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NETL has a long history of garnering recognition for research excellence, technology transfer, and successful partnerships. Over the past 20 years, NETL’s scientists have earned 58 R&D 100 Awards, as well as 49 regional and national awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium. These awards, along with the many other individual awards won by NETL scientists and research partners, serve to recognize NETL’s contribution to our nation’s energy future.
The awards and other forms of recognition received by the national laboratory provide tangible evidence of the world-class nature of the research as well as the technical, scientific, and program staff carrying out the research at NETL. These numerous accolades further demonstrate the commitment and dedication of the laboratory’s staff to fulfilling the mission of advancing energy options to fuel our economy, strengthen our security, and improve our environment.
| Year Sort ascending | Award | Category | Recipient | Sponsoring Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World’s Top 2% Scientists | NETL Scientists (25) | Stanford University | ||
| Distinguished Alumni Award | Charles Damianides | University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | ||
| Professional Awards | Government/Regulatory | Christina Lopano | The Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | Analytical/Test | NuSense Technology — High Spatial Resolution Optical Sensors for Harsh Environments | WTWH Media | |
| The Special Meritorious Awards for Engineering Innovation (MEA) | Water Management | PARETO | Hart Energy | |
| Team Award | Brett Aristegui, Trev Hall, David Kirschner, Neil Kirschner, Dan Nardozzi, and Erin Russell-Story | DOE-Vehicle Technologies Office | ||
| National Innovation Award | Advanced Infrastructure Integrity Model (AIIM) | TechConnect | ||
| National Innovation Award | Miniaturized Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Harsh Environment Sensor | TechConnect | ||
| Edison Award | Engineering and Material Science | Multi-functional Sorbent Technology (MUST) | Edison Awards | |
| Excellence in Government Awards | Supervisor/Manager in a Professional Series - SILVER | Dushyant Shekhawat | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Excellence in Government Awards | Supervisor/Manager in a Professional Series - GOLD | José Figueroa | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Excellence in Government Awards | Outstanding Small Team - THE CHAIRPERSON AWARD GOLD | Carbon Capture Team | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Excellence in Government Awards | Outstanding Small Team - GOLD | Carbon Capture Team | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Best in Class Awards | Leah Bower | Technology Transfer Working Group (TTWG) | ||
| Best in Class Awards | Samantha Zhang | Technology Transfer Working Group (TTWG) | ||
| Editor's Choice Article | Kelly Rose, Madison Wenzlick, Jeff Hawk | Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance | ||
| CFC Hero “Atlas” Award | Teresa Rogers | Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) | ||
| Best Paper Awards | Nathan Weiland, Sandeep Pidaparti, Charles W. White | International sCO2 Power Cycles Symposium | ||
| AIChE - Separations Division | Excellence and Service, Director | Isaac Gamwo | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| Best Paper Awards | Marine and Petroleum Geology | Yongkoo Seol, Jeong-Hoon Choi | Elsevier Journals | |
| Civil Quarterly Employee Recognition Program Awards | Commitment Award | Ruishu Wright | Leidos | |
| AIChE - Separations Division | Excellence and Service, Technical Program Chair | Isaac Gamwo | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| PTF Lectureship in Fluidization Award | Sofiane Benyahia | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | ||
| Charles Pierce Distinguished Alumni Award | Sofiane Benyahia | Illinois Institute of Technology | ||
| NACE Fellows Honor | Margaret Ziomek-Moroz | NACE International and the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) | ||
| ASM International, Editors Choice Article | Long-Term Creep Behavior of a CoCrFeNiMn High-Entropy Alloy | ASM International | ||
| 125th Anniversary Fellow | Larry Shadle | College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State University | ||
| HENAAC Awards | Luminary Honoree | José Figueroa | Great Minds in STEM | |
| Woman of Color STEM Awards | Special Recognition | Nor Farida Harun | Career Communications Group, Woman of Color Magazine | |
| R&D 100 Awards | Materials | Multi-functional Sorbent Technology (MUST) | WTWH Media | |
| Technical Publications Competition – Leidos International | Best Publication | Eric Popczun and De Nyago Tafen | Leidos - Contractor Award | |
| 125th Anniversary Fellow | Christina Lopano | College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State University | ||
| CFO of the Year | Jim Wilson | Pittsburgh Business Times | ||
| Excellence in Government Awards | Supervisor in a Professional Series | Patricia Rawls | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Excellence in Government Awards | Outstanding Contribution to Science (Non-Medical) | Anthony Burgard | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE | Turning CO2 into products | UCLA’s CarbonBuilt Team | XPRIZE | |
| FLC Awards | Laboratory Director of the Year | Brian Anderson | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| IGTI Industrial Gas Turbine Technology Award | Richard Dennis | International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) | ||
| Most interesting energy-tech developments of 2020 | NETL | American Energy Society | ||
| Best of 2020 | Sameh Elsaidi | Cell Reports Physical Science | ||
| Elsevier PTF Award for Lifetime Achievements | Madhava Syamlal | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | ||
| Secretary's Honor Awards | Achievement Award | Multi-functional Sorbent Technology (MUST) | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Minority Affairs Committee's (MAC) Eminent Chemical Engineer’s Award | Isaac Gamwo | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | ||
| Innovation Award | Immobilized Amine Sorbents for the Removal of Organic Contaminants from Environmental and Industrial Water Sources | TechConnect Innovation | ||
| Secretary's Honor Awards | Achievement Award | EDX Development and Operations Team | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Global Awards | Research Project | Microwave-Assisted Ammonia Synthesis | Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) | |
| Secretary's Honor Awards | Excellence Award | Christina Lopano | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | Software/Services | Institute for the Design of Advanced Energy Systems (IDAES) | WTWH Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | Mechanical/Materials | C2G: NETL’s Low-Cost Coal-to-Graphene Manufacturing Process | WTWH Media | |
| Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award | The CoalFirst Initiative Team | Office of Fossil Energy | ||
| Excellence in Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Sustainability | Quantification of Methane Emissions from Marginal Oil and Gas Wells | Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s Division of Gas and Oil (DMME), in partnership with the Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA) | ||
| Excellence in Exploration Innovation | Emerging Stacked Unconventional Play | The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s Division of Gas and Oil, in partnership with the Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA) | ||
| Toastmasters International Online Gold Award | Online Gold Award 2020 | Bruceton Toastmasters | Toastmasters International | |
| Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award | Mary Kylee Underwood | Office of Fossil Energy | ||
| (ASME) American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | Richard Dennis | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | ||
| Department of Energy (DOE) Gears of Government Awards | Mike Nowak | Department of Energy (DOE) | ||
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Community Service Award- GOLD | Larry Kincell | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Diversity and Inclusion Award - GOLD | Tim Florian | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| NACE Fellows Honor | Margaret Ziomek-Moroz | NACE International and the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) | ||
| ESPI Best Paper | Alexandra Hakala, Mengling Stuckman (WVU)Pilewski, Sharma , Agrawal | Royal Society of Chemistry, Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts (ESPI) | ||
| Carnegie Science Award | Innovation in Energy Award, Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Award | Laser and Optical Processes Team (LOPT): Michael Buric | Carnegie Science Center | |
| Department of Chemistry Distinguished Alumni Award | Mac Gray | University of Pittsburgh | ||
| The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) | Structural Materials Division (SMD) | Richard Oleksak | The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | Analytical/Test | LIBSense Monitoring Tool | WTWH Media | |
| Technology Transfer Working Group (TTWG) Awards | Partnering | ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Partnership | Technology Transfer Working Group (TTWG) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | Mechanical/Materials | Co-Based Nanocrystalline Alloys for Gapless Inductors and Sensors | WTWH Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | Software/Services | Offshore Risk Modeling (ORM) Suite | WTWH Media | |
| Who’s Next: Environment & Energy | Doug Kauffman | The Incline | ||
| Who’s Next: Environment & Energy | Alexandra Hakala | The Incline | ||
| American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) Awards | Government Leadership in LCA Award | Tim Skone | American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA) | |
| President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | Shiwoo Lee | National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) | ||
| President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | Jordan Musser | National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) | ||
| President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | Doug Kauffman | National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) | ||
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | Conference Chair for Carbon Management Technology Conference | Jose Figueroa | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| Carnegie Science Award | Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Award | Permeability Engineering Through Strain Annealing Team | Carnegie Science Center | |
| Carnegie Science Award | Innovation in Energy | Global Oil and Gas Infrastructure Team | Carnegie Science Center | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Outstanding Supervisor/Manager in a Professional Series | Allen Lichvar | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Administrative Employee | Ken Mechling | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Professional Employee (All Other Professional Fields) | Dave Hopkinson | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Oregon Federal Executive Board Public Service Recognition Week Awards | Unsung Hero | Steve Curfman | Oregon Federal Executive Board | |
| University Awards | Chip Hanlon Volunteer Mentor of the Year Award | Paula Grendys | University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute | |
| Keynote Speaker International Conference on Gas, Oil, and Petroleum Engineering | Isaac Gamwo | United Scientific Group | ||
| FLC Awards | State and Local Economic Development | The Partnership Between NETL and Pittsburgh | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| Secretary's Honor Awards | Achievement Award | S&T Risk Matrix Team | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Secretary's Honor Awards | Excellence Award | Christopher Matranga | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Secretary's Honor Awards | Achievement Award | Integrated Energy Systems Team | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award | Circe Verba | Department of Energy (DOE) | ||
| Leidos | Civil Quarterly Employee Recognition Program Awards | Leah Bower | Leidos | |
| Best Paper Awards | Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle Committee | sCO2 Power Cycle Component Cost Correlations From DOE Data Spanning Multiple Scales and Applications | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award | Justin Adder | Department of Energy (DOE) | ||
| Leidos | Innovation in Research and Development (R&D) | Kevin Byerly | Leidos | |
| Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award | Don Ferguson | Department of Energy (DOE) | ||
| Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award | Jan Steckel | Department of Energy (DOE) | ||
| Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Award | Nancy Feeser | Department of Energy (DOE) | ||
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | 2018 AIChE Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) Distinguished Service Award | Isaac Gamwo | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Secretary's Honor Awards | Bomb Cyclone Analysis Team | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Innovators of the Year | Mac Gray | Pittsburgh Business Times | ||
| FLC Awards | State and Local Economic Development Award | The Partnership Between NETL and Pittsburgh | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| Strive for Leadership and Education Award | Bruceton Toastmasters | Toastmasters International | ||
| Maryland Clean Energy Center Awards | Capital Partner of the Year | NETL | Maryland Clean Energy Center | |
| Smart Industry 50 | Stephen Zitney | Putman Media | ||
| Division Award | LMD/EPD Energy Best Paper Award - Professional | Jinichiro Nakano, James Bennett, Anna Nakano | The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) | |
| Advanced Communicator Silver (ACS) | John Baltrus | Toastmasters International | ||
| Competent Leader (CL) | Brett Aristegui | Toastmasters International | ||
| Competent Commucator (CC) | Connie Anderson | Toastmasters International | ||
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Rookie of the Year | Jerry Carr | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Contribution to Science | Garret Veloski | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Contribution to Science | McMahan Gray | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Outstanding Team | Ukraine Coal Team | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Rookie of the Year | Jonathan Lekse | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Outstanding Administrative Employee | James Cox | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Outstanding Team | NETL Emergency Response Function | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Oregon Federal Executive Board Public Service Recognition Week Awards | Customer Service | Alan Hartman | Oregon Federal Executive Board | |
| Oregon Federal Executive Board Public Service Recognition Week Awards | Exceptional Service | Kelly Rose | Oregon Federal Executive Board | |
| Oregon Federal Executive Board Public Service Recognition Week Awards | Leadership | Circe Verba | Oregon Federal Executive Board | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Photo Contest | Gabe Dewitt | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | Sustainable Engineering Forum Professional Poster Competition, first place | Briggs White | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| Annual Small Business Award | Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business of the Year | USSE2 | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Academy of Distinguished Alumni, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | Jessica Lamp | West Virginia University | ||
| Best of 2017 | Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction at Nanostructured Gold, Copper, and Alloy Materials | Energy Technology Magazine | ||
| Carnegie Science Award | Distinguished Lecturer 2018-2019 - Environmental Award | Barbara Kutchko | Society of Petroleum Engineers | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | The Secretary of Energy Achievement Award | NETL Emergency Support Function Team | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| SPIE Sensing Defense and Commercial Expo Rising Researcher Award | Michael Buric | SPIE Sensing | ||
| Engineering Excellence Award | 2017 Joseph N. Cannon Award for Excellence in Engineering | Isaac Gamwo | National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers | |
| R&D 100 Awards | Software/Services | National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP) | Advantage Business Media | |
| ASM Fellowship | ASM Fellowship | Paul Jablonski | ASM International | |
| FLC Awards | Outstanding Commercialization Success | Arc Position Sensing Technology | Federal Laboratory Consortium Far West | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Contribution to Science | Angela Goodman | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Team | EOS Water Management Team | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| R&D Winner | Kelly Rose | Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest | ||
| Division of Environmental Geosciences Award | Angela Goodman | American Association of Petroleum Geologists | ||
| Academy of Chemical Engineers Induction | Lisa Baker | West Virginia University | ||
| The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) | Best Poster Award by a Young Professional in Functional Materials | Anna Nakano | The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Professional Employee | Jessica Mullen | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Carnegie Science Award | Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Award | High-Performance Optical Sensors and Sensor Materials Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Team | Carnegie Science Center | |
| FLC Awards | Excellence in Technology Transfer | LumiShield | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | The Secretary's Appreciation Award | Cynthia Powell | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | Alexandra Hakala | National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) | ||
| Best Paper Awards | Best Paper Award | “Dynamic Model of a 10 MW Supercritical CO2 Recompression Brayton Cycle” | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| Excellence in Environment, Security, Safety, and Health Award | Excellence Award - Dream Category | Shiwoo Lee | AECOM | |
| Energy in Leadership Award | Women in Energy Leadership Awards | Barbara Kutchko | Pittsburgh Business Times | |
| Women of the Year Award | Women of the Year Awards | Alexandra Hakala | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Women of the Year Award | Women of the Year Awards | Barbara Kutchko | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Women of the Year Award | Women of the Year Awards | Circe Verba | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Contribution to Science | Yuhua Duan | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Women of the Year Award | Women of the Year Awards | Natalie Pekney | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Best Paper Awards | 2015 ISA-POWEID Symposium Paper Award | Progress on a Raman Gas Analyzer for Power Industry Applications | International Soceity of Automation, Power Industries Division | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards – Heroic Act | Colleen Butcher | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Engineering Excellence Award | 2016 SME IGTI Outstanding Service Awards | Richard Dennis | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Rookie of the Year | Jessica Mullen | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | President's Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | Paul Ohodnicki | National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) | |
| Enviro-Star Award | GreenBuy Awards - Gold Level | Office of Sustainable Environmental Stewardship | ||
| Carnegie Science Award | Carnegie Science Awards – Innovation in Energy | Shiwoo Lee | Carnegie Science Center | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Hispanic Appreciation Awards | Alexandra Hakala | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Computationally Optimized Homogenization Heat Treatment Process | Advantage Business Media | |
| Carnegie Science Award | Carnegie Science Awards - Environmental | Natalie Pekney | Carnegie Science Center | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI) Toolkit | Advantage Business Media | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Hispanic Appreciation Awards | Nicolas Huerta | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | HVAC Load Reduction (HLR) Technology | Advantage Business Media | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Professional Employee (All Other Fields) | William Aljoe | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Outstanding Supervisor- Excellence in Government Awards | Jamie Brown | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Rookie of the Year | Sydni Credle | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| APEX Awards | APEX Awards | Electronic Media - Video Media Category | Communications Concepts | |
| President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | Early Career Category - Poster | Transport in the Gulf of Mexico - Poster | 15th SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in Geoscience | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Gold Award - Recognition for outstanding support to the 2015 Three Rivers Pennsylvania West Combined Federal Campaign | Combined Federal Campaign | ||
| U.S. Geological Survey Award | Early Career Poster Winner | Ronald Duran | SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in Geosciences | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards | Katherine Nielsen | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards | Outstanding Team - Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Sensor Team | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards – Outstanding Team | Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Team | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Professional Employee (Medical/Scientific) | Timothy Skone | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Council for Chemical Research Collaboration Award | Star Fellowship | Offshore Foam Cement Modeling | Society of Petroleum Engineers | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Department of Energy's Annual Secretarial Small Business Prime Contractor Award | KeyLogic | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Professional Employee (Medical/Scientific) | Kelly Rose | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Rookie of the Year | Douglas Kauffman | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Team | Petra Nova Project Team | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Supervisor | Heather Quendenfeld | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Federal Small Business Program Manager of the Year Award | Lawrence Sullivan | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Women of the Year Award | Prestigious Woman Award | Mary Sullivan | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Arthur S. Flemming Award | Arthur S. Flemming Awards | CCSI | George Washington University | |
| Council for Chemical Research Collaboration Award | Rising Star Poster Competition | Jordan Musser | Council for Chemical Research (CCR) | |
| Energy in Leadership Award | Energy in Leadership Awards | Shiwoo Lee | Pittsburgh Business Times | |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | Fellow Nomination | Stephen Zitney | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| Energy in Leadership Award | Energy in Leadership Awards | Barbara Kutchko | Pittsburgh Business Times | |
| Elsevier Most Cited Articles Award | Highly Cited Review Paper 2012-2013 | Advances in CO2 Capture Technology: A Patent Review | Elsevier | |
| Engineering Excellence Award | Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award for Eastern North America | Sinisha Jikich | Society of Petroleum Engineers | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | EYESIM v2.3 | Advantage Business Media | |
| Blue Pencil Gold Screen | Blue Pencil Gold Screen Awards | Ultra-Deepwater Research article | National Association of Government Communicators | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Women in Government Awards | Patricia Rawls | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| TechConnect Innovation Awards | TechConnect Innovation Awards | Fiber Supported Ionic Liquid Sorbents | TechConnect | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – STEM Award | Educational Outreach Program | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Administrative Employee | Lisa Nichols | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Elsevier Most Cited Articles Award | Most Cited Articles Award | Stephen Zitney | Elsevier | |
| Blue Pencil Gold Screen | Blue Pencil Gold Screen Awards | Engineering the Future of Energy- NETL-RUA brochure | National Association of Government Communicators | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Women in Government Awards | Andrea Dunn | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Energy in Leadership Award | Exceptional Achievements in Toastmasters International | John Baltrus | Toastmasters International | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Manager/Supervisor | Jimmy Thornton | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Contribution to Science/IT | Barbara Kutchko | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | Fellowship | Isaac Gamwo | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Professional Employee | Juli Klara | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Professional Employee | Bruce Brown | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Outstanding Professional Employee (medical/scientific) | David Miller | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards – Outstanding Team | R&D SARS Team | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Pittsburgh FEB Excellence in Government Awards | Excellence in Government Awards - Community Service | Donald Ferguson | Pittsburgh Federal Executive Board | |
| Engineering Materials Achievement Award | Engineering Materials Achievement Award | Platinum Chromium (PtCr) Alloy for Coronary Stents | ASM International | |
| Excellence in Environment, Security, Safety, and Health Award | 2014 Gold Award - Recognition for Outstanding Support for the 2014 Three Rivers Pennsylvania West Combined Federal Campaign | Combined Federal Campaign | ||
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | Outstanding Service as Area Chair | Isaac Gamwo | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Outstanding Technology Development | Arc Position Sensing Technology | Federal Laboratory Consortium Far West | |
| President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | Brian Anderson | National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) | ||
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Outstanding Technology Development | Superior Heat Resistant Alloys through Controlled Homogenization | Federal Laboratory Consortium Far West | |
| Engineering Excellence Award | Crowd Choice Award | John Vanosdol | Trans Tech Energy Business Development Conference | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Excellence in ESS&H Award | Jerry Simkonis, Jeff Buterbaugh, Dan Bozym, Mike Monahan, Cindy Mullens | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | 3D Virtual Energy Plant Simulator and Immersive Training System | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | President's Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | John Kitchin | National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) | |
| Carnegie Science Award | Carnegie Science Awards – Advanced Materials Award | Platinum Chromium Alloy for Stents | Carnegie Science Center | |
| Carnegie Science Award | Carnegie Science Awards – Corporate Innovation Award | NETL-RUA | Carnegie Science Center | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | BlackGold Nanocoating | Advantage Business Media | |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | Fellow | Madhava Syamlal | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| Excellence in Environment, Security, Safety, and Health Award | Environmental and Natural Resources Award | Barbara Kutchko | United States Department of Justice | |
| President’s Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) | Fast Tracker | Paul Ohodnicki | Pittsburgh Business Times | |
| Partnership Award | Richard and Patricia Spriggs Phase Equilibria Award | Jasper (Kyei-Sing) Kwong, James Bennett, Jin Nakano | American Ceramic Society | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Sustainability Award | NETL | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Arc Position Sensing Technology | Advantage Business Media | |
| ACS Fellowship | Fellow Award | Anthony Cugini | American Chemical Society | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Excellence in ESS&H Award | Allen Lichvar, Dan Maloney, Steve Curfman, Dave Hyman, Mike Monahan | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Arthur S. Flemming Award | Arthur S. Flemming Awards | Paul Jablonski | George Washington University | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Platinum-Chromium Alloy for Coronary Stents | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| U.S. Geological Survey Award | USGS Recognition | Nodal Analysis Team | United States Geological Survey | |
| Annual Small Business Award | Emerging Company/Organization | NETL/Anthony Cugini/Scott Klara | Pittsburgh Business Times | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | AVESTAR Dynamic Simulator for IGCC Power Plants with Carbon Capture | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | Management Award | Anthony Cugini | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| Excellence in Environment, Security, Safety, and Health Award | CODIEs - Best Science or Health Curriculum | JASON | Software and Information Industry Association | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | VEPSI | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| Partnership Award | Golden Bullet Award | DOE's Clean Cities Partnership | Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Secretary's Honor Award | Paul Turner, Paul Jablonski, Ed Argetsinger | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Basic Immobilized Amine Sorbent (BIAS) Process for Carbon Dioxide Capture | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Development of a platinum-chronium alloy for improved coronary stents | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Eclectroplated Mn-Co Coating for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Interconnects | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | BIAS Sorbent | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Novel Pyrochlore Catalysts for Hydrocarbon Reforming | Federal Laboratory Consortium Far-West | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Secretary's Honor Award | Macondo Oil Spill Team | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Novel Platinum/Chromium Alloy for the Manufacture of Improved Coronary Stents | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Basic Immobilized Amine Sorbent Process for CO2 Capture | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| Engineering Excellence Award | Research Award | John Duda | American Association of Petroleum Geologists | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | APECS v2.0 with ANSYS Design Xplorer and ROM Builder | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Outstanding Commercialization Success | Development of a Platinum-Chromium Alloy for the manufacture of Improved Coronary Stents | Federal Laboratory Consortium Far West | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | APECS v2.0 with ANSYS DesignXplorer and ROM Builder | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Secretary's Honor Awards | Nodal Analysis Team | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Mn-Co Coating for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Interconnects | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Oxidation-Resistant Cerium Oxide Coating Method for Stainless Steel Alloys and Nickel Superalloys | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Outstanding Technology Development | Cerium Oxide Coating for Oxidation Rate Reduction in Stainless Steels and Nickel Superalloys | Federal Laboratory Consortium Far West | |
| ASM Fellowship | ASM Fellow | Dave Alman | ASM International | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | VE-PSI: Virtual Engineering Process Simulator Interface | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| Excellence in Environment, Security, Safety, and Health Award | EPA Recognition | Elias George | United States Environmental Protection Agency | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | osgBullet | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Outstanding Commercialization Success | Aurex 95 | Federal Laboratory Consortium Far West | |
| Enviro-Star Award | Enviro-Start Award | NETL | Allegheny County Department of Health (ACHD) | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Excellence in ESS&H Award | Hector Rodriguez | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Ammonia-Based Scrubbing Process to Capture CO2 from Power Generation | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| Percy Nicholls Award | Percy Nicholls Award | Geo Richards | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Clay-Liquid CO² Removal Sorbent | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Pladium-Based Sorbetn for Capture of Pollutants from Fuel Gas | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Thief Process for the Removal of Mercury from Flue Gas | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| Engineering Excellence Award | Scientific Advisory Committee Appointment | Randy Gemmen | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Superhard and Slick Coating | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | SEQURE™ Tracer Technology | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Coal Chemistry Module to FLUENT | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | Fluidization Process Recognition Award | Madhava Syamlal | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Excellence in ESS&H Award | Lilas Soukup | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | VE-PSI: Virtual Engineering Process Simulator Interface | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Ammonia-based scrubbing process for capture CO2 from power generation | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Coal Chemistry Module | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Innovative and Novel Computation Impact on Theory and Experiment Award (INCITE) | Clean and Efficient Coal Gasifier Designs Using Large-Scale Simulations | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | APECS with ANSYS Engineering Knowledge Manager | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | High-temperature sorbent to control mercury in gasification processes | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Excellence in ESS&H Award | Dave Anna, Jeff Buterbaugh, Michael Hospodar, Lee Jensen, Cindy Mullens, Jerry Simkonis | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Thief Process for the Removal of Mercury from Flue Gas | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | High-Temperature Palladium Sorbent to Remove Mercury in Gasification Processes | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Thief Process for the Removal of Mercury from Flue Gas | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| Engineering Excellence Award | Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award | Hugh Guthrie | University of Iowa | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Semi-Active Compressor Valve | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Low-Swirl Combustion for Fuel Flexible Near-Zero Emissions Gas Turbines | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Advanced Process Engineering Co-Simulator | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| Best Paper Awards | Best Research Paper Award | Nanocomposite oxygen carriers for chemical looping combustion | American Chemical Society | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Government Agency Advocate of the Year | Larry Sullivan | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Excellence in ESS&H Award | Cindy Mullens, Jeff Buterbaugh | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | MFIX (Multiphase Flow with Interphase eXchanges), | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | PureCycle™ Geothermal System | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | SEQURE Well Finding Technologies | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards - Laboratory Director of the Year | Carl Bauer | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| Best Paper Awards | Best Paper Awards | Geo Richards, Eric Liese, David Tucker | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| Department of Energy (DOE) Awards | Special Act or Service Group Award | Robert Martinez | Department of Energy (DOE) | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | High-Temperature Total NOx Sensor | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Armstrong Process CP Ti and Ti Alloy Powder and Products | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards -Laboratory Director of the Year | Carl Bauer | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | APECS | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| United States Environmental Protection Agency Awards | EPA Coal Combustion Products Partnership's (C2P2's) Special Recognition Award in Innovation | Tom Robl, John Groppo | United States Environmental Protection Agency | |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Awards | Fuels and Petrochemicals Division Award | Hugh Guthrie | American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | MFIX: Open-Source Software for Simulating Multiphase Flow Processes | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Data Transmission SystemTM | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | HTSS10V Fluoride Battery | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | EXPLORER | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | High-Temperature Potentiometric Oxygen Sensor with Internal Reference | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Transfer of Photochemical Technique to Control Mercury from Flue Gas | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Short-Radius Composite Drill Pipe | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Drill String Radar™ | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Intermediate-Temperature Hydrogen Transport Membranes | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Combustion Control and Diagnostic Sensor (CCADS) for Gas Turbines | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | SmartScreensSystem™ | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Hydrogen Transport Membrane for Separation of Pure Hydrogen at High Temperatures | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | SageGlass Smart Window Glazing | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Miniature Laser Bonded Self-Calibrating Interferometric Fiber Optic Sensor Technology | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Aspen Plus FLUENT Integration Toolkit | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Radio Imaging Method System 4 (RIM-IV) | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | T-2749 Fluidized-Bed Desulfurization Sorbent | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | CF8C Plus New Cast Stainless Steel | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Sorbent-Based Mercury Control Technology | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | CARISS: Integrated Elemental and Compositional Analysis | Advantage Business Media | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | CO2 Wash | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | Excellence in Technology Transfer | FLC Awards – Method of Identifying and Qunatifying Specific Fungi and Bacteria | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Membrane Filter Agar Medium Simultaneous Detection Total Coliforms and E. Coli | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | RSV-1 Regenerable Desulfurization Sorbent | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Transfer of flue-gas cleanup technology using a moving bed copper oxide process | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Core Separator | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | GranuFlow Process | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | CEMROX Ceramic Membrane Reactor for Oxidation of Natural Gas | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Promoting technology transfer for the PETC Combustion and Encironmental Research Facility | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Low-NOx Cell Burner | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | Development and transfer of the MicroMag Process for cleaner coals | Federal Laboratory Consortium Mid-Atlantic | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Chlorinated Organic Vapor Monitor Model RCL3000 | Advantage Business Media | |
| FLC Awards | FLC Awards – Excellence in Technology Transfer | MicroMag Process for Cleaning Coals | Federal Laboratory Consortium National | |
| R&D 100 Awards | R&D 100 Awards | Fluorescent Image Tracking Velocimetry System | Advantage Business Media |
