2022 TTU Scholastic Research Award, for development of gel-cement-based printing pastes and in recognition of the associated publication: H. Taheri Afarani, W. Carrol, E. J. Garboczi and J. J. Biernacki, Designing 3D Printable Cementitious Materials with Gel-Forming Polymers, Construction and Building Materials, 268, 121709 (2021): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950061820337132
2018 Tennessee Technological University (TTU) Caplenor Faculty Research Award, for outstanding research scholarship
J. Am. Cer. Soc. Best Paper Award, Cements in the 21st Century, Perspectives, and Opportunities, J. J. Biernacki, et al, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 100 (7), 2746-2773 (2017).
American Ceramic Society Cements Division, Brunauer Award for Best Paper published in the J. Am. Ceram. Soc. on a cements related topic, “An Application of Computer-Aided Molecular Design (CAMD) Using the Signature Molecular Descriptor – Part 1. Identification of Surface Tension Reducing Agents and the Search for Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures,” and “Part 2. Evaluating Newly Identified Surface Tension Reducing Substances for Potential Use as Shrinkage Reducing Admixtures” and is co-authored by Hamed Kayello, Naresh Tadisina, Natalia Shlonimskaya and Donald P. Visco.
American Ceramic Society Cements Division, 2016 Della Roy Lecture Award
Chemical Engineering Education (CEE) “Top 5” paper: J. J. Biernacki, A Course-level Strategy for Continuous Improvement, Chem. Eng. Ed., 39(3) 186-193 (2005). The “Top 5” designation was established by a vote of CEE editors after reviewing papers published in CEE for the past 50 years, see CEE, 50(1), 2-13 (2016).
TTU Department of Chemical Engineering, 2016 Outstanding Teacher Award
TTU, 2016 Outstanding Honors Faculty Award
TTU College of Engineering, 2015 Teacher-Scholar Award
TTU College of Engineering, 2014 Teacher-Scholar Award
TTU College of Engineering, 2013 Teacher-Scholar Award
2012 Leighton E. Sissom Innovation and Creativity Award
University Distinguished Faculty Fellow (2011-2013)
2009 TTU Caplenor Faculty Research Award, for outstanding research scholarship
2008 TTU Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award
2007 American Concrete Institute (ACI), Fellow
2007 ACerS (American Ceramic Society) Profiles in Excellence
2007 TTU College of Engineering Brown-Henderson Award, for outstanding Engineering faculty
2006 QEP Award for Innovative Instruction, for integration of laboratory and lecture
2006 ASEE Corcoran Award, Best Paper, J. J. Biernacki, A Course-level Strategy for Continuous Improvement, Chem. Eng. Ed., 39(3) 186-193 (2005)
2006 ASEE, Southeast Section, Thomas C. Evans Award, Best Paper, J. J. Biernacki, A Course-level Strategy for Continuous Improvement, Chem. Eng. Ed., 39(3) 186-193 (2005)
Annals of Research in Engineering Education, Winter 2006, Vol. 2, No. 1 - J. J. Biernacki, A Course-level Strategy for Continuous Improvement, Chem. Eng. Ed., 39(3) 186-193 (2005)
2005 College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board Award for Excellence (the nomination cited Biernacki’s many contributions to ACI and to the multi-disciplinary research of concrete materials)
2003 Outstanding Faculty Award for Professional Service (the nomination cited Biernacki’s involvement and dedication to both ACI and the ACerS Cements Division)
2002 Leighton E. Sissom Innovation and Creativity Award
2002 Kinslow Engineering Research Award, Best Paper, (J. J. Biernacki, P. Stutzman and P. J. Williams, Kinetics of the Reaction Between Fly Ash and Calcium Hydroxide, ACI Mat. J., 98(4), 340-349 (2001)