Honors and Awards

Research Awards

• Agent of Change Award, Presented to the Kansas Biodiesel Consortium by the Metropolitan Energy Center and Kansas City Regional and Central Kansas Clean Cities Coalition. (2018)
• Russell Bradt Undergraduate Colloquium Speaker, Department of Mathematics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (2013)
• University of Kansas School of Engineering Bellows Scholar (2011, 2009)
• Invited to speak as part of the John & Virginia Towers Distinguished Lecture Series, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, (2010).
• Honorable Mention Young Scientist Award, 10th International Conference on CO2 Utilization, Tianjin, China, (2009)
• Recognized as part of KU’s economic contributions to Lawrence community at the 2008 annual meeting of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce (1 of 5 faculty selected campus-wide) (2008)
• University of Kansas Miller Award for Research (2007, 2003)
• University of Kansas Center for Sustainability, Inaugural Sustainability Leadership Award for KU Biodiesel Initiative (2007)
• Kansas Science and Technology Advanced Research First Award (2000)

Students' Awards

• Mary Sevart – Barry Goldwater Scholarship recipient (2022); Selected to present at Undergraduate Research Days at the Capitol, Topeka, KS (2022); 1st place Poster, SWE National Meeting (2021). Undergraduate Research Award (2021)
• Robert Hable – “Best Presentation of Session” recognition, AIChE Annual Meeting (2017).
• Mark LaFollette – 3rd place Student Poster Competition, Fuels and Petrochemicals Division, American Institute of Chemical Engineers  (2015)
• Griffin Roberts  - 1st place Graduate Student Paper Award, AICHE Environmental Division, AIChE Annual Meeting (2013); Best Student Paper, AICHE Sustainable Engineering Forum, AIChE Annual Meeting (2013); Poster award at Kansas Capitol Research Summit, Topeka, KS (2013); 2nd place KU Graduate Engineering Association Graduate Research Competition (2012); 2nd place Sustainability and Sustainable Biorefineries poster competition, AIChE Annual Meeting: Cleaner Energy, Stronger Economy, Better Living, Pittsburg, PA (2012); Poster award at University of Kansas Graduate Research Poster Competition, (2011)
• Travis Wentworth – NSF C-CHANGE IGERT Traineeship (2012-2013)
• Elizabeth Mahoney – NSF Fellowship (2012)
• Andrew Duncan – Swift Graduate Fellowship (KU) (2012); 2nd place Engineering Category award, University of Kansas Graduate Research Competition (2010); Selected to present at 7th Annual Capitol Graduate Research Summit (2010); 1st place in Early Graduate Section, Sigma Xi Student Research Competition (2010)
• Katherine Harry - NSF Fellowship (2011), Goldwater Honorable mention (2010)
• Rachel Levine – NSF Fellowship (2009)
• David Slade - Selected as student representative for the 2nd Process Intensification and Process Innovation Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand (2006); ACS Division of Fuel Chemistry Student Travel Grant (2006); Outstanding Student Presentation 3rd place, Western States Catalysis Club Meeting (2006); Combs Fellowship (KU) (2003)
• John Daniels – Barry Goldwater Scholarship recipient (2003); Outstanding student presentation 2nd place, Western States Catalysis Club Annual Meeting (2003)

• Raymond Oenbring Award for Excellence in Teaching (student selected, 1 awarded annually in University of Kansas Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (2022, 2021, 2012, 2008, 2003, 2001, 2000)
• Del Shankel Teaching Excellence Award established by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee to honor outstanding KU faculty members (2019).
• Outstanding Educator Award, Mortar Board National Honor Society (student-selected, 1 of 5 awarded annually at the University of Kansas) (2017)
• John E. and Winifred E. Sharp Teaching Professorship, University of Kansas School of Engineering. (2014 - 2017)
• WiSTEMM Educator Award, Central Exchange WiSTEMM (Women in STEMM) Stemmy Awards (2014)
• Joseph A. and Annabel H. Christy Faculty Scholar (recognizes and rewards faculty who have demonstrated a commitment and excellence in both education and research, 1 awarded for 2-year period) (2011-2013, 2007-2009)
• Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center Outstanding Woman Educator Award, 1 awarded annually at the University of Kansas (2012)
• Outstanding Educator Award, Mortar Board National Honor Society (student-selected, 1 of 5 awarded annually at the University of Kansas) (2010)
• Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence (1 of 20 awarded annually at the University of Kansas) (2009)
• University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (2002)
• University of Kansas Chemical Engineering, Students' Choice Award for Outstanding Professor (2000)

• University of Kansas School of Engineering Gould Award for Distinguished Service in Undergraduate Advising (2018)
• Steeples Service to Kansans Award (1 selected annually at the University of Kansas) (2012)
• University of Kansas Senior Administrative Fellow (2010-2011)
• Invited to be 1 of 6 international expert reviewers for International Joint Venture Project (approximately 35 million) for Canadian Foundation for Innovation (2006)
• University of Kansas School of Engineering Gould Award for Distinguished Service in Undergraduate Advising (2002)