Fellow of ASM International, 2022
UT-BATTELLE Awards, Research Accomplishment in Science and Technology; Shyam A., Shin D., Allard L., Yamamoto Y., Haynes J.A., Watkins T., Sabau A., Porter W., Hawkins C., McClurg D. (2018)
Significant Event Award (SEA) - Testing of Solar Probe Cup for NASAs Parker Solar Probe Spacecraft using the Plasma-Arc Lamp Oct., 2018 (Team lead by PI A.S. Sabau)
R&D 100 Magazine, R&D 100 Award, ACMZ Cast Aluminum Alloys, Shyam A., Haynes J.A., Yamamoto Y., Shin D., Sabau A., Allard L., Watkins T., Porter W., Morris J., Roy S., Maziasz P., McClurg D., Hawkins C., Shower P., and Milligan B.. (and collaborators from Fiat Chrysler Automobile USA and Nemak USA) 2017.
Fellow of ASME, 2016.
Significant Event Award (SEA) - New High Temperature Cast Aluminum Alloys Dec., 2016 (Team lead by PI Shyam A.)
UT-Battelle Technology Commercialization Award (2014).
ORNL Significant Event Award for Development and Demonstration of a High-Heat Flux Testing Facility for Neutron-Irradiated Materials (Team lead by PI A.S. Sabau), 2013.
NFLC National Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer, Pulse Thermal Processing, Blue C.A., Clemos, A., Dudney, N., Duty, C., Harper D., Ott R., Rivard, J., Sabau A., DeTrana, A.G., (2012).
R&D 100 Award in Process Sciences, CermaCladTM: Rapid Metal Coating Process, MesoCoat Inc., (Sherman A.J., Engleman G., ORNL (Blue C., Clemos, A., Dudney, N., Duty, C., Harper D., Ott R., Rivard, J., Sabau A., Sikka V.), EMTEC (Martin M.) (2011).
R&D 100 Award in Process Sciences, PulseForgeTM 3100 with Pulse Thermal Processing, NovaCentrix, Inc. (Schroder K., Jackson D., McCool S., Pope D., Kierzyk T., Lind D., Rawson I., Sommers R.) and ORNL (Blue C., Clemos, A., Dudney, N., Duty, C., Harper D., Ott R., Rivard, J., Sabau A.) (2009).
The Frederick E. Terman Award for academic achievement in Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University, 3.96 GPA, 1994-1995.
University of Craiova, Valedictorian-equivalent, Highest ranking in 1992 graduating class, Mechanical Engineering.
National Merit Scholarship, University of Craiova, Romania, 9.92/10 GPA, 1989-1992.
Romanian National Mathematics Olympiad, Mentions, 1985-86 (high-school).