Aris Peter Georgakakos
Honors, Awards, and other Recognition
National PhD Dissertation Award in natural science and engineering 2008 (Amy Tidwell: Climate Change Assessment for the Nile Basin); Conferred by the University Council of Water Resources;
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure, US House of Representatives on “The Establishment of a Twenty-First Century Water Commission to study and develop recommendations for a comprehensive water strategy to address future water needs,” 8 November 2007;
Appointment as Extraordinary Professor of Water Resources at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2007;
Georgia Tech CEE Award: Outstanding Achievements for Research Program Development, 2007;
Fellow, International Water Resources Association, 2005;
National Research Council Certificate of Appreciation for service in two Committees in 2004 and 2005;
Outstanding Service Award in recognition of Research Efforts and Commitment as Associate Chair for Research, School of CEE, Georgia Tech, 2004;
Recognition of Outstanding Center Director, National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR), 2004;
Recognition for Outstanding Service to the Nile Basin Countries, FAO/UN 2004;
Honorable mention of Dr. Georgakakos' work in Africa and the Southeast US by Mr. Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, during the Oversight Congressional Hearing on the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compacts, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Committee on the Judiciary, 19 December 2001.
Testimony before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources on “The Water Resources Impacts of the 1997/1998 El Nino,” 30 October 1997;
ASCE Certificate of Appreciation for serving as Program Chair at the 5th Water Resources Operations Management Workshop, Arlington, VA, March 4-6, 1996;
Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing - Water Resources Research (1992);
Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing - HydroReview Magazine (1992);
Task Committee Excellence Award, Am. Soc. of Civ. Eng., Hydraulics Division (1991);
Teaching Recognition: Elected Faculty Advisor by the Chi Epsilon Student Society (1986);
Teaching Recognition: Elected Faculty Advisor for the ASCE Student Society (1994-1995);
Most prolific research author in the School of Civ. and Env. Eng. at Georgia Tech (90-94);
Outstanding Faculty Leadership for the Development of Graduate Research Assistants, School of Civ. and Env. Engineering, Georgia Tech, 1995;
Fellowship from the Exxon Research Foundation (1984 1988);
Fellowship from the Greek Technical Chamber (1979 1980);
Fellowship from the Greek National Science Foundation (1975 1980).