National Academy of Engineering
Elected 1984
American Society of Civil Engineers
Norman Medal, 2013, 2001, 1991, 1979
Ernest E. Howard Award, 1998
Nathan M. Newmark Medal, 1993
Raymond C. Reese Research Prize, 1989
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, 1975
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Oral History, in progress, to be published 2019
Honorary Member, 2017
George W. Housner Medal, 2002
International Association for Earthquake Engineering
Honorary Member, 2004
International Power and Dam Construction
Listed in 20 people who have made the biggest difference in dam engineering over the past 10 years, 2011
Listed in 60 most influential people in the hydropower and dams industry…over the past 60 years, 2009
Foreign Governments/Universities
Rose School Prize, Pavia, Italy, 2018
National Award for Significant Contributions in Science & Technology, SENACYT, La Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia, Technologia & Innovacion, Panama, 2012
Kwang-Hua Visiting Professor, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, June 2011
Honorary Professor, Harbin, Institute of Technology, Harbin, China, 2009
Doctor Honnoris Causa, Technical University of Engineering, Bucharest, Romania, 2007
National Award for Significant Contribution in Science and Technology, Government of Venezuela, 2002
Structural Engineers Association of California
Honorary Member, 2010
Fellow, 2004
University of California, Berkeley
Academy of Civil and Environmental Engineering Distinguished Alumni, 2017
Berkeley Citation, “for distinguished achievement and for notable service to the University,” 2016
Distinguished Teaching Award, 1999
Horace, Dorothy and Katherine Johnson Chair in Engineering, 1992–2016