Awards

Photo of paper awards including several LSU awards and Presidential Awards

Vicente Awards

2021 - Named Boyd Professor

2016 - Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring

2016 - LSU 15 Years Service Award

2015 - Named Distinguished Research Master in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) at LSU

2015 - LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

2012 - LSU HHMI Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor Award

2011 - LSU Environmental, Health and Safety, Laboratory Safety Accreditation Award

2011 - LSU 10 Years Service Award

2010 - LSU Office of Research, Faculty Travel Award

2009 - LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF) President's Award

2008 - Named a LSU Rainmaker, one of the top 100 research and creative faculty at LSU

2008 - LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF) Undergraduate Teaching Award

2005 - Named the Charles H. Barré Distinguished Professor in Chemistry at LSU

2004 - SPP/JPP Young Investigator Award in Porphyrin Chemistry, by the Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines

2004 - LSU Office of Research, Faculty Travel Award

1999 - University of California Davis, Faculty Travel Award

1997 - Fulbright Scholar Award

1996 - British Council Faculty Travel Award

1986 - Fulbright Graduate Student Award

Graduate Student Awards

2021 - LSU Chemistry James G. Traynham Teaching and Research Award: Nichole Kaufman 

2021 - LSU Chemistry H. Dupont Durst Outstanding Organic Chemistry Research Award: Guanyu Zhang 

2020 - LSU Chemistry H. Dupont Durst Outstanding Organic Chemistry Research Award: Maodie Wang 

2020 - LSU Chemistry Kiran Allam Award for Outstanding Teaching and Research: Guanyu Zhang

2019 - LSU Chemistry Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Maodie Wang

2019 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Nichole Kaufman

2019 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Maodie Wang 

2019 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Guanyu Zhang 

2019 - NOBCChe Advancing Science Travel Grant: Guanyu Zhang 

2019 - American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry [MEDI] Travel Award: Nichole Kaufman 

2017 - LSU Chemistry Research Scholar Award: Qianli Meng

2016 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Alex Nguyen

2016 - LSU Graduate Student Travel Award: Maodie Wang

2016 - LSU Graduate Student Travel Award: Elizabeth Okoth

2016 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Qianli Meng

2016 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Tyrslai Williams

2016 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Daniel LaMaster

2016 - LSU Chemistry Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Ning Zhao

2016 - LSU Chemistry Dow Macromolecular Research Award: Sunting Xuan

2016 - LSU Chemistry Kiran Allam Research and Teaching Award: Sunting Xuan

2016 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Elizabeth Okoth

2016 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Tyrslai Williams

2015 - LSU Chemistry Outstanding Teaching Award: Qianli Meng

2015 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Elizabeth Okoth

2015 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Tyrslai Williams

2015 - COACh Professional Skills Training Award for Minority Students: Elizabeth Okoth

2015 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Ning Zhao

2014 - LSU Chemistry Outstanding Research Award: Jaime Hayes Gibbs

2014 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Tyrslai Williams

2013 - LSU Chemistry Outstanding Teaching Award: Alex Nguyen

2013 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Tyrslai Williams

2013 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Elizabeth Okoth

2013 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Elizabeth Okoth

2012 - LSU Chemistry Outstanding Teaching Award: Jaime Gibbs

2012 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Tyrslai Williams

2011-2014 - Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowship Award: Tyrslai Williams

2011-2012 - NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellowship Award: Alecia McCall

2011 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Alecia McCall

2011 - NOBCChE Advancing Science Travel Award: Krystal Fontenot

2010 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Timsy Uppal

2010 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Benson Ongarora

2010 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Edith Amuhaya

2010 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Krystal Fontenot

2010 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Hillary Tanui

2010 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Alecia McCall

2010 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Javoris Hollingsworth

2010 - American Cancer Association Travel Award: Krystal Fontenot

2008 - LSU Charles M. Coates Outstanding Dissertation Award: Erhong Hao

2007-2011 - Huel D. Perkins Diversity Fellowship Award: Alecia McCall

2007-2009 - Bridge to Doctorate Program Fellowship: Krystal Fontenot

2007 - LSU James G. Traynham Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research: Michael Easson

2007 - LSU Chemistry Excellence in Research Award: Hairong Li

2007 - Gates Millennium Fellowship Award: Javoris Hollingsworth

2006 - LSU Charles M. Coates Outstanding Dissertation Award: Vijay Gottumukkalla

2006 - LSU Graduate School Dissertation Award: Erhong Hao

2006 - LSU Charles M. Coates Research Award: Erhong Hao

2006 - LSU Chemistry Proctor and Gamble Research Award: Michael Easson

2005 - LSU Charles M. Coates Travel Award: Caroline Owendi Ongayi

2005 - LSU Graduate School Dissertation Award: Caroline Owendi Ongayi

2005 - LSU Charles M. Coates Research Award: Vijay Gottumukkala

2005 - LSU Chemistry Proctor and Gamble Research Award: Erhong Hao

2004 - LSU Charles M. Coates Research Award: Caroline Owendi Ongayi

2004 - LSU Chemistry Proctor and Gamble Research Award: Vijay Gottumukkalla

2003 - LSU Chemistry Colgate-Palmolive Research Award: Caroline Owendi Ongayi