Federal Honor Awards
Other
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
· January 1, 2025
- Bronze Medals for Commendable Service, U.S. EPA, 1990, 1998, 2005, 2024
- Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, 2015, Level II
-Top Ten Abstract. “A High-Throughput Exposure Estimation Tool Incorporating ADME Processes”. Society of Toxicology. Risk Assessment Specialty Section, 2015.
-Nominee, World Technology Award for Ethics, The World Technology Network, http://www.wtn.net/summit-2014/world-technology-award-nominees, 2014.
-Selection to Editorial Board of the Journal, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2014
-National Exposure Research Award, 2014, Exposure Science Excellence Award, Systems Reality Research Team
-Pathfinder Innovation Project Award, 2013, Systems Reality Modeling: Chemical Inventor. Team: Rocky Goldsmith, Daniel Chang, Curtis Dary, Peter Egeghy, Chris Grulke, Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, Cecilia Tan, Rogelio Tornero-Velez, Linda Phillips, and Daniel Vallero.
-Office of Research and Development Teamwork Award, 2012, Federal Highway Administration Near-Road Study.
-Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, 2010, Honorable Mention; Advancing Methods to Sample and Analyze Airborne Asbestos Fibers on Filter Media to Support Exposure Assessments; Co-recipients: J.R. Kominsky, M.E. Beard and O.S. Crankshaw
-Elected Member, International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2011
-Elected Member, National Institute of Engineering Ethics, 2010
-Selection to Editorial Board of the Journal, Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine, 2010
- Award for Exceptional/Outstanding ORD Technical Assistance to the Regions or Program Offices, U.S. EPA, 2010
-Selection as Advisor to National Academy of Engineering, 2008
-Best Paper, 2006 (with P.A. Vesilind), American Society of Civil Engineers. Preventing disputes with fairness and empathy. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 132 (3). 272-278
-Recognition Award, Mechanistic Indicators of Childhood Asthma, Modeling Support, 2007
-Duke University Representative, National Academy of Engineering, Workshop on Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues, October 2003
-Special Faculty Commendation, North Carolina Central University, 2003
-National Commendation, Excellence in Response, World Trade Center, U.S. EPA, 2002
-Best Qualified, Senior Executive Service Candidate Program, U.S. EPA, 2002
-Superior Accomplishment Award, 2001
-Award for Exceptional/Outstanding ORD Technical Assistance to the Regions or Program Offices, U.S. EPA, 2001
-Fourth Degree, Knights of Columbus, Dubbed in November 2000
-Jeffrey Taub Award, Duke University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1999
-Executive Board, Sigma Xi, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chapter, 1999-2000
-Special Act Awards, U.S. EPA, 1980, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000
-Performance Awards, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
-President, Sigma Xi, Kansas City Chapter, 1987; Vice President 1986
-Continued Superior Performance Awards, 1984-1989, 1996
Jeffrey B. Taub Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Award
University
Duke University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
· 1999
Presented to the Duke CEE graduate student voted by peers who best exhibits Jeff Taub’s maturity of thought and independence, and best integrates past training with the environmental engineering profession.