Awards
Awards

University & College Awards

UN (System Wide) Outstanding Research & Creative Activity Award
2018 - David Hage
2010 - Xiao Cheng Zeng
2000 - Pill-Soon Song
1995 - Reuben Rieke
1983 - Naba Gupta
1978 - Norman Cromwell

UN (System Wide) Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award
2017 - Jason Kautz
2005 - William McLaughlin
1999 - Paul Kelter
1996 - James Carr

UNL University Professors
2012 - David Hage
2011 - James Takacs
2006 - Xiao Cheng Zeng
2002 - Lawrence Parkhurst
1990s - Michael Gross, Naba Gupta, Reuben Rieke, James C.H. Wang, Pill Soon-Song

College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award
2017 - Alexander Sinitskii
2015 - Marilyne Stains
2014 - Rebecca Lai
2012 - Eric Malina
2009 - Jason Kautz
2008 - T. Adrian George, Mark Griep
2005 - David Berkowitz
2001 - William McLaughlin
1999 - Paul Kelter
1998 - Jody Redepenning
1995 - Patrick Dussault
1991 - George Sturgeon
1990 - Robert Harris
1989 - Charles Kingsbury
1986 - Edwards Rack
1982 - T. Adrian George, John Demuth
1981 - Henry Baumgarten, James Carr
1980 - Desmond Wheeler
1978 - Michael Gross
1977 - David Brooks

Hazel R. McClymont Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award
2017 - Mark Griep
2016 - Jason Kautz
2008 - T. Adrian George

Student Foundation/Builders Award for Outstanding Advising
1991 - George Sturgeon

George Howard-Louise Pound Distinguished CAREER Award
1993 - Desmond Wheeler

James A. Lake Academic Freedom Award
1995 - Henry Holtzclaw, Jr.

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education
2018 - Rebecca Lai
2012 - Xiao Cheng Zeng
2010 - Wonyoung Choe
2005 - David Hage

Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award
2013 - Xiao Cheng Zeng

College Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Achievement in the Sciences
2018 - Jiantao Guo
2017 - Robert Powers
2016 - Liangcheng Du
2015 - Andrzej Rajca
2014 - Patrick Dussault
2010 - David Berkowitz
2009 - David Hage
2008 - James Takacs
2002 - Xiao Cheng Zeng

Willa Cather & Charles Bessey Professor of Chemistry
2012 - David Berkowitz – Willa Cather Professor of Chemistry
2010 - Andrzej Rajca – Charles Bessey Professor of Chemistry
2009 - Patrick Dussault – Charles Bessey Professor of Chemistry
2006 - David Hage – Charles Bessey Professor of Chemistry
2005 - Marjorie Langell – Charles Bessey Professor & Professor of Chemistry
2004 - James Takacs – Charles Bessey Professor & Professor of Chemistry
2002 - Xiao Cheng Zeng – Willa Cather Professor & Professor of Chemistry

ASUN Student Government Outstanding Educator  (Large Classroom)
2014-15 - Eric Malina
2009-10 - Jason Kautz

University of Nebraska Sigma Xi Outstanding Research Awards
2004 - Reuben Rieke
2004 - Xiao Cheng Zeng

Susan J. Rosowski Chaired Associate Professorship
2014- Rebecca Lai

Harold and Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award
2014- Alexander Sinitskii

National & Regional Awards

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
2010 - Joseph Francisco

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow
2020 - James Takacs
2017 - David Hage
2016 - Patrick Dussault
2016 - Robert Powers
2015 - David Berkowitz
2015 - Andrzej Rajca
2007 - Xiao Cheng Zeng
1996 - Reuben Rieke
1993 - James Van Etten (adjunct)

American Association for Clinical Chemistry Young Investigator of the Year
1995 - David Hage

ACS Frank H. Field & Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry
1999 - Michael Gross 1997 - Charles Wilkins

American Chemical Society (ACS) Midwest Award
2011 - Xiao Cheng Zeng
2002 - Michael Gross
1997 - Reuben Rieke
1984 - Norman Cromwell
1955 - Cliff Hamilton

American Physical Society (APS) Fellow
2005 - Xiao Cheng Zeng 1993 - James C.H. Wang

Alfred P. Sloan Fellow
1997 - David Berkowitz 1985 - Raymond Funk
1973 - Reuben Rieke

American Society for Photobiology (ASP) Lifetime Achievement Award
2000 - Pill-Soon Song

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar
1991 - Andrzej Rajca

Counsil for International Exchange of Scholars Fullbright Scholar Award
2006 - Craig Eckhardt

Guggenheim Fellow
2004 - Xiao Cheng Zeng 2000 - James C.H. Wang
1979 - Craig Eckhardt
1962 - Henry Baumgarten

International Mass Spectrometry Foundation (IMSF) Thomson Medal
2006 - Michael Gross

Member of National Academy of Sciences
2013 - Joseph Francisco 2003 - Jim Van Etten (Adjunct)

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (NACB) Fellow
2008 - David Hage

NSF Presidential Young Investigator or CAREER Awards
2022 - Joseph Yesselman
2016 - Marilyne Stains
2016 - Stephen Morin
2016 - Jian Zhang
2016 - Jiantao Guo 2015 - Alexander Sinitskii
2010 - Rebecca Lai
1990 - Gerard Harbison

Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow
2013 - Xiao Cheng Zeng

Royal Society of Chemistry Surfaces and Interfaces Award
2017 - Xiao Cheng Zeng

White House Office of Science & Technology Policy Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
2019 - Marilyne Stains

2023 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Mark A Helle 5 years
Alena C Moon 5 years
Stephen A Morin 10 years
Robert Powers 20 years
James M Takacs 35 years

2022 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Rebecca Lai 15 years
Eric Malina 15 years
Andrzej Rajca 30 years

2021 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Rene E Barfoot 20 years
Peggy L Bergmeyer 25 years
David B Berkowitz 30 years
Liangcheng Du 20 years
Dodie Eveleth 15 years
Leanna Klempa 25 years
Hui Li 15 years
Alexey V Lipatov 5 years
Martha D Morton 10 years
Jessica Periago 5 years
Alexander Sinitskii 10 years
Thomas G Smith 5 years
Jun Wang 10 years
Jian Zhang 10 years

2020 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Jamie L Aldag 5 years
Chin Li Cheung 15 years
Eric D Dodds 10 years
Mark A Griep 30 years
Jiantao Guo 10 years
Deanna M Larson 15 years
Jody Redepenning 30 years
Robert H Wilson 20 years

2019 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Lawrence J Parkhurst 50 years
David S Hage 30 years
Kurt W Wulser 25 years
Richard C Hartung 25 years
Jason A Kautz 15 years
Terry R Haverkost 5 years

2015 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Mark A Griep 25 years
Pat Pribil 20 years
Robert H Wilson 15 years
Keith Placek 10 years
Chin Li "Barry" Cheung 10 years
Deanna M Larson 10 years
Eric D Dodds 5 years
Jiantao Guo 5 years
Wei Niu 5 years

2014 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Lawrence J Parkhurst 45 years
David S Hage 25 years
Richard C Hartung 20 years
Kurt W Wulser 20 years
Jason A Kautz 10 years

2013 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Thomas A. George 45 years
Ronald Cerny 30 years
Patrick Dussault 25 years
James Takacs 25 years
Xiao Cheng Zeng 20 years
Robert Powers 10 years

2012 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Craig J. Eckhardt 45 years
Catherine A. Shaner 35 years
Gerard Harbison 20 years
Andrzej Rajca 20 years
Suchada Rajca 20 years
Jane Langan 15 years
Sara BG Basiaga 10 years
Rebecca Y. Lai 5 years
Eric G. Malina 5 years

2011 Service Awards

Awardee Award
Marjorie A. Langell 30 years
Jody Redepenning 20 years
Peggy L. Bergmeyer 15 years
Leanna Klempa 15 years
Rene E. Barfoot 10 years
Liangcheng Du 10 years
Evan P. Mead 10 years
Robert H. Wilson 10 years
Dodie Eveleth 5 years
Hui Li 5 years
DeNeice K. Steinmeyer 5 years

Applause Awards

2023:
Jenny Zhang
Sarah Woodman
Brooke Adam Crawley

2022:
Dodie Eveleth
Kelcey Gabriel

2019:
Thomas Smith

2018:
Sarah Fredregill
Jun Wang
Jessica Periago

2017:
Terry Haverkost

2014-2015:
JaMel Ways

2013-2014:
Kate Shaner
Peg Bergmeyer

2011-2012:
Lorrie Adams
Dodie Eveleth
Kurt Wulser

2008-2009:
Evan Meade
Patrick Pribil
Rene Barfoot

2007-2008:
DeAnna Larson
Jane Langan
Jonathan Skean

2006-2007:
Cathleen McFadden
Leanna Klempa

2005-2006:
Peg Bergmeyer
Leann Galusha

2004-2005:
Sara Basiaga

2003-2004:
Dee Bitenieks

2002-2003:
Mellanie Gilroy

2001-2002:
Kathy Borg

2000-2001:
Joyce Ore
Kate Shaner

Ovation Awards

2019-2020:
Ben Steffensmeier

2014-2015:
Ye "Angie" Lin

2013-2014:
Sean Erickson

2012-2013:
Carolyn Clark
Adam McQuistan
Brittany Adams

2011-2012:
Laura Clouston

2010-2011:
Rachel Leitt
Austin Jones

2009-2010:
Jacob Johnson
Ashley Leming

2008-2009:
Jason Hustedt

2007-2008:
Ashley Knott
Jody Schreurs

2006-2007:
Johnathon Ross

2004-2005:
Amber Miller

Junior Faculty Awards and Grants Opportunities

Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
The deadline for nominations is March 16, 2015

Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
The deadline for nominations is July 23, 2014

Cottrell Scholar Awards
Nominations for the 2015 Cottrell Scholar Awards will be accepted beginning May 15, 2015.
The deadline for nominations is August 15, 2015.

Beckman Young Investigators Program
The deadline for nominations is September 3, 2014 (Estimated from previous year deadline)

Sloan Research Fellowships
Nominations for the 2015 Sloan Research Fellowships will be accepted beginning July 15, 2015.
The deadline for nominations is September 15, 2015

Searle Scholars Program
Nominations for the 2015 Searle Scholars Program will be accepted beginning June 2, 2014.
The deadline for nominations is September 26, 2014
Note: The tenure track appointment should be on or after 07/01/2013

PEW Biomedical Scholars
Nominations for the 2015 PEW Biomedical Scholars will be accepted beginning August 3, 2015.
The deadline for nominations is November 16, 2015

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards
The deadline for nominations is February 10, 2015.