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| Paper of the Year Award, Inhalation Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology (2004), for "Bioassay-Directed Fractionation, Physiochemical Characterization, and Pulmonary Toxicity of Automobile and Forklift Diesel Exhaust Particles in Mice," Environmental Health Perspectives, 112, 8: 820–825. |
| Science as a Christian Vocation Award, Daniel W. Martin Program, Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology, and the Christian Faith (2004) |
| Recognition Award, U.S. President's Clear Skies Initiative (2002) |
| Science Achievement Award in Engineering, National Society of Professional Engineers and American Society of Civil Engineers (2000) |
| Science and Technology Agency (STA) Fellowship, National Science Foundation and the U.S. Ministry of Education in Japan, for collaborative research on dioxin control at the National Institute for Research and Environment in Tsukuba, Japan (2000) |
| Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Fellowship, Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (2000) |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow |
| Dedicated Service Award, Solid Waste Processing Division, American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
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| Honorable Mention, Good Housekeeping Award for Women in Government (2004) |
| Award for Keynote Address at the 10th International Conference of Source Water Protection and Drinking Water Treatment Technology, National Taiwan University (2004) |
| Recognition for Service as Chapter President, Cincinnati Federal Environmental Chapter, Sigma Xi (Scientific Research Society) (2001–2003) |
| Best Paper Award, New York Section, American Water Works Association, for co-authoring "Riverbank Filtration – Improvements in Water Quality to Comply With Future Regulations" (2002) |
| Special Award, for improvement of urban storm water management and leadership, Urban Water Resources Research Council, American Society of Civil Engineers (2002) |
| State Biosolids Coordinators Plaque of Appreciation, 4th Annual State and EPA Joint Biosolids Workshop (2002) |
| Editor's Award, Journal of Environmental Engineering (2002) |
| Editor's Award, Journal of Environmental Engineering (2001) |
| Harvey Rosen Award for Best Paper, International Ozone Association, Ozone: Science and Engineering (2001) |
| Dean's Award for Excellence in Biological Graduate Study, University of South Carolina (2000) |
| Certificate of Recognition for Service, Membrane Processes Committee, American Water Works Association (2000) |
| Dexter Brackett Award for Best Paper, for "Reasons for Corrosion Control Other Than the Lead and Copper Rule," Journal of the New England Water Works Association (1999) |
| Martin Schalekamp Prize for Best Paper, International Water Services Association (1999) |
| National Excellence Award for Coastal and Ocean Resource Management, Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1999) |
| First Place, Masters Category, Student Paper Competition, Water Environment Federation (1999) |
| Special Recognition Award for Scientific Leadership, Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center Science Advisory Committee |
| Vice President's Hammer Award, for outstanding government service by the ETV Program |
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| Soil Science Professional Service Award (2002) |
| Vice President's Hammer Award, for outstanding government service by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation Work Group (1996) |
| American Society of Agronomy Fellow |
| Soil Science Society of America Fellow |
| Switzer Environmental Leadership Fellow |
| G. Evelyn Hutchinson Fellowship, Yale University |
| Cincinnati Federal Employee of the Year Award |
U.S. EPA Engineer of the Year Award, National Society of Professional Engineers
Editor's Choice, Science, for work published in Environmental Science and Technology 38, 18: 4782–4790 |
| Kentucky Governor's Environmental Excellence Award, presented to EPA and Waste Management, Inc. Landfill Bioreactor Team |
| Best Referee, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers |
| Iranian Award, for the paper "Determination of Individual Hydrocarbons in Tehran Refineries" |
| Top Poster Award, Environmental Sciences: Water, Gordon Research Conference |
| Founder's Award, National Committee of the International Association on Water |
| Most Outstanding Paper, Pollution Research and Control, Water Research |
| Environmental Award, Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies |
| Numerous Certificates of Merit, American Chemical Society |
| "R&D 100" Award-Winning Technology: Lasagna, Research and Development |
| J. James/R. Croes Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers |
| U.S. Department of Labor Superior Performance Award, Federal Health and Safety Board |
| Paper of the Year, National Asbestos Council, for "Evaluation Asbestos Report" |
| Graduate Assistant Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati |
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| Advisory Committee for U.S. Life Cycle Inventory Database project. (2001
– Present) |
| Advisory Committee to the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment.
(2001 – Present) |
| AIChE Sustainability Metrics Working Group (WG). (1996 –
Present) |
| American Chemical Society; Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Programming Chair (2004 - Present) |
| Chairman of Transportation Committee, Downtown Cincinnati,
Inc. Urban Development Advisory group (1997 - Present) |
| DuPont’s Bio-based Advisory Group. (2004 – Present) |
| External Advisory Board, Institute for Environmental Science
and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago (2002 - Present) |
| Impact Assessment and Measurement Group (1998 – Present) |
| Implementing the Los Angeles River Metals TMDL through Financial
Incentives, U.S. |
| International Life Cycle Panel for the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle
Initiative. (2001 – Present) |
| International Scientific Committee, Conference on Process Integration,
Modeling and Optimization for Energy Saving and Pollution
Reduction (PRESS) (2001- Present) |
| LCA into LEED for the US Green Building Council. (2004 –
Present) |
| Member, United Nations Education Science and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO), Data Requirements in Urban Hydrology, Writing Workgroup
(2005 - Present) |
| NIST’s Bio-based Advisory Group. (2002 – Present) |
| SETAC -Europe Working Groups (WGs) on LCIA. (1998 – Present) |
| U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO14000/TC 207. (1997 - Present) |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology, Alumni Leadership Award
(2007) |
| Elected as member of the Board of Governors for the International
Microwave Power Institute (2006) |
| Advisory Council for Consortium for Atlantic Regional Assessment
(2003-2006) |
| Workshop Planning Committee, U.S. EPA Research Planning Conference
on the Role of Wetlands in Water Quality Trading (2005-2006) |
| R and D 100 - Nomination (2006) |
| United Who’s Who; 2005 |
| Excellence in Government Fellow (2003-2004) |
| Exemplary Leadership in National Equal Employment Opportunity
Award - Group, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2004) |
| Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, American Council
for an Energy Efficient Economy, Panel Leader (2003) |
| Workgroup on Science for Sustainability, White House Office
of Science and Technology Policy (2002 - 2003) |
| Nanotechnology Grand Challenge on the Environment, National
Nanotechnology Initiative, Steering Committee (2002) |
| Prof. S. Ramaseshan Distinguished Lecture Award (2002) |
| Advisory Board, Center for Uncertain Systems, Carnegie Mellon
University, (2001 - 2002) |
| Federal Service Excellence Award (2002) |
| Nomination for the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award
(2002) |
| Literati Club Award (2002) |
| Themis Medicare Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Award from Indian
Institute of Chemical Engineers (2002) |
| Consultant for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Assessment stated
choice survey about changes to Cape May, NJ. Climate change
and development issues (2000 - 2001) |
| Planning Committee, Annual EPA/DOD Risk Assessment and Toxicology
Conference plenary session in Dayton, OH, Economic Valuation
and Communication (2000 - 2001) |
| Planning Committee, Ecological Risk Assessment and Economics
Integration Workshop in Cincinnati, OH (2000 - 2001) |
| Planning Committee, SAB/EPA Workshop, Understanding Public
Values and Attitudes Related to Ecological Risk Management
(2000 -2001) |
| Sir Archibald Nye prize for first rank among overall B.E. (2001) |
| Prof. N.P.Palaniappan Memorial Gold Medal (2001) |
| Prof. R. A. Rajadhyaksha Distinguished Speaker Award from University
of Mumbai |
| American Chemical Society; Catalysis Secretariat |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Environmental Division
- Director, 2nd Vice-Chair, 1st Vice-Chair, Chair, and Past-Chair |
| American Society of Mammalogists |
| Associate Editor, Subsurface Hydrology, Journal of the American
Water Resources Association |
| Member of the Academic Advisors Council for the College of
Engineering of Miami University |
| Member, Editorial Board Clean Technologies and Environmental
Policy |
| Member, Editorial Board, Resources, Conservation, and Recycling |
| Editorial Review Board Member: Journal of Hazardous Materials |
| Project Subcommittee Member for Water Environment Research
foundation |
| Served on organizing committee for the 37th Mid-Atlantic Industrial
and Hazardous Waste Conference |
| Subject Editor, Cleaner Production Tools/LCA, for the Journal
of Cleaner Production |
| Tulane University Legal Assistance Program; Environmental Law
Society; Director Legislation Clinic |
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