Honors and Awards
  • CAREERNSF Faculty Early Career Development Award” (2000-2005)

  • USF Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Award (2004)

  • USF President Faculty Excellence Award (2003)

  • Cluster Director, ‘Advanced Materials, Alabama NASA EPSCoR (1994-2000)

  • USF Research and Creative Scholarship Award (2001)

  • DOE EPSCoR Young Investigator Award (1996-1997)

  • Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (1996)

  • NSF EPSCoR Young Investigator Award (1996-1997)

  • National Research Council Twining Fellowship Award (1997-1999)

  • International Metallurgical Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Mu (1990)

  • National Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi (1989)

  • NCSU Graduate Fellowship (1989-1991)

  • Recipient of the “National Merit Scholarship’ from the Government of India” (1981-1985)