Honors and Awards
2008-Present

• Finalist, Arizona State University Changemaker Challenge
• Finalist, PACIFICHEM Conference Student Poster Competition
• Runner-up, Naturejobs Scientific Data Writing Competition, Nature Publishing Group, September 2015
• ASU School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering Travel Grant, May 2015
• ASU School of Life Sciences Special Recognition Award – e-Portfolio Showcase, May 2015
• ASU SUN (Serving University Needs) Award, March 2015
• Honorable Mention Poster, North American Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology, May 2014
• ASU School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering Travel Grant, May 2014
• Third Place Poster, Arizona State University School for Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment Graduate Research Poster Session, March 2013
• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, April 2012 
• Battelle Memorial Institute Outstanding Employee Performance Award, August 2011
• Ohio Soybean Council Bhima Vijayendran Scholar, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012                                      
• Alpha Chi National Collegiate Honor Society Edwin W. Gaston Scholar, April 2011
• Capital University James L. and E. Marlene Bruning Undergraduate Research Award, April 2010
• Capital University Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences Outstanding Sophomore Award, April 2010
• Second Place Oral Presentation at the Beta Beta Beta District III Regional Conference, March 2010
• Most Outstanding Presentation at the Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Research Conference, March 2009
• Capital University Collegiate Fellow, 2008-2012