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