Awards and Achievements
The STEPS Program is a major contributor to industry, government and public understanding of the transition to an alternative transportation fuel. Central to this research and education mission are research papers and presentations to disseminate results and findings to a wider audience. We are proud to announce that our research has already received award winning recognition. Below is a list of STEPS students and researchers who have received awards for their contributions in furthering transportation, energy, and policy research.
Jonn Axsen
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, Doctoral Fellowship (4 years, beginning 2007)
Jonathan Hughes
- 2008 Barry McNutt Award for Best Paper on Energy, Transportation Research Board
Bryan Jungers
- 2008 McWick Technology Foundation Fellowship
Professor Chris Knittel
- 2008 University of California, Davis Chancellor’s Fellow Award
- 2008 Barry McNutt Award for Best Paper on Energy, Transportation Research Board
Wayne Leighty
- 2008 Chevron Corporation Graduate Fellowship
Xuping Li
- 2008 Women's Transportation Society Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship 2008-09
Zhenhong (David) Lin
- 2007 Best Paper from the Scientific Committee of the 2nd World Congress of Young Scientists on Hydrogen Energy Systems
David McCollum
- 2008 Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Transportation
- 2007 ITS-Davis Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
- 2007 Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Fellowship
- 2007 Chevron Corporation Graduate Fellowship
Colin Murphy
- 2008 Eisenhower Fellowship
Mike Nicholas
- 2007 Barry McNutt Award for Best Paper on Energy, Transportation Research Board
Professor Joan Ogden
- 2007 University of California, Davis Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award
- 2007 Barry McNutt Award for Best Paper on Energy, Transportation Research Board
Nathan Parker
- 2007 Charley V. Wootan National Student Award for best Master’s Thesis in Transportation Policy and Planning
Professor Dan Sperling
- 2008 Barry McNutt Award for Best Paper on Energy, Transportation Research Board
- Portion of the Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to the United Nations’ Fourth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Jonathan Weinert
- 2007 UC Davis Sustainable Transportation Center’s “Outstanding Student of the Year.”
Donald Gautier, USGS geologist, presents on petroleum in the arctic