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• 2002 Colorado Bank One Award for outstanding outreach community service;
• 2003 E-Achievement Award from E-Town;
• 2005 Nayudamma Award, Nayudamma Center for Development Alternatives in Nellore, India;
• 2005 AAES Norm Augustine Award;
• 2005 Service Award for Professional Excellence from Rotary International;
• 2005 Hassib J. Sabbagh Award for Excellence in Engineering Construction (with EWB-USA) from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations;
• 2006 General Palmer Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado;
• 2006 Ralph Coats Roe Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers;
• 2007 Hoover Medal from ASCE, ASME, IEEE, AIME, and AIChE;
• 2007 Heinz Foundation Award for the Environment (co-recipient);
• 2008 Drexel University College of Engineering’s Engineer of the Year;
• 2008 Maurice L. Albertson Medal in Sustainable Development from Village Earth;
• 2008 International Human Rights Award, United Nations Association, ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ County Chapter;
• 2008 Golden Vector Award of the Pan American Federation of Engineering Associations;
• 2008 Member of the National Academy of Engineering;
• 2008 Engineering News-Record Award of Excellence;
• 2009 Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award, Center for Global Leadership, Tufts University.
• 2009 Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers 
• 2009 Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa), UMass, Lowell
• 2009 National Ground Water Association Honorary Member Award
• 2009 Ashoka-Knight Fellow
• 2010 Doctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa), Carroll College, Helena, MT
• 2011 Honorary Doctor of Science, Clarkson University
• 2011-2012 Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS-CO) Honoree of the Year
• 2012 Science Envoy, US Department of State
• 2013 Member of the National Academy of Construction
• 2013 Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa), Drexel University
• 2014 Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Honoris Causa), Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 2015 ASCE Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) award (education)
• 2015 Washington Award, The Western Society of Engineers
• 2016 C.H. Dunn Award, The Construction Industry Institute
• 2016 Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado
• 2017 Honorary Doctor of Science, Technion
• 2019 Honorary Doctor of Science, SUNY-ESF
• 2021 Maverick Influencer Award, BuiltWorlds
• 2023 ASEE Hall of Fame Inductee
• 2024 Honorary Member, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.

Prof. Amadei's s work has been featured on National Public Radio, PBS NewsHour, TEDx, and TIME (US).