Faust Research Group · The University of Texas at Austin
Honors & Awards
Recognition for research, teaching, and service — from best-paper and editor’s choice honors across the water and construction engineering literature to university-wide teaching awards selected by students.
Research
- 2025Best Technical Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment
- 2025Top Paper Award, Environmental Communication Division, International Communication Association
- 2023Best Technical Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Education
- 2022Daniel W. Halpin Award for Scholarship in Construction, ASCE Construction Institute
- 2022Second Place Poster Award, Transportation Research Board
- 2020Best Policy-Oriented Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
- 2018Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper, ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
- 2018Engineering Project Organization Conference (EPOC) Best Paper Award
- 2017CII New Scholar, Construction Industry Institute
- 2016Summer Research Award, The University of Texas at Austin
Editor’s Choice Recognitions
- 2025Editor’s Choice Manuscript for issue 151(2), ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Education
- 2023Editor’s Choice Manuscript for issue 9(2), ASCE Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment
- 2021Editor’s Choice Manuscript for issue 147(5), ASCE Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
- 2021Editor’s Choice Manuscript for issue 147(1), ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
- 2020Editor’s Choice Manuscript for issue 146(5), ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Teaching & Student Impact
- 2025–2026Engineering Student Success Center Faculty of the Year, Cockrell School of Engineering
- 2021Ervin S. Perry Student Appreciation Award, The University of Texas at Austin
- 2020Ervin S. Perry Student Appreciation Award, The University of Texas at Austin
- 2019President’s Award for Global Learning
- 2018Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department Teaching Award, The University of Texas at Austin
- 2017Ervin S. Perry Student Appreciation Award, The University of Texas at Austin
- 2016ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellow
Professional
- 2022Provost Faculty Mentored Scholar, The University of Texas at Austin
- 2017The Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST), Protégé
Select Graduate & Undergraduate Awards
- 2011–2015National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
- 2014William D. Shuck Fellowship, Purdue University
- 2014–2015Bilsland Strategic Initiative Fellow, Purdue University
- 2011College of Engineering Outstanding Service Scholarship, Purdue University
- 2010Outstanding Civil Engineering Graduate Student, Purdue University
- 2009Knox Fellowship, Purdue University
- 2008Outstanding Female Award for Civil Engineering, University of Washington