- 2010, PPEPPD Eminence Award (first winner), Suzhou China.
- 2004, Fellow, Institute of Chemical Engineers (Britian).
- 2004, Chartered Engineer (Europe); Chartered Scientist (Europe).
- 2004, Founders Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Chemical Engineering, American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
- 2003, Miegunyah Fellow, Univ. of Melbourne (Australia).
- 1998, E. V. Murphree Award, American Chemical Society, Awarded to one individual nationwide each year.
- 1997, Inaugural E. A. Mason Memorial Lecturer, Brown University, Awarded to one individual nationwide each year.
- 1997, Rossini Lecturer, Commission 1.2, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Lecture to be delivered in Porto, Portugal, July 1998) Awarded to one chemist, chemical engineer or physicist worldwide every other year.
- 1996, National Academy of Engineering
- 1996, Warren K. Lewis Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- 1995, Merck Collaboratus Lecturer, Rutgers University
- 1994, ICI Distinguished Lecturer, University of Alberta, Awarded to one individual nationwide each year.
- 1994, Ashton Cary Lecture Award, Georgia Institute of Technology, Awarded to one individual nationwide each year.
- 1993, Phillips Lectureship in Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Awarded to one individual nationwide each year.
- 1993, Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- 1993, Centennial Certificate, American Society for Engineering Education
- 1993, Francis P. Alison Award, University of Delaware
- 1992, Stanley Katz Memorial Lecture, City College of New York, Awarded to one individual nationwide each year.
- 1990, Warren McCabe Lectureship, North Carolina State University
- 1989, Delaware Section Award, American Chemical Society
- 1988, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Distinguished U.S. Senior Scientist Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- 1988, 3M Chemical Engineering Lectureship Award, American Society for Engineering Education, Awarded to one individual nationwide each year.
- 1986-87, Center for Advanced Study Fellowship, University of Delaware
- 1985, Award Lecture, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Awarded to one individual nationwide each year.
- 1984, Professional Progress Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- 1982-, Henry Belin du Pont Professor of Chemical Engineering
- 1980-81, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship, (Bonn, West Germany), for research at the Technical University of Berlin
- 1978-79, Fellow, Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Delaware
- 1971-1976, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Faculty – Scholar, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Generally awarded to only one chemical engineer nationwide each year.
- 1966-67, National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Science Foundation
- 1962, Eliza Ford Prize, City College of New York