AIAA Fellow, 2021
AIAA Air Breathing Propulsion Award, 2019
ABET Claire L. Felbinger Diversity Award, 2017
AIAA Associate Fellow, 2017
53rd AIAA/SAE/ASME Joint Propulsion Conference Best Paper Award, 2017
University Distinguished Professor, Penn State, 2017
ASME Edwin F. Church Medal for Engineering Education, 2016
53rd AIAA/SAE/ASME Joint Propulsion Conference Best Paper Award, 2017
College of Engineering’s Distinguished Service Alumni Award, University of Illinois, 2016
ASME George Westinghouse Gold Medal, 2015
ASME Distinguished Service Award, 2015
Howard B. Palmer Faculty Mentoring Award, Penn State, 2015
Society of Women Engineers Distinguished Engineering Educator Award, 2014
Distinguished Alumnae in Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, 2013
Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award, Penn State, 2012
Best Heat Transfer Paper Awards, ASME’s K-14 Committee, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016
W. M. Rohsenow Best Presentation for Gas Turbine Heat Transfer, ASME, 1997, 2005, 2009
CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 1996
U. S. White House Champion of Change in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, 2011
College of Engineering’s Distinguished Service Alumni Award, University of Illinois, 2013
ASME Distinguished Service Award, 2008
William S. Cross Professorship, Virginia Tech, 2005-06
ASME Fellow, 2004
Distinguished Alumnae in Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, 2004
College of Engineering Faculty Fellow, Virginia Tech, 2003-2006
AdvanceVT Professorship, Virginia Tech, 2003-2006
Power Generation Distinguished Lecturer, Siemens, 2002 and 2004
Ingersoll-Rand Faculty Award, Virginia Tech, 2001