Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Life Time Achievement Award in Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Elected to the US National Academy of Inventors

UNM Presidential Medal of Distinction

R&D 100’s ‘Green Technology Special Recognition Gold Award’ for CO2 Memzyme

R&D100 Award – CO2 Memzyme

University of New Mexico STC, Innovation Fellow Award

Elected Fellow of the Materials Research Society

Elected to Board of Directors, Materials Research Society (3 year term)

Federal Laboratory Consortium, Notable Technology Development Award, Nano-Stabilized Enzymatic Membrane for CO2 Capture

Federal Laboratory Consortium, Outstanding Regional Partnership – UNM Health Sciences Center/Sandia National Laboratories Partnership

Federal Laboratory Consortium, Notable Technology Development Award – Biomimetic Membranes

Médaille du Collège de France, Paris

R&D100 Award Biomimetic Water Purification Membranes

Robert B. Sosman Award, American Ceramic Society

Named Fellow of the Materials Research Society

IBM Distinguished Lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering

Edward R. Orton Jr. Memorial Award, American Ceramic Society and ASM

R&D100 Award: Patterned Superhydrophobic Surfaces

R&D 100 Award: Self-Assembling Process for Fabricating Tailored Thin Films

Rutgers University Distinguished Alumnus Award

Directeur de Recherche Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris VI

University of New Mexico Research Excellence Award

Materials Research Society MRS Medal

DOE Ernest O. Lawrence Memorial Award in Materials Science

Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Collegiate Inventors Competition Award for Optically-Adjustable Nanostructures

Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Award for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Metallurgy and Ceramics

Motorola/CMEM Research Mentorship Award

Lockheed Martin NOVA Award

R&D 100 Award: Low Temperature/Pressure Aerogel Process

American Chemical Society Ralph K. Iler Award in the Chemistry of Colloidal Materials.

Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Award for Sustained Outstanding Research in Metallurgy and Ceramics.