Awards & Honors
National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Award, August 2025 to July 2028 (MCB-2523371)
Challenger Award 2025, Government Student Association, Campbellsville University
Professional Development Award, 2025, Campbellsville University, KY
ACA Summer Faculty Fellowship 2025
Campbellsville University Research Award 2024 for Outstanding Research and Scholarship
National Science Foundation Research Award, March 2021-February 2026 (MCB-2040917)
Professional Development Award, 2024, Campbellsville University, KY
ACA Ledford Sponsored Award: Summer 2021, 2022, 2024
Travel Award to attend a National Science Foundation (NSF) TIP Workshop December 11-12, 2023, Washington DC, USA
Professional Development Award, 2023, Campbellsville University, KY
Research work presented at the Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) Annual Meeting November 3-4, 2023, received the highest “Thoroughbred” rating for two poster presentations
Research work was featured on the COVER IMAGE of Biophysical Chemistry Journal Volume 301, October 2023
Kentucky Academy of Science Special Research Award 2023
Professional Development Award, 2022, Campbellsville University, KY
Professional Development Award, 2021, Campbellsville University, KY
Kentucky Academic of Science Summer Research Award, 2021
Professional Development Award, 2020, Campbellsville University, KY
Professional Development Award 2019, Campbellsville University, KY
Elsevier Reviewer Recognition Award, Elsevier,[1]Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2020
Elsevier Reviewer Recognition Award, Elsevier,[1]Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2019
Elsevier Reviewer Recognition Award, Elsevier,[1]Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2018
Outstanding Reviewer Award of Food Chemistry, Elsevier,[1]Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2017
Elsevier Reviewer Recognition Award, Elsevier,[1]Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2016
Research work highlighted in Protein Science Journal Issue: 2015
Research work highlighted in Biochemistry Journal Website: 2013
Most read/downloaded research in Biochemistry Journal: 2013
Research work highlighted in Biochemistry Journal Website: 2012
Research work highlighted in Biochemistry Journal Website: 2011
A Benevolent Smith Teaching Award, SUNY at Albany, NY, 2009
A Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Award, SUNY Albany, NY, 2008, and 2009
A Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) Award, summer 2006 and 2007, ACERT, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
GSEU Award, SUNY Albany, NY, 2006, and 2007
Recognition for scientific contribution to PASCAL, SUNY Albany, NY, USA, 2007
Recognition and Appreciation from Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), SUNY Albany, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award, SUNY Albany, NY, 2005-2009
RONAST (Royal Nepal Academy for Science and Technology) Outstanding Student Award, His Majesty Government of Nepal, 2002 (during M.Sc. research for ranking second in Physics at Tribhuvan University, the only university in the country)
Outstanding Student Award, a silver medal along with a cash amount was awarded for ranking first in B. Sc. in S. M. B. M. Campus Rajbiraj, Nepal, 2000
Outstanding Student Award, a silver medal along with a cash amount was awarded for ranking first in I. Sc. in S. M. B. M. Campus Rajbiraj, Nepal, 1996