On August 22, 2013, the UC San Diego Department of Structural Engineering dedicated the Sho Funai Impact Research Facility in honor of Sho.  

Front row (left to right): Abdul Farah, Professor Hyonny Kim, Kazue Funai, Yuji Funai, Lisa French, Professor J.E. Luco

Middle row (left to right): Luke Robinson, Jennifer O'Neill, Calien Matz, Jennie Lee

Back row (left to right): Jim Lieu, Daniel Altamirano, Lindsay Walton, Sean Luong, Katrice Lee