Civil and Environmental Engineering | 1999 Summary of Engineering Research
AWARDS AND HONORS
- Daniel P. Abrams
- Alfredo H-S. Ang, Emeritus
- Mark A. Aschheim
- R. F. Benekohal
- LeRoy T. Boyer, Emeritus
- William G. Buttlar
- Samuel H. Carpenter
- Mark M. Clark
- Edward J. Cording
- Barry J. Dempsey
- Robert H. Dodds, Jr.
- J. Wayland Eheart
- Ben B. Ewing, Emeritus
- Douglas A. Foutch
- Marcelo H. García
- German R. Gurfinkel
- William J. Hall, Emeritus
- John D. Haltiwanger, Emeritus
- Neil M. Hawkins
- Alfred J. Hendron, Jr., Emeritus
- Edwin E. Herricks
- Moreland Herrin, Emeritus
- Keith D. Hjelmstad
- Clyde E. Kesler, Emeritus
- Praveen Kumar
- David A. Lange
- Susan M. Larson
- Jon C. Liebman, Emeritus
- James H. Long
- Benito J. Mariñas
- W. Hall C. Maxwell, Emeritus
- Gholamreza Mesri
- Roger A. Minear
- Barbara S. Minsker
- William H. Munse, Emeritus
- Joseph P. Murtha, Emeritus
- I. Dennis Parsons
- David A. Pecknold
- John T. Pfeffer, Emeritus
- Lutgarde Raskin
- Chris R. Rehmann
- Arthur R. Robinson, Emeritus
- Mark J. Rood
- William C. Schnobrich, Emeritus
- Chester P. Siess, Emeritus
- Vernon L. Snoeyink
- Timothy D. Stark
- Leslie J. Struble
- Marshall R. Thompson, Emeritus
- Erol Tutumluer
- Albert J. Valocchi
- William H. Walker
- Yi-Kwei Wen
- Kam W. Wong
- Ben C. Yen
- J. Francis Young
Daniel P. Abrams
William and Flora Hewlett Fellowship, 1989
Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1992
Scalzi Research Award, The Masonry Society, 1997
President's Award, The Masonry Society, 1997
Hanson Engineers Professorship in Civil Engineering,
U of I, 1997
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Alfredo H-S. Ang, Emeritus
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Past President, International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability
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Mark A. Aschheim
General Electric Scholar Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1997
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R. F. Benekohal
Chi Epsilon Faculty Honor Member, U of I, 1989
Certificate of Appreciation, Illinois Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1989
IBM Innovations Award for Teaching, U of I Educational Technologies Board, 1991
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1991, 1993
Arthur M. Wellington Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993
Advisors' List for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1994
Phi Kappa Phi Faculty Honor Member, 1994
Honory Professorship in Transportation Engineering, Harbin University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China
Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Mentoring of Graduate Students (finalist), U of I Graduate College, 1997
Past President's Award, Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1998
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LeRoy T. Boyer, Emeritus
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1989
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William G. Buttlar
Walter J. Emmons Award, Runner-up, Best Technical Paper and Presentation, Journal of the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, 1996
Outstanding Poster Award, 8th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, International Society of Asphalt Pavements, 1997
General Electric Scholar Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1997
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Samuel H. Carpenter
D. Grant Mickle Award, Transportation Research Board, 1989
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, College of Engineering, U of I, 1992
Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1994
Advisors' Lists for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1997
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Mark M. Clark
National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1988
Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1990
NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1990
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1990, 1991
Incomplete List of Faculty Ranked as Excellent by Their Students, U of I, 1996
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Edward J. Cording
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Hogentogler Award, American Society for Testing and Materials, 1976
Thomas Middlebrooks Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985
Martin S. Kapp Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993
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Barry J. Dempsey
Stanley H. Pierce Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1980
Kent Faculty Travel Award, U of I, 1983
K. B. Woods Award, Transportation Research Board, 1979, 1987
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1989, 1992
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Robert H. Dodds, Jr.
Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty Achievement Award, U of I, 1990
Walter L. Huber Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1991
N. M. Newmark Professor of Civil Engineering, U of I, 1997-
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J. Wayland Eheart
Distinguished Professor Award, Council for International Exchange Scholars, 1988
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Ben B. Ewing, Emeritus
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
Past President, American Association of Professional Sanitary Engineers
Diplomate, American Academy of Environmental Engineers
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Douglas A. Foutch
Arthur M. Wellington Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990
Halliburton Award for Engineering Education Leadership, U of I College of Engineering, 1992
Norman Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992
Arthur M. Wellington Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998
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Marcelo H. García
Hokkaido River Institute Lectureship, Japan, 1990
MUCIA International Development Travel Grant, 1992
National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1992
Invited Professor, Institute di Idraulica, University of Genoa, Italy, 1993
Invited Professor, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina, 1995
Guest Lecturer, University of Essen, Germany, 1995
MUCIA International Program Development Award, Argentina, 1995
Karl Emil Hilgard Hydraulic Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1996
Advisors' List for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1997
Invited Professor, California Institute of Technology, 1997
Walter L. Huber Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998
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German R. Gurfinkel
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
First Prize, Bridge Design Competition, Commission for National Development of Cuba, 1959
Danforth Teacher Award, Danforth Foundation, 1964
James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation, Nine Awards, 1973, 1977-83, 1988
Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, Three Awards for Innovative Design, 1981, 1984, 1989
Special Recognition, Technical Council on Forensic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988
Certificate of Achievement, U.S. Army in Europe, 1990
Outstanding Civil Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award, U of I Student Chapter, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1991, 1995
Harriet and Charles Luckman Undergraduate Distinguished Teaching Award, U of I, 1992
Outstanding Civil Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award, U of I Student Chapter, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995
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William J. Hall, Emeritus
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Honorary Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Nathan M. Newmark Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984
Howard Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1984
Distinguished Engineering Service Award, University of Kansas School of Engineering, 1986
Senior University Scholar, U of I, 1986
C. Martin Duke Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1990
John Parmer Award, Structural Engineers Association of Illinois, 1990
Norman Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992
Daniel C. Drucker Tau Beta Pi Eminent Faculty Award,
U of I College of Engineering, 1993
Houser Medal, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 1998
National Honor Member, Chi Epsilon, 1998
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John D. Haltiwanger, Emeritus
Public Service Commendation, U.S. Coast Guard, 1994
Distinguished Visiting Professor, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1977-78
Bliss Medal, Society of American Military Engineers, 1981
Meritorious Public Service Award, U.S. Coast Guard, 1984
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1989
Stanley H. Pierce Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1990
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Neil M. Hawkins
Edward Noyes Prize, Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1965
Wason Medal for Research, American Concrete Institute, 1969
State-of-the-Art Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1974
Raymond C. Reese Structural Research Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1976
Raymond C. Reese Award, American Concrete Institute, 1978, 1981
UNESCO Distinguished Visiting Scientist, International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, BRI, MOC, Japan, 1988
T. Y. Lin Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988
Structural Research Award, American Concrete Institute, 1991
Charles C. Zollman Award, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, 1994
Joe W. Kelly Award, American Concrete Institute, 1996
Erskine Scholar, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 1997
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Alfred J. Hendron, Jr., Emeritus
Member, National Academy of Engineering
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Edwin E. Herricks
Fulbright Distinguished Professor, Yugoslavia
Universities Council on Water Research, Education and Public Services Award in Water Resources, 1992
Guest Professor, University of Essen, Germany
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1992, 1993, 1998
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Moreland Herrin, Emeritus
Past President, Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists
Man-of-the-Year Award, Illinois Asphalt Paving Association, 1985
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Keith D. Hjelmstad
NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1987
Alfred Noble Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1987
University Scholar, U of I, 1993
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1993
Advisor's List for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1995
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Clyde E. Kesler, Emeritus
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
Honorary Member and Past President, American Concrete Institute
Honorary Member, Wire Reinforcement Institute
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Praveen Kumar
NASA New Young Investigator Award, 1996
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David A. Lange
NSF CAREER Award, 1996
Narbey Khachaturian Faculty Scholar, U of I Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998
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Susan M. Larson
Lilly Endowment Teaching Fellowship, 1989
Everitt Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1991
NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1991
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1993
Finalist, Harriet and Charles Luckman Undergraduate Distinguished Teaching Award, U of I, 1993
Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1994
Advisor's List for Excellence in Advising, U of I College of Engineering, 1995
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Jon C. Liebman, Emeritus
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Daniel L. and Irma Evans Visiting Distinguished Lecturer, University of Washington, 1988
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1989
Outstanding Civil Engineering Teacher Award, U of I Student Chapter, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1976, 1986, 1996
Rose Award for Teaching Excellence, U of I College of Engineering, 1997
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James H. Long
Shell Faculty Award, 1987
Newmark Scholar Award, U of I, 1991-92
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Benito J. Mariñas
Abraham Rosenberg Research Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 1984
University of California Regents Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 1986, 1987
Harold Munson Outstanding Teacher Award, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1992
Ross Judson Buck '07 Outstanding Counselor Award, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1992
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W. Hall C. Maxwell, Emeritus
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow, International Water Resources Association
Editorial Award, International Water Resources Association, 1994
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Gholamreza Mesri
Fellowship, Royal Norwegian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1970
Visiting NTNF Senior Scientist, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, 1981
Visiting Senior Scientist, National Defense Academy of Japan, 1988
Norman Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1988
Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992
Visiting Renowned Foreign Scholar and Scientist, Republic of China, 1994
Kersten Lecture, Minnesota Geotechnical Society, 1997
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Roger A. Minear
Faculty Achievement Award, College of Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1977
Tennessee Tomorrow Professor Award, College of Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1980
American Water Works Association, adviser of student (J. C. Bird) receiving Academic Achievement Award for Best Master's Thesis, 1980
Past President, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, 1980
Armour T. Granger Professorship in Engineering, University of Tennessee, 1983
American Water Works Association, adviser of student (C. M. Morrow) receiving Academic Achievement Award for Best Master's Thesis, 1984
First Distinguished Service Award, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors, 1984
Distinguished Service Award, Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1985
Certificate of Merit for co-authorship of paper, Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1991, 1992, 1993
Commander's Award for Distinguished Public Service, U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, 1993
Universities Council on Water Resources, adviser of student (M. A. Nanny) receiving first place award for outstanding water resources dissertation, 1995
Guest Professorship, Department of Environmental Science, Nankai University, China, 1996
Visiting Research Scholar, Laboratory for the Control of Environmental Micropollutants, Kyoto University, Japan, 1996
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Barbara S. Minsker
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1998
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William H. Munse, Emeritus
Honorary Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Honor Member, Chi Epsilon, U of I
Special Citation Award, American Institute for Steel Construction, 1988 (with E. H. Gaylord)
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Joseph P. Murtha, Emeritus
U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Commander's Award for Distinguished Public Service, 1989
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1989
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I. Dennis Parsons
NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1991
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David A. Pecknold
Outstanding Civil Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award, U of I Student Chapter, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1978, 1992
Outstanding Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 1997
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John T. Pfeffer, Emeritus
Illinois Association of Sanitary Districts Trustee Service Award, 1989
J. J. James R. Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1993
Clarence W. Klassen Award, Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, 1991
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Lutgarde Raskin
National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award, 1994
Fellow, U of I Center for Advanced Study, 1996
Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1997
Montgomery Watson and Association for Environmental Engineering Professors, adviser of student (M. Griffin) receiving second prize in the M.S. Thesis Competition, 1997
Narbey Khachaturian Faculty Scholar, U of I Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1998
Illinois Water Environment Association, advisor of student (Francis de los Reyes) receiving Best Student Paper Award, 1998
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Chris R. Rehmann
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Post-Doctoral Scholarship, 1996
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Arthur R. Robinson, Emeritus
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1969
Moisseiff Award, American Society of Civil Engineers (with Harry H. West), 1970
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Mark J. Rood
Valle Scholarship, 1985
Exxon Award, 1986
Past Treasurer and Executive Board Member, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1991, 1993, 1994
Adviser to graduate students winning national writing/poster competition, Air and Waste Management Association and American Chemical Society, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997 (2) (Yuan, Simek, Chang, Cal, Wood, Graf, Brady, Lehmann, and Strickler)
Adviser to J. Wood, recipient of 2nd Place, National Montgomery-AEEP Master's Thesis Award, 1992
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William C. Schnobrich, Emeritus
Fellow, American Concrete Institute
Senior U.S. Scientist Award, Alexander Von Humbolt Foundation, Germany
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Chester P. Siess, Emeritus
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Honorary Member and Past President, American Concrete Institute
Honorary Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Engineering Hall of Distinction, Louisiana State University
National Honor Member, Chi Epsilon
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Vernon L. Snoeyink
Member, National Academy of Engineering
Past President, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors
Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, U of I, 1983
Nalco-AEEP Award for Significant Chemical Research in Industrial Waste Treatment, 1981
William L. Everitt Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, U of I College of Engineering, 1982, 1998
Outstanding Civil Engineering Teacher Award, U of I ASCE Student Chapter, 1982
Best Paper Award, Research Division, American Water Works Association, 1983
Fuller Award, American Water Works Association, 1986
Best Paper Award, Illinois Section, American Water Works Association, 1987
Association Research Award, American Water Works Association, 1988
Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Thomas R. Camp Lecture, 1989
Halliburton Engineering Education Leadership Award,
U of I College of Engineering, 1990
American Water Works Association, adviser of student (I. Najm) receiving the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, 1992
American Water Works Association, adviser of student (F. Cannon) receiving second prize in the Ph.D. Thesis Competition, 1994
Distinguished Monsanto Lecturer, Purdue University, 1994
Samuel Arnold Greeley Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995
Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award,
U of I College of Engineering, 1996
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Timothy D. Stark
Outstanding College of Engineering Professor, San Diego State University, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, 1989
Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Award by President of San Diego State University, 1990
Timeos Award, Outstanding Assistant Professor at San Diego State University, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, 1990
Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1991
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Summer Research Fellow, U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss., 1988, 1991
Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1992
Xerox Award for Faculty Research, U of I College of Engineering, 1993
William J. and Elaine F. Hall Scholar Award, U of I Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1994-96
DOW Outstanding New Faculty Award, American Society for Engineering Education, 1994
News Correspondent Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1995
Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1998
University Scholar, U of I, 1998-2001
Outstanding Section Campus Representative Award, Illinois/Indiana Section, American Society for Engineering Education, 1998
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Leslie J. Struble
Fellow, American Ceramic Society
NSF Young Investigator Award, 1992
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Marshall R. Thompson, Emeritus
Ronald D. Kenyon Research and Education Award, National Asphalt Pavement Association Research and Education Foundation, 1997
Distinguished Research Award, Aggregates Foundation for Technology, Research, and Education, 1998
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Erol Tutumluer
General Electric Scholar, U of I, 1997
Certificate of Recognition, Engineering Education Scholars Program, 1997
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Albert J. Valocchi
NATO Fellowship, Visiting Lecturer, Summer School on Environmental Dynamics, Venice, Italy, 1990
Invited Lecturer, NATO Advanced Study Institute on Migration and Fate of Pollutants in Soils and Subsoils, 1992
Danish Research Academy Fellowship to support a visiting professorship at the Technical University of Denmark, 1993
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William H. Walker
Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Advising,
U of I College of Engineering, 1989
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Yi-Kwei Wen
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1986
Moisseiff Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1986
Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1986, 1996
Research Prize, International Association of Structural Safety and Reliability, 1997
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Kam W. Wong
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1971
Talbert Abrams Award, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 1971
Outstanding Teacher Award, U of I Student Chapter, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985
Meritorious Service Award, American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 1994
Talbert Abrams Award, Honorable Mention, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 1996
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Ben C. Yen
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow, International Water Resources Association
Fulbright Distinguished Senior Lecture Award, 1988
National Science Council (Taiwan) Distinguished Lectureship, 1989
Member, Center for Advanced Studies, University of Virginia, 1988-91
National Science Council (Taiwan) Distinguished Professorship, 1992
Honorary Distinguished Professor, Hohai University, China, 1994
Best Technical Note Award, American Society of Civil Engineers Hydraulics Division, 1994
Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Ven Te Chow Memorial Lecture Award, International Water Resources Association, 1996
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J. Francis Young
Fellow, American Ceramic Society
Fellow, American Concrete Institute
Bruanauer Award, Cements Division, American Ceramic Society, 1988
Copeland Award, American Ceramic Society, 1992
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Civil and Environmental Engineering | 1999 Summary of Engineering Research