Prof. Ali Dhinojwala’s Awards
- Adhesion Society’s Award for Excellence in Adhesion Science sponsored by 3M, 2020
- Whitby Award for Outstanding Teaching and Research from ACS Rubber Division, 2012
- Outstanding Research Award, The University of Akron, OH
- NSF Creativity Award, 2009-2011
- Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2010
- The Gecko Technology was selected as one of the one of the six technologies that can change how manufacturing is done by SME in 2009
- Cleveland Magazine, Named one of the most interesting people in Cleveland, 2008
- CAREER-NSF Award, 2000-2005
- 3M Young Faculty Award, 1997-2000
- Omnova University Signature Awards 2000 and 2003
- Terminal Year Cabell Fellowship, Northwestern University, 1992-93
- 1st Place, Graduate Student Seminar Competition, Northwestern University, 1992
Student Awards
K Zin Htut:
- Ada Lovelace Poster Day Winner, Best Overall Poster 2018
Nathaniel Orndorf:
- Goodyear Fellowship September 2018
Diane Smith:
- LORD Corporation Graduate Fellowship August 2013 – 2017
- Ada Lovelace Poster Day Winner in Life Science Category, Best Overall Poster 2015
- American Chemical Society Rubber Division Student Chapter Scholarship 2014
- Full funding – National Conference on Undergraduate Research, OSU College of Arts and Sciences 2011
- Volunteer of the Year, International Neighborhood Coffee Hour (Columbus, OH) 2009
- OSU Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Scholarship 2009
- Undergraduate Research Fellowship, OSU Undergraduate Research Office 2008
Saranshu Singla:
- Peebles Ward (Adhesion Society Meeting) 2018
- Ada Lovelace Day 2017
- Ronald Eby Award 2014
- Department Travel Award
Amanda Stefin:
- LORD Fellowship 2018
- Goodyear Fellowship September 2017
- Lubrizol Fellowship August 2015- August 2016
Yu Zhang :
- 250th ACS Talk Award, August 2015
Adrian Defante
- Alan Gent Distinguished student paper award, 2015
- Peebles award, 2015
Alyssa Stark :
- Alan Gent Distinguished student paper award, 2014
- Peebles Award for Graduate Research in Adhesion Science, 2014
- Future of Design: Biomimicry Workshop Scholarship, Talan Products Inc., 2012
- Ohio First Bioinfomatics Scholarship, 2010-2011
Vasav Sahni :
- Ohio Rubber Group Graduate student award, November 2011
- Peebles Award for Graduate student research, December 2011,
- LIFE award for graduate excellence, March 2011
- Frank N. Kelley fellowship, October 2010
- Outstanding student researcher of the year CUGSR, April 2009
- Keynote speaker at Gordon Research Conference, July 2011
- Alan Ghent Distinguished student paper award, February 2011
- Ticona “Excellence in Polymer Science Award”, October 2012