SRF Conference Young Researcher Speaker Award, 2nd place
Young Researcher Prize for Speakers at the International Superconducting RF Conference
2016
Fermilab Exceptional Performance Recognition Award (EPRA)
2016
The Hogil Kim Prize, IPAC 2016
Awarded for a recent, significant, original contribution to the accelerator field, awarded to an individual in the early part of his or her career
2016
IEEE PAST Doctoral Student Award
Awarded by IEEE Particle Accelerator Science and Technology (PAST) Committee
2016
AVS VT Early Career Award
Awarded by American Vacuum Society (AVS) Vacuum Technology (VT) Division
2014
LINAC 2014 1st Prize in Student Poster Session
Awarded among 31 student presenters
2014
Albert Silverman Memorial Award
Cornell University physics department travel grant
2011
IPAC 2011 Best Student Poster Prize
Awarded one of 2 prizes among more than 130 student presenters
2011
SRF Conference 2011 Most Outstanding Student Poster Award
2009
Queen's University Medal in Engineering Physics
Awarded for obtaining highest average in graduating class
2009
Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Prize Exam 2009
Placed 6th in country, 1st in University
Scholarships
2011-2014
NSERC PGS D
Highly competitive fellowship from Canadian Research Council
2011-2012
NSF GRFP Honorable Mention
Not awarded fellowship, but was was among top applicants
2010-2011
DOE SCGF Finalist
Not awarded fellowship, but was in top 450 of 3200 applicants
2009
Cornell University Graduate Fellowship
Entrance fellowship for exceptional students
2009-2010
NSERC PGS M
Highly competitive fellowship from Canadian Research Council (from declined CGS M)
2008-2009
Dean's Award
Queen's University Academic Scholarship
2007-2008
Kern Partners Ltd. Scholarship
Queen's University Academic Scholarship
Summer 2007
NSERC USRA
Funding for Summer Studentship at CERN and University of Toronto
Summer 2007
Chair's Scholarship
Scholarship from University of Toronto for being among top summer students applicants
2005-2006
Achievement Entrance Scholarship
Queen's University Academic Scholarship
2005-2007
Principal's Scholarship
Scholarship from University of Toronto for being among top summer students applicants
2011-2014
Student Support Grants for Conferences
From organizing committees of SRF 2011, IPAC 2011, LC 2013, SRF 2013, NA-PAC 2013, and LINAC 2014 to present materials at the conferences.
Scientific Outreach
2015-present
Mentoring
I regularly lead tours of Fermilab’s Technical Division and lead high school student Q&A sessions.
2018
Mentoring
In 2018, I supervised two students from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy performing research on the mechanical properties of Nb3Sn films.
2015-2017
Newsletter Editor
In 2015, I revived the APS DPB Newsletter, which had been in hiatus, and was the lead editor for the 2015 and 2016 newsletters, and co-editor for the 2017 newsletter; the APS DPB Newsletter now continues with new co-editors.