• Robert W. Vaughan Lectureship, Caltech, 2010
• Ipatieff Prize, American Chemical Society, 2010
• Dreyfus Foundation Fellowship in Environmental Chemistry, 2008
• Hesburgh Teaching Fellow, 2008
• Frontiers of Engineering, National Academy of Engineering, Participant, 2005
• J. Carl and Sheila Pirkle Faculty Fellow, 2005-2008
• DuPont Young Professor Award, 2005
• Young Scientists Prize, 13th International Congress on Catalysis, 2004
• Sigma Xi Young Faculty Award, 2004
• CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2004
• CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2002-2007
• Ralph Powe Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 2001
• Junior Faculty Award, Shell Oil Company Foundation, 2001, 2002, 2003
• Innovation Recognition Award, Union Carbide, 1999