Honors and Awards

Selected Honors and Awards


CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (2017)
CURO Research Mentoring Award, University of Georgia (2016)
Excellent Research Award, College of Engineering, University of Georgia (2015)
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards, ORAU (2014)
IEEE Graduate Student Fellowship Award, IEEE/LEOS (2005)
Special Merit, Young Scientist Awards - Engineering Science, Hong Kong Institution of Science (2008)
Best Research Output by Postgraduate Student Award, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2008)
Champion, Graduation Project Contest, “Photonic Analog to Digital Converters”, CUHK (2002)

Received by Students


Jia Ge (PhD): Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
Phiet Do (Undergrad): Undergraduate Merit Awards for Research
Luis Perea (Undergrad): Undergraduate Awards for Academic Excellence (Computer System)
Aneek James (Undergrad): Undergraduate Awards for Academic Excellence (Electrical)
Jia Ge (Undergrad): Brahm P. Verma Award for Academic and Leadership Excellence
Aneek James(Undergrad): Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention 2016
Jia Ge (PhD): Brahm P. Verma Award Honorable Mention 2016
Jia Ge (PhD): Interdisciplinary and Innovative Grant 2016
Ryan Toole (MS): James L. Carmon Scholarship 2014
Aneek James(Undergrad): Dean William Tate Honor Society
Aneek James(Undergrad): CURO Assistantship
Aneek James(Undergrad): Dean’s List
Aneek James(Undergrad): AfterCollege STEM Inclusion Scholarship