1997 New Focus Optics Essay Prize (N. Madamopoulos)

1998 OSA-New Focus Prize (N. Madamopoulos, A First for UCF)

1997 International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Scholarship (N. Madamopoulos)

2000 IEEE LEOS Student Fellow Award (Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn, A First for UCF)

2000 OSA-New Focus Prize (Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn)

2000 SPIE D.J Lovell Prize (Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn,  Highest graduate research honor from SPIE, A First for UCF)

2000 Best Thai Citizen Ph.D. Dissertation Award

2003 SPIE Scholarship (Zahid Yaqoob)

2003 Best UCF Ph.D. Dissertation Award (Z. Yaqoob, A First for UCF)

2004 IEEE LEOS Student Fellow Award (Muzammil Arain)

2004 SPIE Scholarship (Muzammil Arain)

2004 Best Young Scientist Award Thailand (Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn)

2005 Abdus Salam ICTP/ICO Young Scientist Award (Sarun Sumriddetchkajorn, A First for UCF Alumni)

2005 OSA-New Focus/Bookham Prize (Sajjad Khan)

2005 IEEE Orlando Section Best Graduate Student Research Award (Sajjad Khan)