University Awards
Milton E. Mohr Awards Program - Fellowship
2018-19 Jie Zhong
2017-18 Hamidreza Lotfizadehzhad
2017-18 Seema Pande
2016-17 Yao Wu
2015-16 Jacob Johnson
2015-16 Lei Li
2014-15 Ryan E. Matsuda
2014-15 Anita J. Zaitouna
2013-14 Erika Pfaunmiller
2012-13 Jeanethe A. Anguizola
2012-13 Brandon J. Burnett
2012-13 Yu Zhao
2010-11 Lili Lou
2009-10 Michelle Yoo
Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award
2016 Lei Li
2016 Jon Beck - Honorable Mention
2016 Alexey Lipatov - Honorable Mention
2014 Yu Zhao - Honorable Mention
2012 Rhitankar Pal
2012 Jennifer Gerasimov - Honorable Mention
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
2012 Monica Kinde-Carson - Honorable Mention
2012 Matthea Peck - Honorable Mention
Folsom Distinguished Dissertation/Thesis - Doctoral
2018 Abhiteja Konda
2011 Nan Shao
2005 Andrew Nelson
Folsom Distinguished Dissertation/Thesis - Master's
2009 Curtis Wray
Presidential Fellowship
2008 Nan Shao
UNL Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award
2007 Satya Bulusu
Arts and Sciences College Awards
College Graduate Research Assistant
2007 Satya Bulusu
2006 Satya Bulusu
2005 Sarah C. Petitto
2004 Soohaeng Yoo
College Graduate Teaching Assistant
2004 Lewis Stevens
Chemistry Department Awards
T. Adrian George Graduate Research Assistant Awardee
2016-17 Jingzhi Lu – Prof. Zhang
2014-15 Jacob A. Johnson - Prof. Zhang
Hamilton Awardee
2021-22 Huan Yue – Prof. Du
2020-21 Danielle Graham – Prof. Berkowitz
2019-20 Andrew Bochat, Moriah Locklear – Prof. Takacs, Prof. Dussault
2017-18 Suman Chakrabarty – Prof. Takacs
2016-17 Veronika Shoba – Prof. Takacs
Robert S. Marianelli Graduate Research Assistant Awardee
2018-19 Lauren Lesiak – Prof. Cliff Stains
2016-17 Mikhail Shekhirev – Prof. Sinitskii
2011-12 Brandon J. Burnett - Prof. Cheung
Korean Alumni Research Assistant Awardees
2015-16 Nanxi Wang - Prof. Guo
2014-15 Xiwei Zheng - Prof. Hage
2013-14 Yunyun Zhou - Prof. Cheung
2012-13 Jeanethe Anguizola - Prof. Hage
2011-12 Sean Smith - Prof. Takacs
2010-11 Michelle Yoo Johnson - Prof. Hage
2009-10 Paul Barron - Prof. Choe
2008-09 John Schiel - Prof. Hage
2006-07 Chunling Wa - Prof. Hage
2005-06 Chunjuan Zhang - Prof. Redepenning
2004-05 Sarah C. Petito - Prof. Langell
2003-04 Soohaeng Yoo - Prof. Zeng
2001-02 Valeriy Smirnov - Prof. DiMagno
2000-01 Paolo Rossi - Prof. Harbison
1999-00 David Pugmire - Prof. Langell
1998-99 Kwang Jin Oh - Prof. Zeng
Research Assistant Awardees
2017-18 Jie Zhang, Xinqi Zhou, Hamid R. Lofti Zadeh Zhad
2016-17 Yang Hong, Jingzhi Lu, Mikhail Shekhirev, Abby Gelb (Honorable Mention) – Prof. Sinitskii, Prof. Dodds
2015-16 Alexey Lipatov, Yao Wu, Jon Beck (Honorable Mention) - Prof. Sinitskii, Prof. C. Stains
2014-15 Jacob A. Johnson, Lei Li
2012-13 Xiang Fei, Jennifer Y. Gerasimov - Prof. Berkowitz, Prof. Lai
2011-12 Yu Zhao - Prof. Zeng
2010-11 Lili Lou - Prof. Du
2009-10 Rhitankar Pal, Joseph Brewer, Krina Joseph - Prof. Zeng, Prof. Cheung, Prof. Hage
2008-09 Roberto Delgadillo, Jun Wang - Prof. Parkhurst, Prof. Zeng
2007-08 Kelly Mercier, Nan Shao - Prof. Powers, Prof. Zeng
2006-07 Kausik Das, Rangan Mallik - Prof. Rajca, Prof. Hage
2005-06 Satya Bulusu, Erin Marsh - Prof. Zeng, Prof. Langell
2004-05 Xingang Zhao - Prof. Harbison
2003-04 Jianzhong Chen, Steven A. Schuetz - Prof. Hage, Prof. Belot
2002-03 Mary Anne Nelson - Prof. Hage
2001-02 Tony Trullinger - Prof. Dussault
2000-01 Mohua Bose, Joanna Clark, Kerry Clark - Prof. Berkowitz, Prof. Stezowski, Prof. George
1999-00 Wan Jin Jahng, Jill McFadden - Prof. Berkowitz, Prof. Berkowitz
1998-99 Tzanko Doukov, John R. Engen, Jeff Schultz - Prof. Stezowski, Prof. D. Smith, Prof. Dussault
Cromwell Research Assistant Awardees
2017-18 Suman Chakrabarty – Prof. Takacs
2016-17 Veronika Shoba – Prof. Takacs
2015-16 Andrew Olson - Prof. Dussault
2014-15 Gregory A. Applegate - Prof. Berkowitz
2013-14 Rachel Willand-Charnley - Prof. Dussault
2012-13 Nathan C. Thacker - Prof. Takacs
2011-12 Jacob A. Friest - Prof. Berkowitz
2010-11 Charles E. Schiaffo - Prof. Dussault
2009-10 Sean Smith - Prof. Takacs
2008-09 Bijia Wang - Prof. DiMagno
2006-07 Shin A. Moteki, Weijun Shen - Prof. Takacs, Prof. Berkowitz
2005-06 Kannan Karukurichi - Prof. Berkowitz
2004-05 Peng Dai - Prof. Dussault
2003-04 Andrew P. Nelson - Prof. DiMagno
2002-03 Tony Trullinger - Prof. Dussault
2001-02 Mohua Bose - Prof. Berkowitz
2000-01 Jill McFadden - Prof. Berkowitz
1999-00 Seung-hoi Kim - Prof. Rieke
Fuerniss Fellowship Awardees
2017-18 Moriah Locklear – Prof. Dussault
2016-17 Xin Shang – Prof. Guo
2015-16 Matthew Beio - Prof. Berkowitz
2015-16 Jia (Emma) Zhao - Prof. C. Stains
2014-15 Shiva Kumar Kyasa - Prof. Dussault
2013-14 Kaushik Panigrahi - Prof. Berkowitz
2012-13 Wantanee Sittiwong - Prof. Dussault
2011-12 Lili Lou - Prof. Du
2010-11 Jacob A. Friest - Prof. Berkowitz
2009-10 Nathan Thacker - Prof. Takacs
2008-09 David Nelson - Prof. Berkowitz
2007-08 Shin Moteki - Prof. Takacs
2006-07 Chris Schwartz - Prof. Dussault
2005-06 Chunping Xu - Prof. Dussault
2003-04 Justin C. Biffinger - Prof. DiMagno
2002-03 Valeriy Smirnov - Prof. DiMagno
2001-02 Jeffery Atkins - Prof. Takacs
Gordon A. Gallup Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant Awardees
2018-19 Seema Pande – Prof. Zeng
2015-16 Navneet Khetrapal - Prof. Zeng
2014-15 Lei Li - Prof. Zeng
2013-14 Anita J. Zaitouna - Prof. Lai
Emily M. Griffing Fellowship Awardees
2015-16 Veronika Shoba - Prof. Takacs
Pill-Soon Song Graduate Research Assistant Awardees
2016-17 Yang Hong – Prof. Zeng
2015-16 Alexey Lipatov - Prof. Sinitskii
Charles Wilkins Graduate Research Assistant Awardees
2015-16 Yao Wu - Prof. Lai
Charles A. Kingsbury Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardee
2018-19 Lauren Lesiak
2016-17 Matthew Beio – Prof. Berkowitz
James Carr Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardee
2017-18 Rukshani Wickrama-Arachchi
2016-17 Alissa Horn – Prof. Dussault
2014-15 Yunyun Zhou - Prof. Cheung
James H. Looker Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardee
2016-17 Veronika Shoba – Prof. Takacs
2011-12 Jayson Kempinger - Prof. DiMagno
Teaching Assistant Awardees
2017-18 Anna Diepenbrock, Moriah Locklear, Seema Pande, Jay Taylor – Prof. Dodds, Prof. Dussault, Prof. Zeng,, Prof. Morin
2016-17 Veronika Shoba, Alissa Horn, Matthew Beio, Hamidreza Lotfizadehzhad (Honorable Mention – Prof. Lai
2015-16 Seth Blackwell, Lukasz Gauza, Navneet Khetrapal, Xiang Zhang (Honorable Mention) - Prof. Zhang
2013-14 Greg Applegate – Prof. Dussault
2012-13 Jacob A. Johnson - Prof. Zhang
2011-12 Yali Wang, Yu Zhao - Prof. Harbison, Prof. Zeng
2010-11 Brandon J. Burnett, Thomas J. Fisher, Rhitankar Pal - Prof. Cheung, Prof. Dussault, Prof. Zeng
2009-10 Steve Halouska, Mattie Peck, Leah Thompson - Prof. Powers, Prof. Langell, Prof. Berkowitz
2008-09 Kris Hiebner, Matt Shortridge - Prof. Redepenning, Prof. Powers
2007-08 Mark Cradduck, Christopher McCune, Judy Miska, Jaime Stark - Prof. DiMagno, Prof. Berkowitz, Prof. Takacs, Prof. Powers
2006-07 Ross Andrews, Efthimia Papastavros, Adrienne Roehrich, Chris Schwartz, Jun Wang - Prof. Takacs, Prof. Hage, Prof. Harbison, Prof. Dussault, Prof. Zeng
2005-06 Mitzy Erdmann, Kausik Das, Nathan Stafford - Prof. Belot, Prof. Rajca, Prof. Redepenning
2004-05 J.J. Haycraft, Elizabeth Bowman - Prof. Eckhardt, Prof. Belot
2003-04 Roberto de la Salud-Bea, Roberto Fabio Delgadillo, Lewis L. Stevens - Prof. Berkowitz, Prof. Parkhurst, Prof. Eckhardt
2002-03 John Austin, Annette Moser, JoDell Whittington - Prof. Hage, Prof. Hage, Prof. Parkhurst
2001-02 Justin C. Biffinger, Sumit Mukherjee - Prof. DiMagno, Prof. Rajca
2000-01 Makoto Furukawa, Casey Swaim - Prof. Zeng, Prof. D. Smith
1999-00 Jeffery Arkins, Kerry Clark, Johanna Mazlo - Prof. Takacs, Prof. George, Prof. Stezowski
John J. Stezowski Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardees
2016-17 Forouzan Aboufazeli – Prof. Dodds
2015-16 Jessica Periago - Prof. Griep
2014-15 Katherine Schumacher - Prof. Dodds
2013-14 Zane Gernhart - Prof. Cheung
2012-13 Yuseph Khan
2010-11 Monica Kinde-Carson - Prof. Harbison
2009-10 Jacob Friest - Prof. Berkowitz
2008-09 Paul Barron - <>Prof. Choe
George Sturgeon Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardees
2015-16 Lukasz Gauza - Prof. Redepenning
2013-14 Greg Applegate - Prof. Berkowitz
Stuart Staley Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardees
2015-16 Seth Blackwell - Prof. Harbison
Edward K. & Mariann Chess Research Assistant Awardees
2018-19 Alana Rister – Prof. Dodds
Henry H. Baumgarten Graduate Research Assistant Awardees
2018-19 Fatema Bhinderwala – Prof. Powers
Roger Washburn Graduate Research Assistant Awardees
2018-19 Jay Taylor – Prof. Morin
Cecil E. Vanderzee Undergraduate Research Assistant Awardees
2018-19 Elise Le Coz – Prof. Dussault
John Demuth Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardees
2018-19 Tamra Fisher – Prof. Cheung
Robert B. Johnson Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardees
2018-19 Dihua Xue – Prof. Stains
John Scholz Graduate Teaching Assistant Awardees
2018-19 David Brunken-Deibert – Prof. Zeng
International Awards
The International Precious Metals Institute, Inc.
2015 Lei Li