2019
- Tamra Fisher
- Awarded the 2019 John Demuth Graduate Teaching Assistant Award from UNL Chemistry Department and the 2019 Student Travel Award from the Great Plains Catalysis Societry
2018
- Zane Gernhart and Barry Cheung
- Awarded the US Patent # 9,738,541: “Synthesis of Cerium Oxide Nanorods”
2017
- Anuja Bhalkikar
- Awarded a Spring 2017 Citation for Excellence in Teaching Chemistry
2016
- Barry Cheung
- Received the NCMN Ambassador Award for Exceptional Contributions and Service to the NCMN Education and Outreach Program, Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
- Isaac Wells
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Anuja Bhalkikar
- Accepted to the Commercialization Analyst Internship Program at the NUtech Ventures
2015
- John Burke
- Graduated with BS in Chemical Engineering with Highest Distinction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Yunyun Zhou
- Received the James Carr Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Received the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Student Abroad
- Yousif Ibrahim
- Received the 2nd place poster award in the High School Students Category at the 2015 UNL Annual Chemistry Poster Session
2014
- John Burke
- Received the NASA Nebraska Space Grant Fellowship
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Barry Cheung
- Received the Achievement Award for Outstanding Service in Materials and Nanoscience Education Outreach, Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience
- Zane Gernhart
- Received the John J. Stezowski Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Ivan Moreno-Hernandez
- Received the pre-doctoral NSF fellowship
- Yunyun Zhou
- Received the Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2013
2013
- John Burke
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Neil Lawrence
- Invited to give a talk in the “American Chemical Society presidential symposium: Innovation and entrepreneurship” in the 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition in Indianapolis. Talk title: “Academic innovation to job creation in rare earth extraction and separation technology”
- Ivan Moreno-Hernandez
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Kate Sonnenfeld
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2012
- John Burke
- Received the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AIES) Intel Scholarship
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Robert Jacobberger
- Received the pre-doctoral NSF fellowship
- Ivan Moreno-Herandez
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Elizabeth Needels
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2011
- Chris Marin
- Received the Best Poster Award in the 2011 UNL Department of Chemistry Research First Poster Session, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Dichele Jackson
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Michael Thompson
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Elizabeth Needels
- Received the Nebraska NASA EPSCoR Space Grant Fellowship
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2010
- Joseph Brewer
- Received Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Barry Cheung
- Received the Layman Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Received the Maude Hammond Fling Faculty Research Fellowship
- Robert Jacobberger
- Received the Nebraska NASA EPSCoR Space Grant Fellowship
- Received the Barry Goldwater Scholarship
- Marcella Ihrig
- Received the Nebraska NASA EPSCoR Space Grant Fellowship
2009
- Robert Jacobberger
- Received the Nebraska NASA EPSCoR Space Grant Fellowship
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2008
- Barry Cheung
- Received Layman Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Received NSF Nebraska EPSCoR First Award
2007
- Dalal Gumeel
- Received the UCARE Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln