2008 Plenary Address (delivered at Solar PACES Biennial 2008 conference, March, 7, Las Vegas, NV)
2007 Plenary Address (delivered at CHEMECA 2007, September, 25, Melbourne, Australia)
2007 Keynote Address (delivered at CHEMECA 2007, September, 24, Melbourne, Australia)
2007 Invited Keynote Presentation (delivered at EuroCVD16, The Hague, Netherlands, September 18, 2007)
2007 University of Colorado Physical Sciences Company of the Year Award (ALD NanoSolutions, Inc.)
2006 University of Colorado Distinguished Engineering Alumni (DEA) Award
2006 Inducted into University of Colorado at Boulder “Pinnacles of Inventorship” Group
2006 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award (ALD NanoSolutions, Inc.)
2005 Best Paper Award (U.S. Best Zone Paper, ASEE)
2005 Keynote Address (Chemical Reactor Engineering X, Zacatecas, Mexico)
2005 University of Colorado College of Engineering and Applied Science Faculty Research Award
2005 University of Colorado Boulder Faculty Assembly Research, Scholarly and Creative Work Award
2005 United States Department of Energy Hydrogen Program R&D Award
2004 University of Colorado at Boulder Inventor of the Year Award
2004 R&D 100 Award
2004 Best Paper Award (U.S.Western Region, ASEE)
2004 Best Paper Award (Solar 2004 National Conference, Portland)
2004 Best Paper Award (Rocky Mountain ASEE Meeting)
2004 Fellow of the AIChE
2004 Keynote Address (PARTEC2004, Nuremberg, Germany)
2002 Best Paper Award (11th International Solar PACES, Zurich)
2002 Outstanding AIChE National Student Chapter Award (Advisor)
2002 University of Colorado Faculty Fellowship
2002 Left Hand Laurel Community Service Award (Niwot, CO)
2000 & 2001 Faculty Mentor Award (awarded by graduating seniors)
2001 Special Teaching Recognition Award (awarded by graduating seniors)
1997 AIChE Particle Technology Forum Fluidized Process Recognition Award
1996 Mid-Michigan AIChE Distinguished Service Award
1995 Dow Chemical Company Excellence in Science Award
1994 Dow Chemical Company Ceramics Technology Leadership Special Recognition Award
1993 Dow Chemical Company Research Inventor of the Year Award
1993 Dow Chemical Company Ceramics Milestone Award
1993 Mid-Michigan AIChE Professional Progress Award
1992 Mid-Michigan Sigma Xi “Best Published Scientific Paper of the Year Award”
1991 Distinguished Young Engineering Alumnus (University of Cincinnati)
1990 Dow Chemical Company Spangenberg Ceramics Founder's Award
1989 Dow Chemical Company Ceramics Milestone Award
1976 Herman Schneider Medal (University of Cincinnati College of Engineering)
