Awards and Honors

  • Felicitation and certificate in recognition of outstanding research, teaching, and service at the University of South Florida (USF); given by the Center for Urban Transportation Research at USF. June 2017.
  • ​Outstanding reviewer status in year 2016 for Transportation Research Part C.
  • Article by Kamali et al. (2016) among the four best four best papers from 15th TRB Transportation Planning Applications Conference, invited for presentation at Transportation Research Board annual meeting and early publication at Transportation Research Record.
  • Article by Imani, Ghafghazi, Eluru, and Pinjari (2014) – Listed in the Editor’s Choice and among the top 5 most read articles of Transportation Letters.
  • ​Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing for the year 2013 from the Journal of Choice Modelling. June 2014.
  • Among the 100 preeminent research faculty of USF invited for dinner & conversation with the President of the USF System (20 researchers invited for one of the 5 dinner events). October 2013.
  • Invited Speaker at the International Choice Modeling Conference (ICMC) Workshop on Recent Advances in Multiple Discrete-Continuous Choice Modeling, Leeds, UK, July 2011.
  • 2008 Charley Wootan award for outstanding dissertation in Transportation Policy and Planning; given by the Council of University Transportation Centers, January 2009.
  • Honorable mention for the 2008 Eric Pas Dissertation Prize in Travel Behavior Research; given by the International Association of Travel Behavior Research (IATBR), December 2009.
  • Article by Pinjari, Bhat and Hensher (2009) - Top 4th/5th hottest article in Transportation Research - Part B during April-June 2009 and July-September 2009.
  • Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017; Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2011-2012; Who's Who in the World 2018.
  • The International Road Federation (IRF) Executive Leadership Fellowship, 2007. One of 16 international graduate students selected from across the IRF membership universities in the U.S.
  • Mary Collins Memorial Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Civil Engineering, 2006 – 2007; given by the graduate school of the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Professional Development Award, 2006. A competitive conference travel award bestowed by the Graduate School of the University of Texas at Austin.
  • North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) Travel Grant, 2006.
  • Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society, inducted in 2003.

Awards Received by My Students/Advisees

  • ​​Masters student Trang Luong received the 2015 Bill McGrath Scholarship by the Florida State Institute of the Transportation Engineers (FSITE).
  • ​Trang Luong received the 2015 International Road Federation (IRF) Executive Leadership Fellowship. One of about 15 international graduate students selected from across the IRF membership universities in the U.S.
  • Doctoral student Nikhil Menon received the 2015 Georgia Brosch Memorial Transportation Scholarship from the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at USF.
  • Doctoral student Sashikanth Gurram received first prize in the Student Poster competition held at the 2014 Florida Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) conference.
  • Doctoral student Sashikanth Gurram received first prize in the Student Poster competition held at the 2014 College of Engineering Annual Research Day of USF. He also won first prize in the Student Poster competition held at the 2014 Center for Urban Transportation Research Annual Awards event.
  • Doctoral student Sashikanth Gurram received the 2014 Georgia Brosch Memorial Transportation Scholarship from the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at USF.
  • Doctoral student Sashikanth Gurram received the 2013 Florida Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) scholarship.
  • Doctoral student Sashikanth Gurram was one of the recipients of USF Graduate Student Research Challenge Grant 2012-2013.
  • Masters student Mohammadreza Kamali received the 2013 Florida Future Corridors scholarship from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
  • Doctoral student Sujan Sikder was one of the three Student Scholars of the National Center for Senior Transportation (NCST) in 2011, based on a competitive proposal on elderly mobility issues.
  • Sujan Sikder received FHWA’s David Dwight Eisenhower Transportation Scholarship for 2011-2012.
  • Sujan Sikder received the 2011 Georgia Brosch Memorial Transportation Scholarship from the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at USF.
  • Sujan Sikder was awarded the 2010 Anne Shanklin Brewer Scholarship by the Florida Intelligent Transportation Society.