Dr. Bruce R. Ellingwood

Honors and Awards

  • 2018 – Geerhard Haaijer Award for Excellence in Education, American Institute of Steel Construction
  • 2018 – Distinguished Visiting Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • 2017 – Alfredo Ang Award on Risk Analysis and Management of Civil Infrastructure, ASCE
  • 2017 – Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award for Lifetime Achievement in Education, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • 2016 – Alfred M. Freudenthal Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • 2015 – CERRA Lifetime Achievement Award, Civil Engineering Risk and Reliability Association
  • 2013 – College of Engineering Alumni Award for Distinguished Service, University of Illinois
  • 2013 – Chair Professorship, Tsinghua University
  • 2012 – Elected Inaugural Fellow of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE, ASCE
  • 2010 – Elected a Distinguished (Honorary) member of ASCE, ASCE
  • 2009 – IASSAR Senior Research Prize, International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability
  • 2008 – Chair Professorship, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
  • 2006 – Nathan M. Newmark Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • 2006 – Lifetime Achievement Award, American Institute of Steel Construction
  • 2005 – Charles E. Schmidt Distinguished Visiting Professor, Florida Atlantic University
  • 2002 – Distinguished Alumnus Award, Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Association
  • 2001 – Elected to the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering
  • 1999 – Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • 1988,1983 – Norman Medal, ASCE
  • 1988,1983 – State of the Art of Civil Engineering Award, ASCE
  • 1988 – T. R. Higgins Lectureship Award, American Institute of Steel Construction
  • 1988 – L.J. Markwardt Research Prize, Forest Products Research Society
  • 1988 – Moisseiff Award, American Society of Civil Engineers
  • 1986 – Engineer of the Year of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NSPE
  • 1980 – Engineering Achievement Award, D.C. Joint Council of Engrg. and Arch. Societies
  • 1980 – U. S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal, U. S. Department of Commerce
  • 1980 – Walter L. Huber Engineering Research Prize, ASCE