Principal Investigator (Dr. K.T. Tan)
1. American Society for Composites (ASC) Sustainable Composite Design Competition (Winner), 2024
2. UA Faculty Research Committee (FRC) Summer Fellowship, 2024
3. American Society for Composites (ASC) Sustainable Composite Design Competition (Honorable Mention), 2023
4. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitational Fellowship, 2022
5. UA Faculty Research Committee (FRC) Summer Fellowship, 2021
6. Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) Most “Steal-able” Ideas for Online Teaching (2nd Place), 2020
7. American Society for Composites (ASC) Best Paper Award, 2020
8. UA Faculty Research Committee (FRC) Summer Fellowship, 2019
9. Firestone Research Initiative Fellowship Award, 2018
10. LaunchTown Entrepreneurship Awards, 2016
11. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitational Fellowship, 2016
12. Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2015
13. International Commission for Acoustics (ICA-ASA) Young Scientist Grant, 2013
14. Metamaterials Congress Travel Grant Award for Young Researchers, 2012
15. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) International Fellowship, 2011
16. European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) Best Poster Award, 2011
17. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Scholarship (Ph.D.), 2008
18. National University of Singapore Research Scholarship (M.Eng.), 2004
19. Keppel Group Scholarship (B.Eng.), 2000
20. Hwa Chong Junior College Individual Colors Award, 1997
21. American Mathematics Competition (Distinction), 1997
22. University of New South Wales Science Competition (Distinction), 1997
23. BP Technology Challenge (Champion Team), 1994
24. Australian Mathematics Competition (Distinction), 1994
Students in K.T. Tan’s Research Group
1. Jason Mack (Ph.D. student), UA LIFE Awards: Doctoral Scholar Award, 2025
2. Rafsun Hossain Mridha (Ph.D. student), Grotefend Scholarship, 2024
3. Jason Mack (Ph.D. student), Grotefend Scholarship, 2024
4. Andrew Frankowski (Ph.D. student), NSF Student Travel Award, 2024
5. Isaac Sluder (Ph.D. student), NSF Student Travel Award, 2024
6. Isaac Sluder (Ph. D. student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Graduate Scholarship, 2024
7. Jason Mack, Faizan Mirza (Ph.D. students), Isaiah Kaiser (Alumni) American Society for Composites (ASC) Sustainable Composite Design Competition (Winner), 2024
8. Jason Mack (Ph.D. student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Internship Award, 2024
9. Ashley Holland (Undergraduate research student), Senior Design Day, 1st Prize in Research Project, 2024
10. Angelina Sicurezza (Undergraduate research student), Senior Design Day, 2nd Prize in Research Project, 2024
11. Jason Mack (Graduate student), AIAA 2024 Region 3 Student Conference, 3rd Place, 2024
12. Andrew Frankowski (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Graduate Scholarship, 2024
13. Jason Mack, Faizan Mirza, Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. students), American Society for Composites (ASC) Sustainable Composite Design Competition (Honorable Mention), 2023
14. Jakub Sychla (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) STEM Research Scholarship, 2022
15. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), UA LIFE Awards: Doctoral Scholar Award, 2022
16. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), Ohio Rubber Group Graduate Student Award, 2021
17. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), American Society for Composites (ASC) Ph.D. Scholarship Award, 2021
18. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), American Society for Composites (ASC) Inaugural 4 Minute Doctoral Research Impact Competition, 2021
19. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), UA College of Engineering and Polymer Science The Dr. Fred Kat-Chung Choy Memorial Scholarship, 2021
20. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) Attendee Fellowship, 2021
21. Kristel Doong (Undergraduate research student), ME Department Design Day 2nd Prize, 2021
22. Jakub Sychla (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Scholarship, 2021
23. Natalie Richards (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) STEM Research Scholarship, 2021
24. Ana Clecia Alves Almeida (Undergraduate research student), ME Undergraduate Scholarship, 2021
25. Kristel Doong (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Undergraduate Research Internship, 2020
26. Kristel Doong (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Undergraduate STEM Scholarship, 2020
27. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), American Society for Composites (ASC) Best Paper Award, 2020
28. Alex Lemus (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Scholarship, 2020
29. Carl Fetzer (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Scholarship, 2020
30. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), John Harvey Pressure Vessel Scholarship, 2019
31. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), UA ME Graduate Scholarship, 2019
32. Mikayla Aowad (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Undergraduate (Junior) STEM Scholarship, 2019
33. Clark Rice (Undergraduate research student), ASME IMECE Old Guard Oral Competition Finals (Innovation Award), 2018
34. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), Monte Jade Innovation Competition (2nd Place), 2018
35. Md. Mahfujul Khan (Ph.D. student), Grotefend Scholarship, 2018
36. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), SEE UA! Summer Camp Best Poster Award, 2018
37. Clark Rice (Undergraduate research student), ASME E-Fest EAST Old Guard Oral Competition (2nd Place), 2018
38. Clark Rice (Undergraduate research student), Akron ASME Student Paper Competition (1st Place), 2018
39. Mehran Jaberzadeh (Ph.D. student), UA NSF I-Corps Site Program, 2017