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