Researcher Accomplishments

Allgeier
Samir Castilla
- 2022 American Chemical Society’s Green & Sustainable Chemistry Summer School
- 2025 American Chemical Society Graduate Student Recognition Award for Leadership in Mentorship
- 2025 Outstanding Oral Presentation Great Plains Catalysis Society
Prathusha Kothinti
- 2025 Outstanding Poster Presentation Great Plains Catalysis Society
Victor Sharma
- 2022 Kansas Corn Commission Next Generation Scholarship
- 2022 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant award from Dept. of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
- 2023 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, KU Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Murilo Toledo Suekuni
- 2022 Scholarship to week-long ACS Summer School on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy
Nigel Twi Yeboah
- 2025 Best MS Award in KU Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department
Blakemore
Fynn Cooper
- 2023 Cornelius McCollum Research Scholarship
Davis Curry
- 2023 Elmer McCollum Research Scholarship
Claire Dopp
- 2023 Campanile Award
Alexander Ervin
- 2023 Cornelius McCollum Research Scholarship
Riddhi Golwankar
- 2023 Ernest & Marvel Griswold Award in Inorganic Chemistry, top award given by KU Chemistry
Joseph Karnes
- 2023 Lee Summer Scholar, Chemistry
Emily Mikeska
- 2023 Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR)
Christian Nilles
- 2022 Best Poster Presentation Prize, Great Plains Catalysis Society Annual Meeting
Cecilia Paranjothi
- 2023 Jack & Carolyn Landgrebe Summer UG Research Scholarship; Undergraduate
- 2023 Eli Lilly travel awards from ACS Women Chemists Committee
Bravo-Suárez
Alejandra Torres Velasco
- 2024-2025 KU Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards
- 2025 Kokes Award to attend the 29th Annual North American Catalysis Society Meeting
- 2025 American Chemical Society Graduate Student Recognition Award for Inclusion and Belonging
Caricato
Shreyaa Brahmachari
- Adrienne Hiscox Mitchell Scholarship
Taylor Parsons
- 2023 Cornelius McCollum Research Scholarship
Kaihua Zhang
- 2022 KU Chemistry Dept. Snyder Chemistry Award
Farber
Lindsey Penland
- 2023 Berger Summer Scholar
Hutchison
Ngun Za Luai Mang
- 2023 ACS Catalysis Division ChemCatBio Travel Award
Jackson
Priya Singh
- 2023 Takeru Higuchi Doctoral Progress Award, top award for graduating Ph.D. student, Chemistry
Zahra Aghaei
- 2025 Burton & Cheryle MacKenzie Award
- 2025 KU Chemistry Graduate Summer Scholarship
Leonard
Darik Rosser
- 2025 American Chemical Society Graduate Student Recognition Award for Inclusion and Belonging
Shelby Atherton
- 2025 American Chemical Society Graduate Student Recognition Award for Promotion of Research Safety
Morais
Dacosta Osei
- 2024 Best MS Award in KU Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department
Odiri Siakpebru
- 2023 North American Catalysis Society Kokes Travel Award
Teator
Kasun Wekasinghe
- 2023 Robert & Emily Williams Community Service Award
Thompson
Elizabeth Bartlett
- 2023 Dains Memorial Scholarship
- 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
Zeke Piskulich (Laird/Thompson)
- 2022 Janukas Dissertation Award, American Physical Society
- 2022 KU Chemistry Dept. Argesinger Award
Subramaniam
Nakisha Mark
- 2025 American Chemical Society Graduate Student Recognition Award for Promotion of Research Safety