- Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2016
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2017
- Syd S. and Felicia F. Peng Ground Control in Mining Award, SME, 2018
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2019
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2020
- College of Engineering Excellence in Research Award, University of Kentucky, 2020
- Steven McCann Award for Excellence in Education, Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America (PCMIA), 2020
- Ludwig Wilke Award for his distinguished international education and research activities, Society of Mining Professors, 2020 (awarded in 2021)
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2021
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2022
- Rock Mechanics Award, SME, 2022 (awarded in 2023)
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2023