2012
Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
2012
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
2012
Elected to the Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of
Texas
2012
Founding Fellow, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
International Society
2012
Honorary Professorship, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
2012
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
2011
Founders Award, Society For Biomaterials
2011
Fellow, Controlled Release Society
2011
Hershel M. Rich Invention Award, Rice University
2010
Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering Award in Chemical
Engineering, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2010
Meriam/Wiley Distinguished Author Award, American Society for
Engineering Education
2010
Distinguished Scientist Award - Isaac Schour Memorial Award,
International Association for Dental Research
2010
Outstanding Presentation Award, Annual Armed Forces Institute of
Regenerative Medicine Conference
2009
Greater Houston Section Award, American Chemical Society
2009
Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society
2009
Chemstations Lectureship Award, American Society for Engineering
Education
2009
Outstanding Presentation Award, Annual Armed Forces Institute of
Regenerative Medicine Conference
2008
Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award, Purdue University
2008
Distinguished Scientist Award, Houston Society for Engineering
in Medicine and Biology
2007
Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research,
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2007
Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecturer Award, Biomedical
Engineering Society
2007
Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Engineering, The Academy of
Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas TAMEST
2007
Oral Abstract Scientific Presentation Award, Annual Meeting of
the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2005
Marshall R. Urist Award for Excellence in Tissue Regeneration
Research, Orthopaedic Research Society
2003 Huygens
Lecturer Award, Netherlands Organization for Scientific
Research
2003
Innovation Award, Advanced Materials Research Center, Singapore
2001
Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature, Society for
Biomaterials
2000
Best Poster Award, Materials Research Society Fall Meeting
2000
Phoenix Pharmazie-Wissenschaftspreis (Pharmaceutical Science
Award)
2000
Fellow, International Union of Societies for Biomaterials
Science and Engineering
2000
Hershel M. Rich Invention Award, Rice University
1999
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological
Engineering
1998
Young Investigator Research Achievement Award, Controlled
Release Society
1997
Hershel M. Rich Invention Award, Rice University
1996
Outstanding Young Investigator Award, Materials Research Society
1996
FIRST Award, National Institutes of Health
1995
Hershel M. Rich Invention Award, Rice University
1994
Whitaker Young Investigator Award, Biomedical Engineering
Society
1994
Johnson & Johnson Medical Outstanding Young Scientist
Award, Houston Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology
1991
Victor K. LaMer Award for Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis,
American Chemical Society
1988,
1985 Sigma Xi Student Research
Competition Award
1983
Technical Chamber of Greece Award
