CEE Faculty Profile

Honors

1. 2012 Honorary Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
2. 2011 Visiting Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China 2011 to 2014.
3. 2010 Honorary Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China.
4. 2010 Honorary Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
5. 2009 Advising Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
6. 2009 Visiting Professor, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (2009 to 2011).
7. 2008 Recognized by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers as one of the 100 Eminent Chemical Engineers in Modern Times.
8. 2007 Top viewed article in Journal of Scripta Materialia for January - March 2007 (Satoshi Kaneco, Yongsheng Chen, Paul Westerhoff and John C. Crittenden, “Fabrication of uniform size titanium oxide nanotubes: Impact of Current Density and Solution Conditions,” Scripta Materialia 56:373–376 (2007).
9. 2006 Runner-up for the Editor’s Choice Award for the most significant technologybased paper that was submitted to the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. (Chen, Y., J.C. Crittenden, S. Hackney, L. Sutter and D.W. Hand, “Preparation of a Novel TiO2-based p-n Junction Nanotube Photocatalyst,” Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 39, No. 5, 1201- 1208 (2005).
10. 2005 Advised a student group who received Honorable Mention at EPA’s People, Planet and Prosperity Competition for their project entitled, “A Decision Support Tool for Sustainable Urban Water Management.” May 16, 2005, National Academies, Washington D.C.
11. 2002 Elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
12. 2000 AEESP Landmark Achievement Award. This award is presented annually to authors of an outstanding publication that has made a valuable contribution to the field and has withstood the test of time. The citation is: Crittenden, J.C., D.W. Hand, H. Arora, and B.W. Lykins Jr., "Design Considerations for GAC Treatment of Organic Chemicals,” Journal of American Water Works Association, Vol. 79, No. 1, pp. 74 82 (1988).
13. 2000 Velázquez Carrillo, Marcela, James R. Mihelcic, John C. Crittenden, “Use of Material Selection Target Plots for Screening Chemicals based on Environmental and Health Properties,” presented at Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 14- 18, 1999. Awarded 3rd place best student poster presentation.
14. 1999 Who’s Who (Life Time Member), 1997 Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.
15. 1995 Major Advisor of Yin Zhang, Second Place finisher in the American Water Works Association Academic Achievement Award for the Doctoral Dissertation Competition.
16. 1994 Major Advisor of Rominder Suri, Best Paper at the Water Environment Federation's National Meeting., Doctoral Student Category on the Regeneration and Recovery of Organics Using Adsorption Technology.
17. 1993 Major Advisor of Rominder Suri, Best Paper at the Water Environment Federation's National Meeting; Master's Student Category on the Development of Photocatalysts.
18. 1991 Recipient of the Walter L. Huber Research Prize, awarded by ASCE for Research Contributions on Removal of Organics from Water.
19. 1989 Co-recipient of the American Water Works Association Publication's Award for the paper which represents the Most Significant Advancement in Science and Engineering as it Applies to Water Supply Practice.
20. 1988 Co-recipient of the Engineering Construction Division's Best Paper Award in the American Water Works Association Journal.
21. 1987 Major Advisor of B. Rick, Second Place Finisher in the American Water Works Association Academic Achievement Award for the best Master Thesis Competition.
22. 1986 Major Advisor of J.K. Berrigan, First Place Finisher in the American Water Works Association Academic Achievement Award for the best Master Thesis Competition.
23. 1985 Michigan Association of Governing Boards for Higher Education Distinguished Faculty Member, Recognized for Extraordinary Contributions to Michigan Higher Education. (This award includes special recognition by Michigan State Legislature by passage of House Bill 89.)
24. 1984 Researcher of the Year, Michigan Technological University.
25. 1983 Co-recipient (with M.C. Lee and V.L. Snoeyink) of the Research Division Best Paper Award in the AWWA Journal.
26. 1982 Elected to the Board of Directors, the Association of Environmental Engineering Professors.
27. 1981 Co-recipient (with W.E. Thacker and V.L. Snoeyink) of the NALCO Chemical Award which is awarded by the Association of Environmental Engineering Professors for the best doctoral thesis (Thacker's Thesis in the area of industrial waste treatment.
28. 1981 Co-recipient (with C.R. Baillod and N.J. Hutzler) of the Michigan Society of Professional Engineers Outstanding Achievement Award for our graduate program in Environmental Engineering offered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
29. 1980 Co-recipient of the Rudolph Hering Medal (with W.J. Weber), awarded by ASCE for the most valuable contribution to the Journal of Environmental Engineering Division Proceedings of ASCE.