Rolf D. Reitz

Awards

Prof. Reitz and his group have received the following awards:

MSc(Eng) awarded with Distinction, BSc(Eng) with Honors and Class Medal in Fluids,
Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Fellowships, 1974
SAE Excellence in oral presentation award, 1988
SAE Horning Memorial Award (with student J. Naber), 1989
SAE Excellence in oral presentation award, 1991
SAE Distinguished Speaker Award, 1992
Myers-Uyehara Fund Meritorious Paper Award (with student S.-C. Kong), 1994
Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS-Americas) William Robert Marshall Award (with student M. Patterson), 1995
SAE Horning Memorial Award (with students Z. Han, G. Hampson, A. Uludogan), 1997
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Fellow, 1998
SAE Forest R. McFarland Awards, 1998
Appointed Wisconsin Distinguished Professor, 1999
Best Paper Award, ASME ICE Fall Conference (with students P. Senecal, D. Montgomery), 2000
ASME Soichiro Honda Medal, 2004 -- Link
Wisconsin Idea Fellow, University of Wisconsin System, 2004
SAE Forest R. McFarland Awards, 2004
SAE Arch T. Colwell Award (with student M. Subramaniam and sponsor M. Ruman), 2005 -- Link
ASME Fellow. Citation - Professor Reitz has conducted extensive fundamental research on combustion phenomena that has led to significant advances in the design and performance of internal combustion engines. His pioneering efforts on analytical tools supported by experiments have led to computer programs that are now used for advanced engine design by virtually all engine industries world-wide. He has been a leader in characterizing the performance of electronically controlled fuel injection systems, which has enabled major diesel engine manufacturers to incorporate multiple injection systems in engines to help meet emissions standards. He directs the Diesel Emissions Reduction Consortium that aids industry in meeting federal emissions mandates., 2006 -- Link
UW-Madison, College of Engineering, Byron Bird Award for Excellence in Research Publication, 2008 -- Link
Best Paper Award, ASME ICE Fall Conf. (with T. Lachaux, M. Musculus, S. Singh) , 2009

Other awards include:

SAE Outstanding Speaker Award (student A. Lippert), 1997
ILASS best student paper (student H. Snyder), 1998
SAE Outstanding Speaker Award (Student Neerav Abani), 2008
SAE Outstanding Speaker Award (Student Yu Shi), 2009