External

· ASME Certificate of Appreciation, 31st Mechanisms & Robotics Conf., 2007

· SAE Certificate of Recognition, Digital Human Modeling Conf., 2007

· MathCounts Certificate of Achievement, 2007

· ASME Certificate of Appreciation, 30th Mechanisms & Robotics Conf., 2006

· MathCounts Certificate of Achievement (10th place state of Ohio), 2006

· ASME Certificate of Appreciation, 29th Mechanisms & Robotics Conf., 2005

· MathCounts Certificate of Achievement (6th place state of Ohio), 2005

· First Place Poster, Ohio Osteopathic Association Conference, 2004

· First Place, OU ASME, Impromptu Design Competition, RSC, OSU, 2004

· MathCounts Certificate of Achievement, 2004

· MathCounts First Place Team, Regional Competition, 2004

· NIST WERB Manuscript Commendation, 2003

· Who’s Who in Parallel Robots, www.parallelmic.org, 2002

· Certificate of Recognition, Ohio Schoolnet Technology Conference, 2002

· ASME Certificate of Recognition, Student Section Faculty Advisor, 1995-02

· Best Undergraduate Mechanisms Design, 2000 ASME DETC, 2000

· Certificate of Appreciation, For Service to 2000 ASME DETC, 2000

· P&G Best Paper Award, Applied Mech. & Robotics Conference, 1999

· P&G Graduate Paper Award, Applied Mech. & Robotics Conference, 1999

· Promising Young Investigator, Applied Mech. & Robotics Conference, 1997

· P&G Best Paper Award, Applied Mech. & Robotics Conference, 1997

· ASME Certificate of Appreciation, Paper Review Coordinator, 1996

· Certificate of Recognition, NASA KSC Summer Faculty Fellowship, 1996

· Certificate of Recognition, NASA KSC Summer Faculty Fellowship, 1995

Ohio University

· Mechanical Engineering White Teaching Award, 2007

· Russ Outstanding Research Paper Award, Nominated, 2006

· Outstanding Inventive Contributions to Intellectual Property, 2004-05

· Russ Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2005

· Outstanding Inventive Contributions to Intellectual Property, 2002-05

· Clock for U.S. Patent Application Submission, 2004

· Presidential Teacher Award, Nominated, 2003-04

· Mechanical Engineering White Research Award, 2002-03

· Outstanding Inventive Contributions to Intellectual Property, 2002

· Mechanical Engineering White Teaching Award, 1999-00

· Provisional Patent Award, Third Inventor's Appreciation Dinner, 2000

· Outstanding Contributions to Intellectual Property, 1999

· Competitive Spirit and Contribution, Grants Awardee, 1999

· Outstanding Outcomes-Based Assessment, 1998

· Outstanding Contributions to Intellectual Property, 1998

· Mechanical Engineering Research Award, 1997-98

· Russ Best Research Paper Nominee, 1997

· Pi Tau Sigma Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty Advisor Award, 1996-97

· Ohio University NSF Presidential Faculty Fellowship Nominee, 1996

· Pi Tau Sigma, Honorary Member, 1996

· Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award, 1995-96

NASA LaRC

· Certificate of Outstanding Performance, 1992-93

· Superior Accomplishment Award, 1992

· Plaque for NASA Technical Memorandum 4377, 1992

· Certificate of Appreciation, 1991-92

· Certificate of Outstanding Performance, 1989-90

· Virginia Tech

· Tuition Scholarship, 1986-88

· Supplemental Fellowship, 1985-88

Ohio University

· Outstanding Engineering Senior, 1984

· Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Senior, Junior, Sophomore, 1984,83,82

· Engineer-in-Training, Ohio, 1984

· Academic Scholarship, 1982-84

· Dean's List, All Quarters