education and mentorship of Civil and Environmental Engineering alumni.
• Greg Lowry: Greg Lowry received the ASCE Walter L. Huber Prize, given for notable achievements in research related to civil engineering, with preference given to younger ASCE members of early accomplishment. He also was honored with the Malcolm Pirnie/AEESP Frontier in Research Award, given to recognize an environmental engineering or science professor who has advanced the environmental and engineering field through recognized research leadership and pioneering efforts in a new and innovative research area.
• Jeanne VanBriesen: Jeanne VanBriesen has been named the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pittsburgh Section's Professor of the Year. This award is given for outstanding teaching ability and significant contributions toward improving professional aspects of civil engineering education. She also was the recipient of the McGraw-Hill/AEESP Award for Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering & Science, given to honor a faculty member who has made substantive contributions directly through class-oriented teaching.

2008

• Burcu Akinci: Burcu Akinci was selected as the winner of the Outstanding Early Researcher Award given by FIATECH. FIATECH established the CETI, Celebration of Engineering Technology and Innovation, awards in 2006 to to recognize significant achievements in new and emerging technology research, development, deployment and implementation throughout the life cycle of a capital project.
• Jacobo Bielak: Jacobo Bielak has been elected as a Corresponding Member of the Mexican Academy of Engineering. It is one of the highest honors that an engineer can receive in Mexico. Professor Bielak was elected because of his contributions to computational science and engineering with application to earthquake engineering and engineering seismology.
• Cliff Davidson: Cliff Davidson was selected as a Fellow of the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). The status was awarded in recognition of his many years of significant contributions to aerosol science and technology and to the society.
• David Dzombak: David Dzombak was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He was elected to the Academy for the development of models used in evaluating chemical behavior in water quality engineering and environmental remediation. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. 

2007

• Burcu Akinci: ASCE Walter L. Huber Prize - For outstanding and real contributions in construction engineering and management. She has pioneered the integration of design information with as-built information, collected from construction sites using sensors, to support better management of construction projects

• Cliff Davidson: Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) – Outstanding Educator Award

• James Garrett: ASCE Professor of the Year, Pittsburgh Section - Awarded for outstanding teaching ability and significant contributions toward improving professional aspects of civil engineering education; Steven J. Fenves Award for Systems Research – CIT - The Steven J. Fenves Award for Systems Research will be presented to one or more individuals within CMU every year who have made a significant contribution to Systems research in areas relevant to ICES.

• Chris Hendrickson: Honorary Member – ASCE - An Honorary Member is a person who has attained acknowledged eminence in some branch of engineering or in the arts and sciences related thereto, including the fields of engineering education and construction.

• Scott Matthews: Laudise Prize – International Society for Industrial Ecology -  For significant contributions to industrial ecology by a young scientist or engineer (under 36 years of age) of outstanding ability.

• Irving Oppenheim: Benjamin Richard Teare Teaching Award – CIT - The B.R. Teare Teaching Award is made to a faculty member within the Carnegie Institute of Technology in recognition of excellence in engineering education.

• Jeanne VanBriesen: Professional Research Award, Pennsylvania Water Environment Association - The award honors outstanding research in support of the PWEA mission, which is focused on municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and stormwater management.