Awards and Honors
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), 2020
- ASEE Benjamin Garver Lamme Award, National Award, 2020
- Chair-Elect, Engineering Section, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2020
- First Place CSHEMA National Award (Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association), Campus Leaders Who Care, 2020
- Particle Technology Lifetime Achievement Award, AIChE Division Award, Particle Technology Forum, 2019
- Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award, Purdue University, 2019
- National Academies’ Board of Chemical Sciences and Technology, Co-Chair, 2019 – Present
- Thomas and Donna Edgar CACHE Award for Excellence in Computing in Chemical Engineering Education, 2018
- William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award, McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program (African American and Hispanic Doctoral Fellowship Program), 2015
- Van Antwerpen Award for Service, AIChE Board of Directors National Award, 2015
- Thomas Baron Award for Research in Fluid-Particle Systems, AIChE Division Award, Particle Technology Forum, 2014
- National Academies’ Chemical Sciences Roundtable, Co-Chair, 2013-2018
- Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award, Purdue University, 2013
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
- Fulbright Senior Research Scholar, Australia, 2010-2011
- Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2010
- Board of Directors, Council for Chemical Research, 2010 – 2015
- Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), 2009
- National Academy of Engineering’s German-American Frontiers of Engineering Research Symposium, Program Participant, 2008
- Board of Directors, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2008 – 2011
- Featured Chemical Engineering Educator, Spring 2008 Issue of Chemical Engineering Education
- Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award, National ASEE Award, 2008
- Board of Directors, American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund, 2002 – 2008
- Fluidization Lectureship Research Award, AIChE Division Award, Particle Technology Forum, 2007
- National Academy of Engineering’s Engineering Education Committee, 2003-2006
- Eminent Overseas Lectureship Award, Institution of Engineers in Australia, 2004
- University Faculty Scholar Award, “Recognizes outstanding faculty who are on an accelerated path for academic distinction”, Purdue University, 2003
- National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Research Symposium, Program Participant, 2003
- Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education, National ASEE Award, 2003
- University Teaching for Tomorrow Award, Purdue University, 1999 – 2000
- Department Mentoring Award, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1999
- Chemical Engineering Department Teaching Award, University of Arizona, 1996
- Outstanding Paper Award, Society of Women Engineers National Conference, 1994
- Engineering Research Award, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Ladd Award for Excellence in Research, Carnegie Mellon University, 1993
- National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1991-1996
- University Teaching Award, Lafayette College, 1988 – 1989
- E.I. duPont Graduate Fellowship, 1983 – 1987
- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1983-1987
- First Place, National Polymer Science Competition, University of Akron, 1983
- AIChE Award (Indianapolis Section) for Outstanding Senior Group Design Project, 1983
- Olin Corporation Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 1982
- Society of Women Engineers, Purdue University Chapter: Top senior woman in engineering, 1983; Top junior woman in engineering, 1982; Top sophomore woman in engineering, 1981