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Mustafa M. Aral

Professor

Honors

  1. 2011, USPHS Engineering Literary Award, for an outstanding Engineering Management Paper entitled “Stochastic Analysis of Pesticide Transport in the Shallow Groundwater of Oatland Island, Georgia.” Published in the International Journal on Water Quality, Exposure and Health, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 47-64.
  2. 2011, Founders Award, American Institute of Hydrology for dedicated contribution to the profession.
  3. 2011, James R. Croes Medal, ASCE EWRI, for the paper: “Optimal Design of Sensor Placement in Water Distribution Systems,” ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 136, No. 1, pp.5-18, 2010.
  4. 2010. Fellow ASCE, ASCE, EWRI.
  5. 2010, Life Member, ASCE EWRI.
  6. 2010, Outstanding Service Award, ASCE EWRI, for Groundwater Hydrology Committee Chair activities under EWRI Groundwater Council.
  7. 2010, US Public Health Service Engineering Best Paper Award, CDC, DHHS. "Reconstructing Historical Exposures to Volatile Organic Compound-Contaminated Drinking Water at a U.S. Military Base," Journal of Water Quality, Exposure and Health, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 49-68, (with co-authors).
  8. 2010, Best Paper Award, ASCE Water Resources Management Council, for the technical paper “Saltwater Intrusion Hydrodynamics in a Tidal Beach,” ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 9: pp. 863-872126 (with co-authors).
  9. 2006, Excellence in Applied Environmental Health Research, National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for our work in assisting NCEH/CDC in an epidemiological study of childhood leukemia and central nervous system cancers that occurred in the period 1979 through 1996 in Dover Township, New Jersey and Camp Lejeune (Air Force Army Base) at North Carolina.
  10. 2005, Engineering Technical Excellence Award, Public Health Service, USDHHS for the technical paper: “ACTS - A Multimedia Environmental Fate and Transport Analysis System." in ASCE Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, published in 2004 (with co-authors).
  11. 2003, Excellence in Environmental Engineering Award in Research Category, American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE). Research Topic: “Enhancing Environmental Engineering Science to Benefit Public Health: Integrating Hydraulic Network Modeling, Spatial Analysis, and Genetic Algorithms with Epidemiologic Studies," Awarded to ATSDR – MESL/GT Research Group.
  12. 2000, Best Practice Oriented Paper Award, ASCE Environmental & Water Resources Institute Planning and Management Council, for the technical paper “Using Water-Distribution System Modeling to Assist Epidemiologic Investigations,” ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 126, No. 4, 2000 (with co-authors).
  13. 2000, Cuming Award 2000, The Society of American Military Engineers award to Dover Township Water Distribution System Modeling Research Team.
  14. 1998, Honorary Professor of Environmental Sciences, Huazong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Peoples Republic of China.
  15. 1998, Engineering Literary Excellence Award, Public Health Serv., USDHHS for the technical paper: “Exposure Assessment Using Analytical and Numerical Models: A Case Study,” in ASCE Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive waste Management, April 1998 (with co-authors).
  16. 1997, Award of Appreciation, in acknowledgment of contributions to the organization of the International Conference on Geology and Environment (GeoEnv’97), September 1997.
  17. 1997, Science Publication Award, ATSDR, US DHHS, for the technical paper: “Use of Computational models to Reconstruct and Predict Trichloroethylene Exposure,” in Toxicology and Industrial Health, April 1997 (with co-authors).
  18. 1997, Research Program Development Award, in Recognition for Developing a Consistent and Comprehensive Research Program in Environmental Health, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, May 1997.
  19. 1996, Engineering Technical Excellence Award, Public Health Serv., USDHHS 1996 for the technical paper: “Estimating Exposure to VOCs from Municipal Water System Pipelines: Use and Application of a Computational Model, Archives of Environmental Health, May 1996 (with co-authors).
  20. 1995, Award of Recognition, for the Organization of the East-West Advanced Study Institute on Environmental Issues, NATO, Scientific and Environmental Affairs Division, August 1995.
  21. 1986, Best Teacher Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, June 1986.
  22. 1986, Sigma Xi Research Society.
  23. 1986, Outstanding Faculty Member, Georgia Institute of Technology, May 1986.
  24. 1984, Award of Appreciation, in acknowledgment of contributions to the organization of the ASCE International Conference held in Atlanta, American Society of Civil Engineers, June 1984.
  25. 1980, Who is Who in Science, Engineering and Education series since 1980.
  26. 1976, NATO, Science Fellowship, September 1976.
  27. 1976, Best Teacher Award, Middle East Technical Univ., Mathematics Department, May 1976.
  28. 1973, NATO, Science Fellowship, September 1973.