Selected Awards

  • 2020 Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Graduate Student Dissertation Award: given to the PhD student with the highest total combined publication impact for their dissertation.

  • 2019 Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering, Graduate Student Research Impact Award: given to a single student in department cluster with highest total publication impact in a single year (2018).

  • 2015 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

  • 2014 University South Carolina Outstanding Marine Science Award: Given to the top graduating student based on GPA, service and research.

  • 2014 Fulbright Research Grant Semi-Finalist to Australia

  • 2013 Barry Goldwater Scholar: The premier federal undergraduate award for research.

  • 2013 Udall Scholarship Honorable Mention: Federal scholarship awarded to students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment

  • 2013 MASNA (Marine Aquarium Societies of North America) Undergraduate Scholar: Award given to single student in North America based on involvement in the aquarium hobby, service and academics.

  • 2013 University of South Carolina, Outstanding Marine Science Rising Senior: USC Marine Science Scholarship given to the top Junior.

  • 2012 NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship: Prestigious federal marine science award that awards a tuition scholarship and grants an internship at any NOAA facility.

  • Traci Heincelman Memorial Scholarship, June 2012: USC Marine Science award for student best representing service, academics and leadership.

  • Presidents Honor List: Award for achieving 4.0 GPA during a semester. Achieved every semester

  • Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta, and Sigma Alpha Lambda Honor Societies