The Abraham E. Dukler Distinguished Engineering Faculty Awards were established to recognize and honor Cullen College of Engineering faculty who have made significant contributions to society and whose accomplishments and careers have brought credit to the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. The awards are named in honor of Abraham E. Dukler, former dean of the college.

2023

• Miguel "Micky" Fleischer, Ph.D., MSCE ’75, Ph.D. ’78, Adjunct Professor, UH William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2021

• Haleh Ardebili, Ph.D. '01, Bill D. Cook Professor, UH Department of Mechanical Engineering

2020

• Vemuri Balakotaiah, Ph.D., Professor, UH Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair

2019

• Debora Rodrigues, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UH Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

2017

• Michael Nikolaou, Ph.D., Professor, UH Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2016

• Venkat "Selva" Selvamanickam, Ph.D., MSME '88, Ph.D. ME '92, M.D. Anderson Chair Professor, UH Department of Mechanical Engineering

2015

• Gangbing Song, Ph.D., John and Rebecca Moores Professor, UH Department of Mechanical Engineering

2014

• Matthew Franchek, Ph.D., Founding Director of the Subsea Engineering Program

2013

• Cumaraswamy Vipulanandan, Ph.D., P.E., Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

2012

• Demetre J. Economou, Professor and Associate Chairman of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished University Chair

2011

• Karolos Grigoriadis, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Aerospace Engineering Program

2010

• Leang Shieh, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

2009

• Michael P. Harold, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

2008

• Dennis Clifford, Thomas and Laura Hsu Professor of Environmental Engineering

2007

• John C. "Jack" Wolfe, Professor of Electrical Engineering

2006

• Ernest J. Henley, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering

2005

• Betty Barr, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

2004

• Dan Luss, Cullen Professor of Chemical Engineering

2003

• Osman Ghazzaly, Professor of Civil Engineering

2001

• Dave Shattuck, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering

2000

• Charles Dalton, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

1999

• Roger Eichhorn, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, former Dean of the College of Engineering

1998

• Thomas T.C. Hsu, Professor of Civil Engineering

1997

• James T. Richardson, Chairman and Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering

1996

• Frank Tiller, M.D. Anderson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering

1995

• James M. Symons, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

1994

• Liang Shen, Professor of Electrical Engineering

1993

• Larry C. Witte, Professor and Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering

1992

• Stuart Long, Professor and Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering

1991

• Michael W. O'Neill, Professor and Chairman, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

1990

• John Lienhard, M.D. Anderson Professor of Culture and Technology