| 2015 | Outstanding Reviewer 2015 - Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineering ASCE, Reston. In recognition of outstanding service to the journal | 
                    
                            
                        
                
                    
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
		
				
						| 2011 | Erich-Lackner-Award, Awarded by German Port Technology Association - HTG (professional association in hydraulic, port and coastal engineering), Würzburg. In recognition of an outstanding PhD thesis | 
                    
                            
                        
                
                    
                            
                                
                            
                        
                    
                        
                            
		
				
						| 2007 | Hubert-Engels-Medal, Awarded by Gesellschaft der Förderer des Hubert-Engels- Institutes für Wasserbau und Technische Hydromechanik, TU Dresden e. V., Dresden. In recognition of an outstanding diploma thesis |