Awards & Recognitions:
2023 - Lloyd N. Ferguson Distinguished Lecturer California State University - Los Angeles.
2021 - Admiral Michelle Howard Legacy Award BEYA STEM Global Competitiveness Conference.
2020 - Elected ACS Councilor for the Chemical Society of Washington 3 yr term 2020-2022.
2020 - ARPAD Publication Award US Naval Research Laboratory.
2020 - Distinguished Alumni Purdue University College of Science.
2019 - Elected President of the Chemical Society of Washington 1 yr term 2020.
2019 - Frontiers in Engineering Symposium Invitee National Academy of Engineering.
2019 - Edison Patent Award US Naval Research Laboratory.
2019 - SPIE Rising Researcher International Society for Optics and Photonics 2019 Class Member.
2018 - Chemical & Engineering News 'Talented 12' 2018 Talented 12 Class Member.
2018 - Purdue University Chemistry Department Diversity Transformation External Advisory Board Member.
2017 - University of Maryland, College Park ACS Student Chapter Guest Lecturer.
2016 - NOBCChE National Award Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Scientist Award Winner.
2016 - Ohio State University NOBCChE Symposium Guest Lecturer.
2015 - Elected ACS Alternate Councilor for the Chemical Society of Washington 3 yr term 2016-2018.
2014 - US Naval Research Laboratory Jerome & Isabella Karle Research Fellow.
2014 - MIT Future Faculty Symposium Invitee.
2014 - National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Publication Award.
2011 - National Research Council RAP Fellowship Recipient.
2010 - Purdue Indiana Notre Dame University (PINDU) Inorganic Chemistry Conference
Best Oral Presentation Award Winner.
2010 - Dow Chemical Company 4th Annual Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) Symposium Invitee
2010 - Gordon Research Conference (Inorganic Chemistry) Carl Storm Fellowship Recipient.
2009 - Procter & Gamble 19th Annual Research & Technical Careers in Industry Conference Invitee (now "FIRST").
2009 - Purdue University Chemistry Department Special Recognition Award Recipient (for establishing the 1st Purdue NOBCChE Research Symposium).
2008 - Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) Grant Recipient.
2008 - Purdue University Black Graduate Association Leadership Award Recipient.
2008 - Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Research Scholar Grant Recipient.
2004 - Sloan Fellowship Recipient.
2023 - Lloyd N. Ferguson Distinguished Lecturer California State University - Los Angeles.
2021 - Admiral Michelle Howard Legacy Award BEYA STEM Global Competitiveness Conference.
2020 - Elected ACS Councilor for the Chemical Society of Washington 3 yr term 2020-2022.
2020 - ARPAD Publication Award US Naval Research Laboratory.
2020 - Distinguished Alumni Purdue University College of Science.
2019 - Elected President of the Chemical Society of Washington 1 yr term 2020.
2019 - Frontiers in Engineering Symposium Invitee National Academy of Engineering.
2019 - Edison Patent Award US Naval Research Laboratory.
2019 - SPIE Rising Researcher International Society for Optics and Photonics 2019 Class Member.
2018 - Chemical & Engineering News 'Talented 12' 2018 Talented 12 Class Member.
2018 - Purdue University Chemistry Department Diversity Transformation External Advisory Board Member.
2017 - University of Maryland, College Park ACS Student Chapter Guest Lecturer.
2016 - NOBCChE National Award Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Scientist Award Winner.
2016 - Ohio State University NOBCChE Symposium Guest Lecturer.
2015 - Elected ACS Alternate Councilor for the Chemical Society of Washington 3 yr term 2016-2018.
2014 - US Naval Research Laboratory Jerome & Isabella Karle Research Fellow.
2014 - MIT Future Faculty Symposium Invitee.
2014 - National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Publication Award.
2011 - National Research Council RAP Fellowship Recipient.
2010 - Purdue Indiana Notre Dame University (PINDU) Inorganic Chemistry Conference
Best Oral Presentation Award Winner.
2010 - Dow Chemical Company 4th Annual Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) Symposium Invitee
2010 - Gordon Research Conference (Inorganic Chemistry) Carl Storm Fellowship Recipient.
2009 - Procter & Gamble 19th Annual Research & Technical Careers in Industry Conference Invitee (now "FIRST").
2009 - Purdue University Chemistry Department Special Recognition Award Recipient (for establishing the 1st Purdue NOBCChE Research Symposium).
2008 - Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) Grant Recipient.
2008 - Purdue University Black Graduate Association Leadership Award Recipient.
2008 - Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Research Scholar Grant Recipient.
2004 - Sloan Fellowship Recipient.