Honors & Awards

  • 2002 欧美口爆视频 Bank One Award for outstanding outreach community service;
  • 2003 E-Achievement Award from E-Town;
  • 2005 Nayudamma Award, Nayudamma Center for Development Alternatives in Nellore, India;
  • 2005 AAES Norm Augustine Award;
  • 2005 Service Award for Professional Excellence from Rotary International;
  • 2005 Hassib J. Sabbagh Award for Excellence in Engineering Construction (with EWB-USA) from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations;
  • 2006 General Palmer Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of 欧美口爆视频;
  • 2006 Ralph Coats Roe Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers;
  • 2007 Hoover Medal from ASCE, ASME, IEEE, AIME, and AIChE;
  • 2007 Heinz Foundation Award for the Environment (co-recipient);
  • 2008 Drexel University College of Engineering鈥檚 Engineer of the Year;
  • 2008 Maurice L. Albertson Medal in Sustainable Development from Village Earth;
  • 2008 International Human Rights Award, United Nations Association, Boulder County Chapter;
  • 2008 Golden Vector Award of the Pan American Federation of Engineering Associations;
  • 2008 Member of the National Academy of Engineering;
  • 2008 Engineering News-Record Award of Excellence;
  • 2009 Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award, Center for Global Leadership, Tufts University.
  • 2009 Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers 
  • 2009 Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa), UMass, Lowell
  • 2009 National Ground Water Association Honorary Member Award
  • 2009 Ashoka-Knight Fellow
  • 2010 Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa), Carroll College, Helena, MT
  • 2011 Honorary Doctor of Science, Clarkson University
  • 2011-2012 Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS-CO) Honoree of the Year
  • 2012 Science Envoy, US Department of State
  • 2013 Member of the National Academy of Construction
  • 2013 Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa), Drexel University
  • 2014 Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa), Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • 2015 ASCE Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) award (education)
  • 2015 Washington Award, The Western Society of Engineers
  • 2016 C.H. Dunn Award, The Construction Industry Institute
  • 2016 Distinguished Professor, University of 欧美口爆视频
  • 2017 Honorary Doctor of Science, Technion
  • 2019 Honorary Doctor of Science, SUNY-ESF
  • 2021 Maverick Influencer Award, BuiltWorlds
  • 2023 ASEE Hall of Fame Inductee
  • 2024 Honorary Member, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.

Prof. Amadei's s work has been featured on National Public Radio, PBS NewsHour, TEDx, and TIME (US).