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| Year | Last Name | First Name | Award | Grantor | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gotad | Pratik | Honorable Mention | American Filtration & Separations Society FiltCon Poster Competition | |
| 2023 | Mahesh Ghosh | Moni | First Place | American Filtration & Separations Society FiltCon Poster Competition | |
| 2023 | Thomas | Jomin | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2023 | Wu | Leyao | Third Place | American Filtration & Separations Society FiltCon Poster Competition | |
| 2022 | Agrawal | Aparna | First Place, Poster Competition | 13th World Filtration Congress and American Filtration and Separations Society | |
| 2022 | Assaleh | Mohammad | Honorable Mention, Poster Competition | 13th World Filtration Congress and American Filtration and Separations Society | |
| 2022 | Bu | Jinyu | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2022 | Chen | Hanlin | Helm Fellowship | Robert E. Helm, Jr. | |
| 2022 | Chen | Hanlin | SPE Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division Scholarship | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation | |
| 2022 | Garcia Espinosa | Luis Diego | Industrial Excellence Award | Dr. Manoj Albani | |
| 2022 | Gotad | Pratik | SPE Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division Scholarship | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation | |
| 2022 | Gotad | Pratik | Third Place, Poster Competition | 13th World Filtration Congress and American Filtration and Separations Society | |
| 2022 | Kafle | Navin | Hankook Award | Hankook | |
| 2022 | Kumar | Nityanshu | Dean Stephen Z.D. Cheng Award | Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng | |
| 2022 | Kumar | Nityanshu | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2022 | Lienhart | Gavan | Quirk Award | Dr. Roderic Quirk and Mrs. Donnal Quirk | |
| 2022 | Littlefield | Nicole | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2022 | Liu | Shan | SPSPE Polymer Scholarship | School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering | |
| 2022 | Mallinos | George | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2022 | Perego | Alessandro | Dean Stephen Z.D. Cheng Award | Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng | |
| 2022 | Raee | Ehsan | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain Endowed Fellowship | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain | |
| 2022 | Sathe | Devavrat | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2022 | Sathe | Devavrat | "Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research" Symposium - Outstanding Graduate Student Recognition | ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry | |
| 2022 | Sathe | Devavrat | James Harwood Award | G. Maxine Harwood and Dr. H. James Harwood | |
| 2022 | Shen | Lening | Darrell H. Reneker, Ph.D., Endowed Award in Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering | The University of Akron | |
| 2022 | Thomas | Jomin | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Irv Poston Detroit Section Scholarship | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) | |
| 2022 | Thomas | Jomin | Victor Montenyohl Scholarship | Montenyohl Family | |
| 2022 | Turney | Keaton | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2022 | Viereckl | Rudolf | Frisch Family Scholarship | Frisch Family | |
| 2022 | Yang | Yuqing | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2022 | Yoon | Seiyoung | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2021 | Agrawal | Aparna | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Irv Poston Detroit Section Scholarship | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) | |
| 2021 | Agrawal | Aparna | National Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division Award | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division (PMAD) | News Article |
| 2021 | Agrawal | Aparna | University of Akron Interdisciplinary Symposium, 2nd place poster, graduate student | The University of Akron, EX[L] Center for Experiential Learning | |
| 2021 | Cheng | Chung-Fu | Quirk Award | Dr. Roderic Quirk and Mrs. Donnal Quirk | |
| 2021 | Crawford | Brennan | Founders’ Award | School of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering | |
| 2021 | Echeverri | Mario | Industrial Excellence Award | Dr. Manoj Ajbani | |
| 2021 | Hu | Yongan | Sink or Swim Symposium 2021 "Best Student Presentation Award" | Cleveland Coatings Society | News Article |
| 2021 | Kozloff | Marcus | Founders’ Award | School of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering | |
| 2021 | Kozloff | Marcus | SPSPE Polymer Scholarship | School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering | |
| 2021 | Kundu | Mangaldeep | James Harwood Award | G. Maxine Harwood and Dr. H. James Harwood | |
| 2021 | Liang | Honghe | Victor Montenyohl Scholarship | Montenyohl Family | |
| 2021 | Mallinos | George | Founders’ Award | School of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering | |
| 2021 | Menefee | Joshua | Founders’ Award | School of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering | |
| 2021 | Patil | Anvay | Hankook Award | Hankook | |
| 2021 | Perego | Alessandro | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2021 | Riley | Stephen | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2021 | Russell | Amani | Founders’ Award | School of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering | |
| 2021 | Seylar | Joshua | Dean Stephen Z.D. Cheng Award | Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng | |
| 2021 | Schmitz | Nathan | Frisch Family Scholarship | Frisch Family | |
| 2021 | Sun | Xinyu | Dean Stephen Z.D. Cheng Award | Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng | |
| 2021 | Thomas | Jomin | Automotive & Composites Division ACCE Scholarship | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation - Automotive & Composites Division | News Article |
| 2021 | Thomas | Jomin | National Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division Award | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division (PMAD) | News Article |
| 2021 | Thomas | Jomin | Ohio Soybean Council Foundation Scholarship | Ohio Soybean Council | News Article |
| 2021 | Tong | Elliott | Founders’ Award | School of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering | |
| 2021 | Tseng | Yen-Ming | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2021 | Viereckl | Rudolf | Founders’ Award | School of Polymer Science & Polymer Engineering | |
| 2021 | Viereckl | Rudolf | SPSPE Polymer Scholarship | School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering | |
| 2021 | Williams-Pavlantos | Kayla | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2021 | Yang | Yuqing | Helm Fellowship | Robert E. Helm, Jr. | |
| 2021 | Zhu | Linhui | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain Endowed Fellowship | Marial D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain | |
| 2020 | Hsu | Tze-Gang | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2020 | Kulkarni | Akshata | National Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division Award | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division (PMAD) | News Article |
| 2020 | Lai | Yueh-Ting | Maurice Morton Award | Maurice Morton | |
| 2020 | Luo | Jiancheng | Dean Stephen Z.D. Cheng Award | Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng | |
| 2020 | Nallapaneni | Asritha | National Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division Award | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division (PMAD) | News Article |
| 2020 | Perego | Alessandro | American Chemical Society (ACS) Rubber Division Student Chapter Scholarship | ACS Rubber Division | News Article |
| 2020 | Perego | Alessandro | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Foundation Automotive & Composites Division ACCE Scholarship | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) | News Article |
| 2020 | Perego | Alessandro | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Irv Poston Detroit Section Scholarship | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) | News Article |
| 2020 | Posavec | Anthony | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2020 | Presto | Dillon | Frisch Family Scholarship | Frisch Family | |
| 2020 | Presto | Dillon | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain Endowed Fellowship | Marial D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain | |
| 2020 | Rahman | Tamanna | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2020 | Razavi Aghjeh | Masoud | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2020 | Razavi Aghjeh | Masoud | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2020 | Schmitz | Nathan | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain Endowed Fellowship | Marial D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain | |
| 2020 | Trivedi | Meeta | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2020 | Zhu | Tao | Dean Stephen Z.D. Cheng Award | Dr. Stephen Z.D. Cheng | |
| 2019 | Bhadauriya | Sonal | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2019 | Bhadauriya | Sonal | MSNO Student Award for Excellent Microscopy Research | Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio (MSNO) | |
| 2019 | Bhadauriya | Sonal | National Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division Award | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) - Polymer Modifiers & Additives Division (PMAD) | |
| 2019 | Bhadauriya | Sonal | Poster Award for Graduate Research | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC 2019) | |
| 2019 | Kulkarni | Akshata | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2019 | Lopez-Hallman | Raymond | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2019 | Mawhinney | Kaiitlyn | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2019 | Meyerhofer | John | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain Endowed Fellowship | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain | |
| 2019 | Narute | Suresh | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2019 | Orndorf | Nathaniel | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2019 | Pantoja | Marcos | Ananda Chatterjee Travel Award | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Thermoplastic Materials & Foams (TPM&F) Division | News Article |
| 2019 | Rahman | Tamanna | Best Presentation Award in the “New Student” category | CenTiRe Meeting | News Article |
| 2019 | Riley | Stephen | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2019 | Smith | Travis | Maurice Morton Award | Maurice Morton | |
| 2019 | Srivastava | Aarushi | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2019 | Weisen | Albree | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2019 | Zhu | Tao | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2018 | Bhadauriya | Sonal | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2018 | Bhadauriya | Sonal | Poster Award - Certificate of Excellence in Scientific Research | Polymer Initiative of Northeast Ohio (PINO) | |
| 2018 | Brigham | Natasha | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain Endowed Fellowship | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain | |
| 2018 | Chen | Keke | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2018 | Kippenbrock | Grant | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2018 | Kulkarni | Akshata | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2018 | Merriman | Stephen | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2018 | Nallapaneni | Asritha | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2018 | Narayanan | Amal | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2018 | Orndorf | Nathaniel | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2018 | Pantoja | Marcos | Victor Montenyohl Scholarship | Montenyohl Family | |
| 2018 | Perego | Alessandro | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2018 | Schmitz | Nathan | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain Endowed Fellowship | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain | |
| 2018 | Stefin | Amanda | Lord Corporation Fellowship | Lord Corporation | |
| 2018 | Teo | Nicholas | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2018 | Tukpah | Marisa | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2018 | Woods | Adam | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber | |
| 2018 | Yang | Yuqing | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2018 | Zhao | Mengmeng | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2017 | Abel | Alexandra | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain Endowed Fellowship | Marial D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain | |
| 2017 | Ariza | Nathan | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2017 | Basutkar | Monali | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Cho | Szu-Hao | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Drayer | William | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2017 | Fonner | Adam | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2017 | Hammer | Theodore | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2017 | Hammer | Theodore | Maria D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain Endowed Fellowship | Marial D. Ellul and Jeffrey L. Sain | |
| 2017 | Jian | Pei-Zhen | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Kaur | Sukhmanjot | Ohio Soybean Council Foundation Scholarship | Ohio Soybean | |
| 2017 | King | Jaelynne | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2017 | Kulkarni | Akshata | Best Team Presentation Award (with Ammar Abdel Gakwad) | CenTiRe Meeting | News Article |
| 2017 | Lai | Tzu-Yu | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Lee | Jehoon | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Lewis | Elizabeth | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Meyerhofer | John | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2017 | Nallapaneni | Asritha | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Pantoja | Marcos | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Patil | Anvay | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2017 | Pole | Sandeep | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Presto | Dillon | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2017 | Presto | Dillon | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2017 | Rendon Piedrahita | Camilo | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Salunke | Namrata | Poster Award - P&G Certificate of Excellence in Scientific Research | Polymer Initiative of Northeast Ohio (PINO) | |
| 2017 | Satam | Sayali | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Stefin | Amanda | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2017 | Seylar | Joshua | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2017 | Smith | Scott | Best Overall Presentation Award | CenTiRe Meeting | News Article |
| 2017 | Teo | Nicholas | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Ustriyana | Putu | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2017 | Ustriyana | Putu | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2017 | Wang | Chao | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2017 | Wang | Chao | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2017 | Zhu | Geyunjian | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2016 | Bhadauriya | Sonal | First Poster Prize - Physical Sciences | Ada Lovelace Day Poster Competition, The University of Akron | |
| 2016 | Bouscher | Robert | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2016 | Endres | Kevin | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2016 | Farrell | Erin | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2016 | Gao | Xiang | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | News article |
| 2016 | Grolman | Danielle | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2016 | Guo | Qingyun | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2016 | He | Ruixuan | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2016 | Hung | Jui-Hsiang | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2016 | Jaeger | Tamara | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2016 | King | Jaelynn | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2016 | Li | Jiaxi | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | News article |
| 2016 | Li | Jiaxi | Victor Montenyohl Scholarship | Montenyohl Family | News article |
| 2016 | Makita | Yuta | Maurice Morton Award | Maurice Morton | |
| 2016 | Meenakshisundaram | Venkatesh | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2016 | Meyerhofer | John | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2016 | Presto | Dillon | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2016 | Qiang | Zhe | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | News article |
| 2016 | Raut | Prasad | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2016 | Raut | Prasad | SPE Thermoplastic Elastomers Special Interest Group Scholarship | Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) | |
| 2016 | Raut | Prasad | Victor Montenyohl Scholarship | Montenyohl Family | News article |
| 2016 | Ruiz Santiago | Luis | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2016 | Salunke | Namrata | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2016 | Sepulveda-Medina | Pablo | Founders’ Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2016 | Smith | Scott | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | News article |
| 2016 | Tiwari | Ankit | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2016 | Wang | Kai | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2016 | Ye | Changhuai | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2016 | Zander | Zachary | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2016 | Zhao | Mengmeng | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2015 | Bashir | Abdala | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2015 | Bischoff | George | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2015 | Cobaj | Marisa | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2015 | Gao | Xiang | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2015 | Garley | Amanda | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2015 | Ghosh | Monoj | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2015 | Huang | Chongwen | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2015 | Jamil | Tariq | Award of Distinction | POLYCHAR | |
| 2015 | Kaur | Sukhmanjot | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2015 | Lewis | Elizabeth | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2015 | Liang | Tian | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2015 | Liu | Chang | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | News article |
| 2015 | Mawhinney | Kaitlyn | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2015 | Nettleton | Jason | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2015 | Pellegrene | Brittany | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2015 | Rajgarhia | Stuti | Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science | Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division of American Chemical Society (ACS) | News article |
| 2015 | Rajgarhia | Stuti | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2015 | Raut | Prasad | 2015 ACS Rubber Division Akron Student Chapter Graduate Scholarship | ACS Rubber Division | |
| 2015 | Raut | Prasad | Best Oral Presentation Winner | CenTire IAB Meeting Fall 2015 | News article |
| 2015 | Raut | Prasad | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | News article |
| 2015 | Raut | Prasad | Third place for best oral presentation | Virginia Tech Center for Tire Research (CenTire) Industry Advisory Board Meeting | |
| 2015 | Shams Es-Haghi | Siamak | The University of Akron Student Innovation Symposium (UASIS) Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award | The University of Akron | |
| 2015 | Stefin | Amanda | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2015 | Tukpah | Marisa | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2015 | Wiener | Clinton | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2015 | Wilson | Michael | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2015 | Wims | Darnell | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2015 | Yuan | Shichen | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2015 | Zander | Zachary | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2015 | Zhang | Huan | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2015 | Zhang | Shualin | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2015 | Zhang | Yuanzhong | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2015 | Zhong | Jing | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | News article |
| 2014 | Bhaway | Sarang | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2014 | Cao | Jinwei | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2014 | Deng | Guodong | Celanese Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Celanese | News article |
| 2014 | Gao | Xiang | Celanese Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Celanese | News article |
| 2014 | Gissinger | Jacob | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | News article |
| 2014 | Grolman | Danielle | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | News article |
| 2014 | Guo | Kai | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2014 | He | Zhouying | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2014 | Janardhanan | Subadhra | PCI Scholarship | Powder Coatings Institute | |
| 2014 | Liang | Tian | Victor Montenyohl Scholarship | Montenyohl Family | News article |
| 2014 | Liu | Chang | PMSE Graduate Student Research Award | American Chemical Society | News article |
| 2014 | Longanecker | Melanie | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | News article |
| 2014 | Mangalara | Jayachandra Hari | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2014 | Niknezhad | Sepideh | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2014 | Pantoja | Marcos | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2014 | Qiang | Zhe | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2014 | Ramezani-Dakhel | Hadi | Eastman Chemical Company Fellowship | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2014 | Ramezani-Dakhel | Hadi | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | News article |
| 2014 | Ramezani-Dakhel | Hadi | The University of Akron Student Innovation (UASIS) Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award | The University of Akron | News article |
| 2014 | Samant | Saumil | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2014 | Shadie | Carlitta | Judy Hanks Memorial Scholarship | Village Plastics Company | |
| 2014 | Shams Es-Haghi | Siamak | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | News article |
| 2014 | Singla | Saranshu | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2014 | Smith | Scott | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | News article |
| 2014 | Wang | Kai | PMSE Graduate Student Research Award | American Chemical Society | News article |
| 2014 | Yi | Chao | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2014 | Zander | Zachary | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2014 | Zhang | Ren | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2014 | Zhang | Wei-Long | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2014 | Zhong | Jing | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2013 | Bahl | Kushal | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2013 | Batra | Saurabh | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2013 | Dolog | Rostyslav | R.L. Dick Fuller Graduate Award | R.L. Dick Fuller | News article |
| 2013 | Garley | Amanda | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2013 | Ghosh | Monoj | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | News article |
| 2013 | Gorse | Diane | Lord Corporation Fellowship | Lord Corporation | |
| 2013 | Gupta | Sahil | Best Technical Paper, Engineering Properties and Structures Division, Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC 2013 | Society of Plastics Engineers | News article |
| 2013 | Gupta | Sahil | Eastman Chemical Company Fellowship | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2013 | Gupta | Sahil | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2013 | Gupta | Sahil | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | News article |
| 2013 | Hsu | Chih-Hao | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2013 | Lee | Antonio | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2013 | Li | Yiwen | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2013 | Liu | Gengxin | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2013 | Liu | Zhuonan | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2013 | Meenakshisundaram | Venkatesh | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2013 | Mehta | Brinda | Ohio Ruber Group (OG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2013 | Moore | Carolyn | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2013 | Offenbach | Ido | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | News article |
| 2013 | Pole | Sandeep | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2013 | Qiang | Zhe | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | News article |
| 2013 | Ramezani-Dakhel | Hadi | Eastman Travel Award | Eastman Chemical | |
| 2013 | Salata | Ryan | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2013 | Salata | Ryan | Judy Hanks Memorial Scholarship | Village Plastics Company | |
| 2013 | Scavuzzo | Joseph | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood Endowed Scholarship in Polyer Science | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood | |
| 2013 | Schwartz | Andrew | C. W. Brabender Award | Brabender Family | |
| 2013 | Seifert | Gabrielle | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2013 | Swanson | Nicole | Ohio Ruber Group (OG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2013 | Weinheimer | Emily | Founders' Award | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering | |
| 2013 | Wright | Colin | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood Endowed Scholarship in Polyer Science | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood | |
| 2013 | Zhang | Ren | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | News article |
| 2012 | Bahl | Kushal | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | News article |
| 2012 | Bahl | Kushal | Victor Montenyohl Scholarship | Montenyohl Family | |
| 2012 | Bandyopadhyay | Diya | The University of Akron Student Innovation Symposium (UASIS) Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award | The University of Akron | News article |
| 2012 | Cao | Jinwei | 2nd Place - 2012 SPI Student Video Competition | 2012 SPI Student Video Competition | News article |
| 2012 | Chamasaz | Anna | Judy Hanks Memorial Scholarship | Village Plastics Company | |
| 2012 | Echeverri | Mauricio | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | News article |
| 2012 | Elbatal | Hany | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2012 | Gu | Senlong | 2nd Place - 2012 SPI Student Video Competition | 2012 SPI Student Video Competition | News article |
| 2012 | Gupta | Sahil | PPG Award for Applied Polymer Excellence | PPG Industries | |
| 2012 | Lecorchick | Willis | John R. Mann Memorial Scholarship | The University of Akron | |
| 2012 | Leuty | Gary | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2012 | Niknezhad | Sepideh | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | News article |
| 2012 | Ramezani-Dakhel | Hadi | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | News article |
| 2012 | Sahni | Vasav | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2012 | Scavuzzo | Joseph | Ohio Ruber Group (OG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2012 | Singh | Gurpreet | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | News article |
| 2012 | Willett | Erik | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2012 | Xu | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | ||
| 2011 | Agapov | Rebecca | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2011 | Agapov | Rebecca | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2011 | Bandyopadhyay | Diya | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | News article |
| 2011 | Bandyopadhyay | Diya | Second Place and $1,000 - Best original research proposal on "Generating Multi-Functional Polymeric Surfaces through Surface Migration of Small Molecules via Combinatorial Techniques" | Polymeric Modifiers and Additives Division (PMAD) of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) | News article |
| 2011 | Beltran Osuna | Angela | Second prize of $1,000 and a new iPad2 for her video, "The True Meaning of Plastics", Shaping Your World Student Video Contest | SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association and The Future of Plastics Foundation | News article |
| 2011 | Bhawalkar | Sarang | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2011 | Buddhiranon | Sasiwimon | Ohio Soybean Council Foundation Scholarship | Ohio Soybean Council | Recognition of research focused on the development and use of products and materials derived from soybeans. |
| 2011 | Castano | Marcela | Ohio Ruber Group (OG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2011 | Dong | Xuehui | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2011 | He | Zhouying | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | News article |
| 2011 | Hunsicker | Daniel | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2011 | Leuty | Gary | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2011 | Li | Yiwen | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2011 | Mackura | Mark | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2011 | Mishra | Ratan | Best Short Presentation Award and EUR 800.00, "Cleavage Energy of Tricalcium Silicate and Interactions with Amine Additives" | 13th International Congress on Cement Chemistry | News article |
| 2011 | Sahni | Vasav | Ohio Ruber Group (OG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2011 | Shinko | Andrew | 2011-12 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) | NASA | The NESSF was awarded for Shinko's work on shape-memory polyimide aerogels, to be carried out at The University of Akron and NASA Glenn Research Center. |
| 2011 | Sun | Hao | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2011 | Sun | Hao-Jan | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2011 | Sutter | Thomas | Best Presentation of the Session Award, "Azobenzene Crystal Shooting and Shape Behavior" | 2011 Conference on Undergraduate and Graduate Research held at the University of Akron | |
| 2011 | Yuan | Hongyi | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2011 | Zartman | Greg | Deming E. Baker Scholarship | Deming E. Baker | |
| 2011 | Zhu | He | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2010 | Bandyopadhyay | Diya | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2010 | Emami | Fatemesadat | National Science Foundation Award | National Science Foundation | Received $500 to attend the 2010 NSF Workshop on Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulations for Soft Materials |
| 2010 | Emami | Fatemesadat | Best Presenter Award, "Peptide Binding Mechanisms to Silica on the Molecular Scale" | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2010 | Heiber | Michael | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2010 | Pitia | Emmanuel | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2010 | Bandyopadhyay | Diya | Third Place Poster, "Pinning of Phase Separated Domains by Nanofillers in Elastomeric Blend Films" | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | |
| 2010 | Bhawalkar | Sarang | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2010 | Blake | Amy | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2010 | Dolog | Rostyslav | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2010 | Duan | Yannan | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2010 | Duan | Yannan | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2010 | Feng | Li | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2010 | Niknezhad | Setareh | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | Recognition of academic and research success |
| 2010 | Polymer Engineering Student Organization | (PESO) | Outstanding Student Chapter Award | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | |
| 2010 | Roy | Sayantan | Best Poster, "Strengthening of Polyolefins by Bottom-Up Self-Assembly of POSS Nanoparticles" | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | |
| 2010 | Sahni | Vasav | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2010 | Schmidt | Bradley | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2010 | Shams Es-Haghi | Siamak | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2010 | Storms | William | Deming E. Baker Scholarship | Deming E. Baker | |
| 2010 | Tang | Wen | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2010 | Wang | Chien-Lung | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2010 | Wang | Yangyang | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2010 | Yue | Kan | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2010 | Zartman | Greg | Deming E. Baker Scholarship | Deming E. Baker | |
| 2009 | Agapov | Rebecca | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2009 | Blake | Amy | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2009 | Blake | Amy | Maria Levay Biopolymer Scholarship | Family of Maria Levay | |
| 2009 | Buddhiranon | Sasiwimon | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2009 | Cao | Yuanmei | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2009 | Chandrasekaran | Neelakandan | Ohio Agricultural Science and Bioproducts Research Scholarship | Ohio Soybean Council | Recognition of research focused on the development and use of biobased products and materials derived from soybeans. |
| 2009 | Chandrasekaran | Neelakandan | Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2009 | Chiang | Kurt | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2009 | Dong | Xuehui | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2009 | Gao | Tongzhai | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2009 | Guo | Jiao | Best Poster, "Development of Polymer Gel Electrolytes Based on Ionic Liquid and Their Characterization Studies" | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2009 | Heidenreich | Andrew | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2009 | Melnikov | Alexei | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2009 | Niknezhad | Setareh | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2009 | Polymer Engineering Student Organization | (PESO) | Student Chapter Activity Fund | Society of Plastics Engineers, Extusion Division | |
| 2009 | Schmidt | Bradley | Deming E. Baker Scholarship | Deming E. Baker | |
| 2009 | Storms | William | Deming E. Baker Scholarship | Deming E. Baker | |
| 2009 | Wang | Chien-Lung | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2009 | Wang | Xiao | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2009 | Yan | Han | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2009 | Zartman | Greg | Deming E. Baker Scholarship | Deming E. Baker | |
| 2009 | Zhang | Wenbin | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2009 | Zhang | Wenbin | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2008 | Ahmad Nazir | Nadzrinahamin | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2008 | Alyamac | Elif | First Place Poster, "Fluorinated Acrylate-Based Copolymers for High-Solids Coatings" | Cleveland Coatings Society, Sink or Swim 2008: Waterborne and Innovative Coatings Symposium | |
| 2008 | Alyamac | Elif | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2008 | Bhawalkar | Sarang | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2008 | Chan | Yi-Tsu | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2008 | Chandrasekaran | Neelakandan | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2008 | Choi | Jaesun | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2008 | Dziczkowski | Jamie | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2008 | Emami | Fateme | Graduate Fellowship Award | The University of Akron, Department of Chemical Engineering | |
| 2008 | Fujiyama-Novak | Jane | First Place Poster, "Integrated Real Time Birefringence and Light Depolarization Studies on Structural Evolution During Complete Processing Cycle: Heating-Stretching-Holding-Cooling of Polymer Films" | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering 25th Anniversary Celebration | |
| 2008 | Guhathakurta | Soma | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2008 | Gunes | Sedat | Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | Recognition for his work on nanolithography |
| 2008 | Gunes | Sedat | Bausch & Lomb Student Innovation Award | Bausch & Lomb, Inc. | Recognition of work and dedication to innovative scientific accomplishment, especially for promising research in the area of vision science and eye health |
| 2008 | Gunes | Sedat | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | Recognition of academic and research success |
| 2008 | Gunes | Sedat | Silver Award Winner, Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award | Materials Research Society, Fall Meeting | |
| 2008 | Guo | Jiao | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2008 | Heiber | Michael | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2008 | Heidenreich | Andrew | Lord Corporation Fellowship | Lord Corporation | |
| 2008 | Heidenreich | Andrew | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2008 | Janoski | Jonathan | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2008 | Ke | Linping | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2008 | Khodadadi | Sheila | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2008 | Lee | Byoung-Jo | Best Poster, "Strengthening of Polyolefins by Botom-Up Self-Assembly of POSS Nanoparticles" | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2008 | Melnikov | Alexei | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2008 | Mofakham | Sima | Treadgold Polymer Science Award | University of Akron | |
| 2008 | Polymer Engineering Student Organization | (PESO) | Outstanding Student Chapter Award | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | |
| 2008 | Polymer Engineering Student Organization | (PESO) | Chase Plastics Award | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | |
| 2008 | Qu | Cheng | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2008 | Ramirez-Huerta | Mayela | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2008 | Randall | Jason | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2008 | Randall | Jason | Best Oral Presentation Award, "Polyurethane Crosslinked Silica Aerogel Composites for Thermal Insulation" | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering 25th Anniversary Celebration | |
| 2008 | Randall | Jason | Third Place Poster, "Evaluating Dimethyldiethoxysilane for Use in Polyurethane-Crosslinked Silica Aerogels" | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering 25th Anniversary Celebration | |
| 2008 | Storms | William | Deming E. Baker Scholarship | Deming E. Baker | |
| 2008 | Zhang | Wenbin | Lubrizol Fellowship | Lubrizol Corporation | |
| 2008 | Zartman | Greg | Deming E. Baker Scholarship | Deming E. Baker | |
| 2007 | Alyamac | Elif | Third Place Poster, "Estimation of Solubility Parameters for Inorganic Modified Epoxy and Surface Active Acrylic" | Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, International Coatings Expo | |
| 2007 | Baker | James | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2007 | Baker | James | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2007 | Cao | Feina | Third Place Poster, "Nano-Clay Tethered Shape Memory Polyurethane Nanocomposites" | Case Western Reserve University, PolyImpact Northeast Ohio Conference (PINO) | |
| 2007 | Du | Ling | Best Graduate Paper, " Highly Conductive Epoxy/Graphite Composites for Bipolar Plates in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells" | American Chemical Society, Rubber Division | |
| 2007 | Gintert | Michael | Best Oral Presentation, Polymeric Materials Section, "Optimum Clay Organic Treatment for PRM-15 Organoclay Nanocomposites" | The University of Akron, Conference on Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2007 | Gunes | Sedat | Second Place Poster, "Evaluation of Nanoparticulate Fillers for Shape Memory Polyurethane Nanocomposites" | Society of Plastics Engineers, Polymer Nanocomposites Conference | |
| 2007 | Gunes | Sedat | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2007 | Heiber | Michael | Lord Corporation Fellowship | Lord Corporation | |
| 2007 | Heidenreich | Andrew | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2007 | Lee | Byoung-Jo | Best Poster, "Strengthening of Polyolefins by Bottom-Up Self Assembly of POSS Nanoparticles" | The University of Akron, Conference on Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2007 | Lee | Byoung-Jo | Second Place Poster, "Strengthening of Polyolefins by Bottom-Up Self Assembly of POSS Nanoparticles" | Case Western Reserve University, PolyImpact Northeast Ohio Conference (PINO) | |
| 2007 | McGinty | Kathryn | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2007 | Melnikov | Alexei | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2007 | Niknezhad | Setareh | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2007 | Polymer Engineering Student Organization | (PESO) | Outstanding Student Chapter Award | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | |
| 2007 | Sen | Mustafa | Best Graduate Poster Award, 4th Annual Student Colloquium, 172nd Technical Meeting, ACS Rubber Division | American Chemical Society, Rubber Division | |
| 2007 | Van Horn | Ryan | Frank N. Kelley Graduate Student Award | Dr. and Mrs. Frank N. Kelley | |
| 2007 | Wadley | Maurice | Ohio Rubber Group (ORG) Graduate Student Award | Ohio Rubber Group | |
| 2007 | Wang | Chien-Lung | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2007 | Zhang | Wenbin | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2006 | Alyamac | Elif | First Place Poster, "Self-Stratifying Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Coatings" | The University of Akron, Polymer Engineering Alumni Day | |
| 2006 | Baena | Johanna | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2006 | Bancroft | Senetta | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2006 | Barrios | Carlos | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2006 | Chandrasekaran | Neelakandan | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2006 | Fujiyama-Novak | Jane | Best Poster in Applications/Technology/Engineering, "Development of Spatial Structural Hierarchy in Clay Nanoparticle Filled Polypropylene Melt-Spun Fibers" | The University of Akron, 50th Anniversary Celebration of the First Ph.D. Program | |
| 2006 | Garces | Camila | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2006 | Gunes | Kaan | Most Outstanding Officer "LIFE" (Legacy, Integrity, Fellowship, and Excellence) Leadership Award | The University of Akron | Recognition for his dedication to the Polymer Student Engineering Organization (PESO) and his contribution to improving the career, academic, and social life for students in polymer engineering. |
| 2006 | Gunes | Sedat | PerkinElmer Award, Composites Division, "Effects of Nanoparticulate Fillers and the Processing Conditions on Shape Memory Properties of Polyurethane Nanocomposties" | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | |
| 2006 | Huang | Wenyi | Third Place Poster, "Supramolecular Structures and Clay Nanocomposites Based on Function and Heterocyclic Liquid Crystalline Polymers" | The University of Akron, Polymer Engineering Alumni Day | |
| 2006 | Kalkan | Zehra | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | |
| 2006 | Kurian | Anish | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2006 | Lalani | Reza | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2006 | Lee | Byoung-Jo | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2006 | Lin | Tsui-Hsun | Second Place Poster, "Birefringence, Anisotropic Shrinkage and Luminance in Light Guide Plates: Modeling and Experiment" | The University of Akron, Polymer Engineering Alumni Day | |
| 2006 | McGinty | Katie | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2006 | Ocampo | Manuela | Eastman Fellowship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2006 | Polymer Engineering Student Organization | (PESO) | Chase Education Award | Society of Plastics Engineers & Chase Plastic Services, Inc. | Awarded $2,500 to develop the first "Plastics Awareness Day" for K-12 students |
| 2006 | Polymer Engineering Student Organization | (PESO) | STRETCH Award | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | Recognition of outstanding student chapter achievement |
| 2006 | Seif | Sylvain | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2006 | Zhang | Wenbin | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2005 | Adames | Juan | Honorable Mention Poster, "Rheology of Highly Filled Polymer/Metal Composites" | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering Alumni Day | |
| 2005 | Ahn | Dae | Honorable Mention Poster, "Enhanced Nanopatterning of PS/PI Block Copolymers Using Excimer Laser" | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering Alumni Day | |
| 2005 | Baena | Johanna | Second Place Poster, "Characterization of Reactive Blends of TPU and PVC" | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering Alumni Day | |
| 2005 | Baker | James | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2005 | Cano | Camilo | First Place Poster, "Modeling Particle Inflation from Polyamic acid) Powdered Precursors" | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering Alumni Day | |
| 2005 | Cyrus | Crystal | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2005 | Ertekin | Ayca | Third Place Poster, "Characterization of Epoxy Nanocomposites for Resin Transfer Molding (RTM)" | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering Alumni Day | |
| 2005 | Gagov | Atanas | First Place, 2005 Student Design Competition, "Exhaust System by 3D Blow Molding Process" | Society of Plastics Engineers, Blowmolding Division, Advanced Blowmolding Conference | |
| 2005 | Gintert | Michael | Best Paper Award, "Nanoclay Exfoliation in Thermoset Polyimides" | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | Article |
| 2005 | Gintert | Michael | Best Oral Presentation Award, "Harnessing Molecular Forces to Exfoliate Clay in Thermoset Systems" | The University of Akron, Conference on Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2005 | Guhathakurta | Soma | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2005 | Hartschuh | Ryan | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2005 | Han | Tao | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2005 | Hill | Meagan | First Prize Poster, "Adding Value to Recycled High-Density Polyethylene Through the Addition of Multi-Scale Reinforcements" | Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC) | |
| 2005 | Janoski | Jonathan | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2005 | Jimenez | Guillermo | Best Oral Presentation Award, "Polymer-Carbon Nanofiber Composites Prepared by Chaotic Mixing" | The University of Akron, Conference on Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2005 | Lapshin | Sergey | Moment of Truth Award | Omnova Solutions | Recognition for solving a paper coating lubricant problem for International Paper |
| 2005 | Lapshin | Sergey | Honorable Mention Poster, "Continuous Process for Melt Intercalation of PP-Clay Nanocoomposites with Aid of Power Ultrasound" | The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering Alumni Day | |
| 2005 | Nebioglu | Ahmet | Best Poster, "Design of UV-Curing Unsaturated Polyester Acrylate Coatings Structure - Property Relationships" | Cleveland Coatings Society, Sink or Swim 2005: Waterborne and Innovative Coatings Symposium | |
| 2005 | Nebioglu | Ahmet | Honorable Mention, John A. Gordon Best Paper Award Competition, "Investigation of the Properties of UV-Curing Acrylate-Terminated Unsaturated Polyester Coatings by Utilizing an Experimental Design Methodology" | 27th Biennial Western Coatings Symposium | |
| 2005 | Ocampo | Manuela | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2005 | Paramonov | Pavlo | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2005 | Pedraza | Erika | First Place Poster, "Enhanced Crosslinked Structures from Latex Blends" | 27th Biennial Western Coatings Symposium | |
| 2005 | Polymer Engineering Student Organization | (PESO) | STRETCH Award | Society of Plastics Engineers, Annual Technical Meeting (ANTEC) | Recognition of outstanding student chapter achievement |
| 2005 | Rathi | Pankaj | First Place, 2005 Student Design Competition, Blow Molding Division, "Exhaust System by 3D Blow Molding Process" | Society of Plastics Engineers, Advanced Blowmolding Conference | |
| 2005 | Wichman | Elizabeth | Deming E. Baker Scholarship | Deming E. Baker | |
| 2005 | Xiong | Huiming | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2004 | Baena | Johanna | C.W. Brabender Student Award | C.W. Brabender Instruments | Recognition for outstanding scholastic achievement and service to the department |
| 2004 | Bajpai | Vardhan | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2004 | Ding | Yifu | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications | |
| 2004 | Dworak | David | First Prize Poster, "Protective Space Coatings | 82nd Annual Meeting and International Coatings Expo | |
| 2004 | Ertekin | Ayca | Research Contribution Award | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2004 | Gintert | Michael | Best Poster for his work on high temperature polyimide nanocomposites | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2004 | Graham | Matt | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2004 | Hong | Chang Min | Best Paper Award | Society of Plastics Engineers, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Group | |
| 2004 | Jeong | Kwang-Un | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2004 | Kalkan | Zehra | Research Contribution Award | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2004 | Kulkarni | Rahul | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2004 | Lee | Keun Yong | Research Contribution Award | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | |
| 2004 | Lewis | Todd | Robert G. Hills Scholarship in Polymer Engineering | Family of Robert G. Hills | Recognition for outstanding scholastic achievement in the Mechanical Polymer Engineering Program |
| 2004 | Paramonov | Pavlo | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2004 | Paramonov | Pavlo | Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award | The University of Akron, Conference for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Research | Recognition for his work on nanolithography |
| 2004 | Pedraza | Erika | Honorable Mention, John A. Gordon Best Paper Competition, "Effect of Functional Monomer on the Film Properties of Core-Shell Latexes" | 82nd Annual Meeting and International Coatings Expo | |
| 2004 | Sun | Ximei | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2004 | Wysocki | Claire | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2003 | Dharaiya | Dhawal | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2003 | Hu | Ji | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2003 | Kim | Kyuk Hyun | Best Paper Award | Society of Plastics Engineers, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Group | |
| 2003 | Rangwalla | Hasnain | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2003 | Rangwalla | Hasnain | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2003 | Xiong | Huiming | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2002 | Choi | Dongman | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2002 | Duran | Hatice | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | 2002 | Fiorentini | Francesca | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | 2002 | Ghose | Sayata | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education |
| 2002 | Jeong | Kwang-un | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2002 | Keawwattana | Wirunya | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education | 2002 | Li | Chengtao | Outstanding Woman in Polymer Engineering Award | The University of Akron, Association of Women in Higher Education |
| 2002 | Prohaska | Jesson | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 2002 | Shim | Sang Eun | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2002 | Xu | Guoqiang | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2002 | Xue | Chenchen | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications | |
| 2001 | Caliskan | Gokhan | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2001 | Chen | Yan | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 2001 | Duda | Mark | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2001 | Gomochak | Deanna | Hoyt F. Wells Scholarship | Hoyt F. Wells | |
| 2001 | Honigfort | Mical | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2001 | Huang | Xinyu | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications | |
| 2001 | Lockington | Eric | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood Endowed Scholarship in Polyer Science | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood | |
| 2001 | Martter | Teresa | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications | |
| 2001 | Mehta | Rujul | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2001 | Sau | Madhusudan | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2001 | Stapleton | Russ | Eastman Chemical Company Enhancement Scholarship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2001 | Weng | Xin | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2001 | Xu | Guoqiang | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2001 | Xu | Guoqiang | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2001 | Xue | Chenchen | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications | |
| 2000 | Gautam | Keshav | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2000 | Ge | Qing | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications | |
| 2000 | Gomochak | Deanna | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2000 | Pallack | Mical | Eastman Chemical Company Enhancement Scholarship | Eastman Chemical Company | |
| 2000 | Palluch | Klaus-Peter | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 2000 | Rangwalla | Hasnain | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 2000 | Schwab | Alexander | GE Plastics Scholarship | GE Plastics | |
| 2000 | Schwab | Alexander | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 2000 | Schwab | Alexander | Omnova Signature Award | GenCorp | |
| 2000 | Schwab | Alexander | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 2000 | Sulewski | Caroline | Hoyt F. Wells Scholarship | Hoyt F. Wells | |
| 2000 | Xu | Guoqiang | Ronald Eby Award | Dr. Ronald Eby | |
| 1999 | BenRayes | Tareq | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications | |
| 1999 | Chen | Zhihao | Omnova Signature Award | GenCorp | |
| 1999 | Gariepy | Chris | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 1999 | Garrison | Kara | Richard L. Waldman, Jr. Scholarship | William C. Waldman | |
| 1999 | McIntosh | Lester | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications | |
| 1999 | Ok | Myung-Ahn | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 1999 | Ozisik | Rahmi | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Fellowship | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | |
| 1999 | Pallack | Mical | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 1999 | Parnell | Shane | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 1999 | Sedjo | Randy | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 1999 | Zhu | Lei | Omnova Signature Award | GenCorp | |
| 1998 | Bicakci | Sirarpi | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 1998 | Cregger | Tricia | Hoyt F. Wells Scholarship | Hoyt F. Wells | |
| 1998 | Guenthner | Andrew | Omnova Signature Award | Omnova Solutions | |
| 1998 | Guenthner | Andrew | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 1998 | Hess | Carol | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood Endowed Scholarship in Polyer Science | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood | |
| 1998 | Jang | Jee-Hwan | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 1998 | Schwab | Alexander | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 1998 | Sheller | Nina | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications | |
| 1998 | Simmons | Sean | John R. Mann Memorial Scholarship | The University of Akron | |
| 1998 | Tse | Joseph | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood Endowed Scholarship in Polyer Science | G. Maxine Harwood and H. James Harwood | |
| 1998 | Zhao | Bin | Omnova Signature Award | GenCorp | |
| 1998 | Zheng | Ruqing | Ticona Excellence in Engineering Plastics Award | Ticona | |
| 1998 | Zook | Teresa | John R. Mann Memorial Scholarship | The University of Akron | |
| 1997 | Teale | David | Maurice Morton Award | Dr. Maurice Morton | |
| 1995 | Li | Xiaoqing | Rubber & Plastics News Award | Crain Communications |