Principal Investigator (Dr. K.T. Tan)
1. UA College of Engineering and Polymer Science (CEPS) The Chemstress Outstanding Teacher Award, 2025
2. American Society for Composites (ASC) Sustainable Composite Design Competition (Winner), 2024
3. UA Faculty Research Committee (FRC) Summer Fellowship, 2024
4. American Society for Composites (ASC) Sustainable Composite Design Competition (Honorable Mention), 2023
5. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitational Fellowship, 2022
6. UA Faculty Research Committee (FRC) Summer Fellowship, 2021
7. Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) Most “Steal-able” Ideas for Online Teaching (2nd Place), 2020
8. American Society for Composites (ASC) Best Paper Award, 2020
9. UA Faculty Research Committee (FRC) Summer Fellowship, 2019
10. Firestone Research Initiative Fellowship Award, 2018
11. LaunchTown Entrepreneurship Awards, 2016
12. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Invitational Fellowship, 2016
13. Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2015
14. International Commission for Acoustics (ICA-ASA) Young Scientist Grant, 2013
15. Metamaterials Congress Travel Grant Award for Young Researchers, 2012
16. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) International Fellowship, 2011
17. European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS) Best Poster Award, 2011
18. Tokyo Metropolitan Government Scholarship (Ph.D.), 2008
19. National University of Singapore Research Scholarship (M.Eng.), 2004
20. Keppel Group Scholarship (B.Eng.), 2000
21. Hwa Chong Junior College Individual Colors Award, 1997
22. American Mathematics Competition (Distinction), 1997
23. University of New South Wales Science Competition (Distinction), 1997
24. BP Technology Challenge (Champion Team), 1994
25. Australian Mathematics Competition (Distinction), 1994
Students in K.T. Tan’s Research Group
1. Faizan Mirza (Ph.D. student), UA LIFE Awards: Doctoral Scholar Award, 2026
2. Jason Mack (Ph.D. student), UA LIFE Awards: 100-Hours Service Award, 2026
3. Hannah Sternad (Undergraduate student), UA LIFE Awards: A-key Blue Award, 2026
4. Faizan Mirza (Ph.D. student), Ohio International Consortium (OIC) Outstanding International Student Award, 2026
5. Jason Mack (Ph.D. student), American Society for Composites (ASC) Ph.D. Scholarship Award, 2025
6. Isaac Sluder (Ph.D. student), NSF Student Travel Award, 2025
7. Andrew Frankowski (Ph.D. student), NSF Student Travel Award, 2025
8. Faizan Mirza (Ph.D. student), NSF Student Travel Award, 2025
9. Rafsun Hossain Mridha (Ph.D. student), NSF Student Travel Award, 2025
10. Isaac Sluder (Ph.D. student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Internship Award, 2025
11. Andrew Frankowski (Ph.D. student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Internship Award, 2025
12. Jason Mack (Ph.D. student), UA LIFE Awards: Doctoral Scholar Award, 2025
13. Rafsun Hossain Mridha (Ph.D. student), Grotefend Scholarship, 2024
14. Jason Mack (Ph.D. student), Grotefend Scholarship, 2024
15. Andrew Frankowski (Ph.D. student), NSF Student Travel Award, 2024
16. Isaac Sluder (Ph.D. student), NSF Student Travel Award, 2024
17. Isaac Sluder (Ph. D. student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Graduate Scholarship, 2024
18. Jason Mack, Faizan Mirza (Ph.D. students), Isaiah Kaiser (Alumni) American Society for Composites (ASC) Sustainable Composite Design Competition (Winner), 2024
19. Jason Mack (Ph.D. student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Internship Award, 2024
20. Ashley Holland (Undergraduate research student), Senior Design Day, 1st Prize in Research Project, 2024
21. Angelina Sicurezza (Undergraduate research student), Senior Design Day, 2nd Prize in Research Project, 2024
22. Jason Mack (Graduate student), AIAA 2024 Region 3 Student Conference, 3rd Place, 2024
23. Andrew Frankowski (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Graduate Scholarship, 2024
24. Jason Mack, Faizan Mirza, Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. students), American Society for Composites (ASC) Sustainable Composite Design Competition (Honorable Mention), 2023
25. Jakub Sychla (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) STEM Research Scholarship, 2022
26. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), UA LIFE Awards: Doctoral Scholar Award, 2022
27. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), Ohio Rubber Group Graduate Student Award, 2021
28. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), American Society for Composites (ASC) Ph.D. Scholarship Award, 2021
29. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), American Society for Composites (ASC) Inaugural 4 Minute Doctoral Research Impact Competition, 2021
30. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), UA College of Engineering and Polymer Science The Dr. Fred Kat-Chung Choy Memorial Scholarship, 2021
31. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), U.S. National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) Attendee Fellowship, 2021
32. Kristel Doong (Undergraduate research student), ME Department Design Day 2nd Prize, 2021
33. Jakub Sychla (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Scholarship, 2021
34. Natalie Richards (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) STEM Research Scholarship, 2021
35. Ana Clecia Alves Almeida (Undergraduate research student), ME Undergraduate Scholarship, 2021
36. Kristel Doong (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Undergraduate Research Internship, 2020
37. Kristel Doong (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Undergraduate STEM Scholarship, 2020
38. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), American Society for Composites (ASC) Best Paper Award, 2020
39. Alex Lemus (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Scholarship, 2020
40. Carl Fetzer (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Scholarship, 2020
41. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), John Harvey Pressure Vessel Scholarship, 2019
42. Isaiah Kaiser (Ph.D. student), UA ME Graduate Scholarship, 2019
43. Mikayla Aowad (Undergraduate research student), Ohio Space Grant Consortium (OSGC) Undergraduate (Junior) STEM Scholarship, 2019
44. Clark Rice (Undergraduate research student), ASME IMECE Old Guard Oral Competition Finals (Innovation Award), 2018
45. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), Monte Jade Innovation Competition (2nd Place), 2018
46. Md. Mahfujul Khan (Ph.D. student), Grotefend Scholarship, 2018
47. Arnob Banik (Ph.D. student), SEE UA! Summer Camp Best Poster Award, 2018
48. Clark Rice (Undergraduate research student), ASME E-Fest EAST Old Guard Oral Competition (2nd Place), 2018
49. Clark Rice (Undergraduate research student), Akron ASME Student Paper Competition (1st Place), 2018
50. Mehran Jaberzadeh (Ph.D. student), UA NSF I-Corps Site Program, 2017