Awards Received

National (US)

• National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2005.
• DuPont Young Professor Award, 2005.
• Honor Roll Referee, Journal of Membrane Science, 2005.
• National Science Foundation Fellowship to Attend a Short Course on Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, and Green Manufacturing for Creating Sustainable Technologies, Northwestern University, 2005.
• Who's Who in America 2004, The Marquis Who's Who Publication Board.
• American Water Works Association's First Place 2002 Academic Achievement Award for Best Dissertation, 2002.
• Journal of Environmental Engineering Editor's Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2001.
• Best Research Paper Presentation Award, Symposium: Nanotechnology in Catalysis, ACS 221 National Meeting, April 1-5, 2001, San Diego, California.
• Certificate of Merit Award for First Paper Presentation, American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, ACS 222nd National Meeting, August 26-31, Chicago, 2001.
• Recognition as a Member of Good Standing by ACS President, American Chemical Society, 2001.
• Graduate Student Research Paper Award for Excellence in Research and Presentation in Environmental Science, Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2001.
• Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies in Environmental Science, Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2001.
• AIChE Best Student Poster Paper (co-author), Materials Science and Eng. Division, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nov. 1996, Chicago, IL.
• Gerondelis Foundation Award, Tufts University, 1992-94.

National (Greece)

• Hellenic National Scholarship Foundation (I.K.Y.) Fellowship, Greece, 1986-91.
• Hellenic National Scholarship Foundation (I.K.Y.) Award for Excellent Performance, Greece, 1988-91.

State (Ohio)

• Ohio American Water Works Association (OAWWA), Research Paper Award, OAWWA Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, August 29, 2001.
• Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA), First Place Student Research Paper Award and Presentation, 75th Annual OWEA Conference, Dayton, Ohio, June 25-28, 2001.

University of Cincinnati

• 2003-2004 Distinguished Junior Faculty Research Award, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 2004.
• Dr. Pasquale V. and Flora Jean Scarpino and Family Award for The Best Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, Environmental Engineering Division, University of Cincinnati, 2001.

GROUP: Awards and Honors of graduate and Undergraduate Students

National (US)

• Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies in Environmental Science, (with my advisee Hyeok Choi) Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, January 2005.
• Graduate Student Research Paper Award for Excellence in Research and Presentation in Environmental Science, (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis) Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 2004.
• Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies in Environmental Science, (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis) Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, January 2004.
• Robert Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis), Water Environment Federation, June 2003.
• Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid Research Award for the Proposal "Novel Chemical Oxidation Process For Water Purification" (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis), Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, January 2003.
• Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid Research Award for the Proposal "Use of Water-Immiscible Room Temperature Ionic Liquids for Extraction and In-situ Destruction of Halogenated Organics" (with my advisee Qiaolin Yang), Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, January 2003.
• Certificate of Merit Award for First Paper Presentation (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis), American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, ACS 223rd National Meeting, April 7-11, Orlando, Florida, 2002.
• Gerondelis Foundation Scholarship (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis), 2001.
• Gerondelis Foundation Scholarship (with my advisee Evangelia Bekou), 2001.

State (Ohio)

• Ohio American Water Works Association (OAWWA), Selected as one of the three winners for the Research Paper Award and Presentation (with my advisee Rachel Copeland), 67th AWWA Ohio Section (OAWWA) Annual Conference, September 19-22, 2005, Columbus, Ohio.
• Ohio American Water Works Association (OAWWA), Best Poster Paper Award (with my advisee Rachel Copeland), OAWWA Annual Conference, Toledo, Ohio, September 14-17, 2004.
• Ohio American Water Works Association (OAWWA), Selected as one of the three winners for the Research Paper Award and Presentation (with my advisee Yongjun Chen), OAWWA Annual Conference, Toledo, Ohio, September 14-17, 2004.
• Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA), First Place Student Research Paper Award and Presentation (with my advisee Qiaolin Yang), 76th Annual Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA) Conference, Dayton, Ohio, June 25-28, 2002.
• Ohio American Water Works Association (OAWWA), Selected as one of the three finalists for the Research Paper Award and Presentation (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis). OAWWA Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio, September 16-19, 2002.
• Ohio American Water Works Association (OAWWA), Selected as one of the three finalists for the Research Paper Award and Presentation (with my advisee Arturo A. Burbano), OAWWA Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio, September 16-19, 2002.
• Ohio American Water Works Association (OAWWA), Second Place Student Research Paper Award and Presentation (with my advisee Arturo A. Burbano), OAWWA Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, August 29,2001.

University of Cincinnati

• Rindsberg Memorial Fellowship, (with my advisee Hyeok Choi), 2005, College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati.
• Poster Award (2nd prize) for REU Summer Students of the NSF REU Site Program in Membrane Sciences (with my advisee Anna Sofranko, visiting student from the University of Virginia), 2005, University of Cincinnati.
• University Summer Research Fellowship (with my advisee Hyeok Choi), 2005, University of Cincinnati.
• Best Poster Student Award "Applications of Advanced Oxidation Technologies in Water Purification: Removal and Industrial Microbial Toxins" (with my advisee Maria Antoniou), The 2004 Ralph and Helen Oesper Symposium, University of Cincinnati, October 15-16, 2004.
• Dr. Pasquale V. and Flora Jean Scarpino and Family Award for The Best Master Thesis (with my advisee Qiaolin Yang), Environmental Engineering Division, University of Cincinnati, June 2004.
• Richard C. Wigger Scholarship, (with my advisee Hyeok Choi) Environmental Engineering Division, University of Cincinnati, June 2004.
• University Summer Research Fellowship (with my advisee Hyeok Choi), 2004, University of Cincinnati.
• University of Cincinnati's Distinguished Dissertation Award for Physical Sciences and Engineering for the 2004-2005 academic year (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis), May 2004, University of Cincinnati.
• UC Graduate Students-Emblems of Excellence (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis), featured in the presentation of Dr. Howard Jackson, Vice President for Research and University Dean of Advanced Studies as one of UC graduate students that are performing outstanding research, Graduate Recruitment Weekend, March 7-8, 2003.
• University Summer Research Fellowship (with my advisee Hyeok Choi), 2003, University of Cincinnati.
• Rindsberg Memorial Fellowship, (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis), 2002, College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati.
• University Summer Research Fellowship (with my advisee George P. Anipsitakis), 2002, University of Cincinnati.
• John David Eye Fellowship (with my advisee Arturo A. Burbano), 2001, University of Cincinnati.
• University Summer Research Fellowship (with my advisee Arturo A. Burbano), 2001, University of Cincinnati.