| 2007 | Outstanding Researcher Award of the College of Engineering at the University of Akron. |
| 2006 | Distinguished Alumni Award, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan. |
| 1998 | Louis A. Hill Award for the outstanding achievement. College of Engineering at the University of Akron. |
| 1998 | Chemstress Outstanding Teacher Award of the College of Engineering at the University of Akron. |
| 1996 | Outstanding Researcher Award of the College of Engineering at the University of Akron. |
| 1985 | “Coull Award” for the outstanding scholastic achievement in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at University of Pittsburgh. |
| 1985 | “University Scholar” for the outstanding performance in the Graduate Program at University of Pittsburgh. |