2018 |
UC CEAS Distinguished Engineering Researcher Award for Excellence in Research |
2017 |
Best Area Editor Award for the 17th Proceedings of COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals (CICTP2017), July 7-9, 2017. Shanghai, China. |
2017 |
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award on honor reserved for Marquis Biographees who have achieved career longevity and demonstrated unwavering excellence in their chosen fields. Granted by the Marquis Who’s Who Publication Board |
2017 |
Contribution Award for Organizing the 1st World Transportation Convention (WTC), June 4-6, 2017, Beijing, China, by WTC Organizing Committee and China Highway Association. |
2017 |
2014-2016 “Top Article” Award by Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English Edition). Paper title: "Sensitivity Analysis of Project level MOVES Running Emission Rates for Light and Heavy Duty Vehicles". Hornor Authors: Zhuo Yao, Heng Wei (corresponding author), Harrikeshen Perugu, Hao Liu and Zhixia Li. |
2017 |
1st Place in 2017 Great Lakes District ITE Student Paper Competition. Student Winner: Ting Zuo; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. Paper title: "Systematic Approach for Performance Assessment of Bike Path Planning in Auto-Dominant Transportation Systems”. |
2016 |
1st Place in 2016 Great Lakes District ITE Student Paper Competition. Student Winner: Zhuo Yao; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. Paper title: "A Combined Axle and Length-based Vehicle Classification Method using Image Processing Techniques”. |
2015 |
UC CEAS Distinguished Engineering Researcher Award for Excellence in Research |
2015 |
Honored Faculty/Staff Who has made “a significant, positive impact on a student”, as a result of the Senior Survey, the Class of 2015 from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciencet. |
2014 |
Paper titled “Empirical Innovation of Computational Dual-Loop Models for Identifying Vehicle Classifications against Varied Traffic Conditions” that was published in Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 28, Issue 8, pp. 621-634, was identified by the Target Selection Team at Advances in Engineering as a Key Scientific Article contributing to excellence in engineering scientific and industrial research. |
2014 |
Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA) Outstanding Leadership Award |
2014 |
UC CEAS Engineering Master Educator Award for Excellence in Teaching |
2014 |
2nd-place Prize of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Paper Competition in the Great Lakes District (including Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio). Student Winner: Zhuo Yao, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2013 |
UC CEAS Distinguished Engineering Researcher Award for Excellence in Research |
2012 |
Honor Speaker at the COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals (CICTP), Beihang University, Beijing, China. August 3-6, 2012. Topic: “Land-Use and Transportation Infrastructure Adaptation to Climate and Socioeconomic Changes”. |
2012 |
Nominee of University of Cincinnati CEAS Research Award |
2012 |
1st Place Award Winner in the ITE Great Lakes District Paper Competition. Paper title: “Developing a Decision Support Tool for Link Level Truck Emission Quantity Estimation.” Student Winner: Harikishan Perugu, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2011 |
1st Prize Winner of the Cube Student Challenge Competition 2011 organized and sponsored by Citilabs. Paper Title: “Development of An Integrated Model to Estimate Link Level Truck Emissions. Student Winner: Harikishan Perugu, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2011 |
UC Student (Research) Poster Forum 2011 Award under Category of Physical Science and Engineering. Student Winner: Qingyi Ai, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2010 |
Honor Speaker at the 10th International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals (ICCTP), Beijing, China. August 4-8, 2010. Topic: “State-of-the-Art Applications of VEVID in Sensing Vehicle Classifications against Non-Free Traffic Flows.” |
2010 |
“Best in Conference” Awardat the 2010 Ohio UTC Student Research Conference, November 12, 2010, at The University of Akron. Presentation Title: “Dynamic Dilemma Zone at Signalized Intersections: Safety Issue and Solutions.” Student Winner: Zhixia Li, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2010 |
First-Place Award for Technical/Research Poster Category at the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) National Conference, June 9-13, 2010, Cincinnati, Ohio. Winners: Zhixia Li and Heng Wei |
2010 |
2010 Ohio Transportation Consortium (OTC) Graduate Student Best Paper Award. Student Winner: Qingyi Ai, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2009 |
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award (which is awarded to only one winner each year nationwide). Student Winner: Zhixia Li, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2009 |
Ohio Transportation Consortium (OTC) Graduate Student Best Paper Award. Student Zhixia Li, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2009 |
1st-place Prize of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Paper Competition in the Great Lakes District (including Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio). Student Winner: Zhixia Li, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2009 |
Ohio ITE Scholarship Award Winner ($1,000): Zhuo Yao, Ph.D. Candidate; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2009 |
Award of $750 from the NSF for the poster presentation at the Engineering Sustainability 2009 Conference in Pittsburgh, April 19-21, 2009. Student Winner: Vijay Krishna Nemalapuri, M.S. Student; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2009 |
Honored Fellowship of 2009 ICCTP (International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals), jointly awarded by North American Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (NACOTA) and Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China |
2008 |
Honor Speaker at the International Conference of Chinese Logistics & Transportation Professionals (ICCLTP), Chengdu, China. October 7-9, 2008. Topic: “Framework for Integrating Emergency Evacuation Functionality and ITS Factors into Urban Transportation Planning.” |
2007 |
Honored Faculty/Staff Who Made a Real Difference in the Life of a UC Student, identified by UC Senior Class Officer through a survey of UC graduating students, May 2007. |
2007 |
Women in Transportation System (WTS) Overly Memorial Scholarship and Batelle-WTS Scholarship. Winner: Maria F. Ramirez Bernal, M.S. Student; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2006 |
2nd-Class Prize of 2006 Philip E. Rollhaus, Jr. Roadway Safety Essay Contest. Student Winner: Nagaraju Kashayi C.; Honor Advisor: Heng Wei. |
2003 |
Iteris Transportation Systems’ Consultant of The Month for April 2003, ITERIS, INC. |
1997 |
First-Place Prize at the 1997 Mid-America Transportation Center Sponsored Transportation Scholar's Conference held at Iowa State University, November 14, 1997. Awarded Paper: “A Study of Heuristic-Optimization Models for Service-Request Vehicle/Crew Routing with Time Windows in a GIS Environment”. |
1992 |
Outstanding Research Award for Significant Contributions to the National Emphasis Research Project “Research on China Metropolitan Comprehensive Transportation System Planning Modes” (No. 23-3-2), which was awarded the Second Prize for National Science & Technology Advancement and the First Prize for China Ministry of Transport Science & Technology Advancement, respectively. China Urban Planning Design Research Institute and China Ministry of Transport. December 1992. |
1992 |
Outstanding Research Award for Significant Contributions to the Research Project “Research on Planning of Beijing Urban Intermodal Transportation System” (#90Science-1-01), which was awarded the First-Class Prize for Significant Contributions to Advancement of China Science and Technologies. Beijing People’s Government, China, December 1992. |
1992 |
Third-Class Prize for Significant Contributions to Advancement of Science and Technologies. Awarded Project: “Development Strategies for Large Urban Intermodal Hubs and Radiator Roadway Systems.” (#91-3-04), Beijing University of Technology, China, March 1992. |
1991 |
First-Place Prize for Outstanding Research Paper, titled “Methodology for Prioritizing Locations of Urban Transit Transfer Centers” at the 1st Beijing University of Technology (China) Yong Faculty Academic Conference. June 1991. |
1989 |
Second-Class Prize for Significant Contributions to Advancement of China Science and Technologies, as well as to Capital Economical Development. Awarded Project: “Performance Assessment and Countermeasures to Deficiencies of Beijing Highway Freight System.” (#89-2-09) Awarded by Beijing People’s Government, China, 1989. |
1989 |
Outstanding Teacher Award and Education Contribution Award for Beijing Suburban Areas’ Emphasis Education Program. Awarded by Beijing Education Bureau. July 9, 1989. |
1985 |
Excellent Undergraduate Student of Class 1985. Beijing University of Technology, July 1985. |
1984 |
Third-Class Prize at the First Student Science & Technology Conference of Beijing University of Technology. Awarded Paper: “Design of a Mountain Concrete Bridge and its Structural Analysis”. Awarded by Beijing University of Technology, September 1984. |
1983 |
Outstanding Student of Capital Universities in China. Beijing Higher Education Commission, October 1983. |
