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