· Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE/EDS, 2004-2008
· Teaching Incentive Program award, UCF (4/2004)
· National Science Foundation CAREER award (06/96-05/01) for research on all-optical WDM-SCM Multi-access networks based on the optical current-controlled oscillators. This award is given annually to one faculty member in the area of optical communication nationally.
· Office of Naval Research Young Investigator award (06/95-05/99) for research on novel FM microwave fiber-optic links for antenna remoting and phased arrays. This award is given annually to the top 16 engineers and scientists nationally in all fields of science and engineering.
· Gleason Endowed Chair in Optical Communications (9/93-9/97), Rochester Institute of Tech.