AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

1. Inspiring Colleague Award, Office of Teaching and Learning, North Dakota State University, May 2021

2. Finalist for Odney Excellence in Teaching Award, North Dakota State University, February 2021

3. Exceptional Peer Reviewer for Journal of Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, January 2021

4. Oldrich Hungr Award, International Consortium on Landslides, November 2020

Oldrich Hungr Award Lecture: Recent Advances in the Methods of Slope Stability and Deformation Analyses

5. Outstanding Younger Member Award, American Society of Civil Engineers' Geo-Institute Embankments, Dams and Slopes Technical Committee, August 2020

6. Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award, American Society of Civil Engineers' Geo-Institute, July 2020

Paper Title: Characterization of the Reduction in Undrained Shear Strength in Fine-Grained Soils due to Cyclic Loading

7. Collingwood Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers, May 2020

Paper Title: Characterization of the Reduction in Undrained Shear Strength in Fine-Grained Soils due to Cyclic Loading

8. Best Paper Award at GeoShanghai 2018, GeoShanghai 2018, May 2018

Paper Title: Influence of Consolidation Pressure on Cyclic and Post-Cyclic Response of Fine-Grained Soils with Varying Mineralogical Compositions and Plasticity Characteristics

9. Outstanding Reviewer for Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, February 2018

10. Outstanding Educator Award, Orange County Engineering Council, February 2018

11. Outstanding Reviewer for Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, February 2017

12. Sixth International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Scholarship, April 2015

Paper Title: Cyclic Strength of Clay-Like Materials

13. Best Student Paper Award at Dam Safety 2014, Association of State Dam Safety Officials Student Paper Competition, September 2014

Paper Title: Effect of Mineralogy on the Post-Earthquake Shear Strength of Clay-Like Materials

14. Second Place in 25th  Annual Science Conference in the “Poster-Masters/PhD” Category, Orange County Graduate Women in Science, April 2014

Poster Title: Cyclic Strength Curves and Post-Earthquake Shear Strengths of Clay-Like Materials

15. First Place United States Society of Dams Scholarship Recipient, United States Society of Dams, April 2014

Research Title: Cyclic Shear Strength Characteristics of Cohesive Materials

16. Third Place in National GeoPoster Competition at GeoCongress 2013, ASCE Geo-Institute, March 2013

Poster Title: Curvature of Failure Envelopes for Normally Consolidated Mineral Mixtures

17. First Place Abstract in GeoPoster 2013, ASCE Geo-Institute, February 2013

Poster Title: Curvature of Failure Envelopes for Normally Consolidated Mineral Mixtures

18. Charles E. Via Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, August 2012 – August 2015

19. Second Place at the California State University Statewide Student Research Competition in “Graduate-Engineering and Computer Science” Category, California State University, May 2012

Presentation Title: Saline Water: Environmental Friendly Ground Modification Technique for Soft Clays

20. Third Place in Google Map Maker University Mapping Contest for the US and Canada, Google, May 2012

21. Second Place at California State University, Fullerton Student Research Competition in “Graduate” Category, California State University, Fullerton, March 2012

Presentation Title: Environmental Friendly Ground Modification Technique for Soft Clays

22. First Place in 23rd Annual Science Conference in the “Oral-Masters” Category, Orange County Graduate Women in Science, March 2012

Presentation Title: Saline Water: Environmental Friendly Ground Modification Technique for Soft Clays

23. Third Place in National GeoPrediction Student Competition at GeoCongress 2012, ASCE Geo-Institute, February 2012

24. California Pre-Doctoral (Sally Casanova) Scholarship Program Honorable Mention, California State University, June 2011

25. First Place in Earth Week Poster Competition, California State University, Fullerton, May 2011

Poster Title: Saline Water as a Sustainable Ground Modification Technique

26. Magna Cum Laude, College of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University, Fullerton, May 2011

27. Magna Cum Laude, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, California State University, Fullerton, May 2011

28. Outstanding Graduating Senior, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, May 2011

29. Civil Engineering Fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton

30. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient, National Science Foundation, August 2011 to August 2014

31. Los Angeles Section Geotechnical Engineering Group Scholarship Recipient, Los Angeles Geo-Institute Chapter, March 2011

32. Second Place for Geotechnical Student Competition at the Pacific South West Conference, American Society of Civil Engineers, March 2011

33. Dwight D. Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship, Federal Highway Administration, August 2011 – August 2012 (Fellowship was awarded, but choose to decline)

34. Measurement Science Conference Scholarship Recipient, March 2011

35. Jeffery Gordon Scholarship Recipient, ASCE Los Angeles Branch, March 2011

36. First Place in 22nd Annual Science Conference in “Undergraduate” Category, Orange County Graduate Women in Science, March 2011

Presentation Title: An Environmental Friendly Technique for Improving the Load Carrying Capacity of Soil

37. Third Place in National GeoPrediction Student Competition at GeoFrontiers 2011, ASCE Geo-Institute, March 2011

38. First Place Design Report for GeoChallenge Student Competition, ASCE Geo-Institute, February 2011

39. Outstanding Senior, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, May 2010

40. Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, Federal Highway Administration, August 2010 to August 2011

Research Title: Effect of Salt Water on the Settlement of Soft Soils

41. First Place in California State University-Wide Student Research Competition in the “Undergraduate-Engineering and Computer Science” Category, California State University, May 2010

Presentation Title: Estimation of Fully Softened Shear Strength with Index Properties

42. Second Place Scholarship, ASCE Orange County Branch, March 2010

43. First Place in Geo-Institute National Student Research Poster Competition at GeoFlorida 2010, ASCE Geo-Institute, February 2010

Poster Title: Estimation of Fully Softened Shear Strength with Index Properties

44. Outstanding Engineering Student, Orange County Engineering Council, February 2010

45. Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship, Federal Highway Administration, August 2009 to August 2010

Research Title: Urban Planning Promoting Mixed Use High Density Development with Solar and Wind Energy

46. Outstanding Junior, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, May 2009