Awards and Honors

Awards

AwardYearInstitution
Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award2011UNC Charlotte
Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Fellowship2010-2011Fulbright Scholar Program
Maxheim Faculty Fellowship2001-2002College of Engineering, UNC Charlotte
Graduate Teaching Award2002-2003College of Engineering, UNC Charlotte
Tau Beta Phi Award Excellence in Teaching2000-2001UNC Charlotte
Tau Beta Phi Award for Excellence in Teaching1997-1998UNC Charlotte
J.O. Smith Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Student1994University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Nominated for the 2009 Faculty International Education Award2009UNC Charlotte
Nominated for the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award2007College of Engineering, UNC Charlotte
Nominated for the Alcoa Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award1999College of Engineering, UNC Charlotte

Honors

HonorYear
Vice Chair of the ASME-AMD Committee of Material Processing and Manufacturing2009-2011
Member of the International Scientific Committee, Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies Conference, Paris, France2010
Invited Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bengalooru, India2009
Member of Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society2009-present