People’s Choice Award winner at Auburn University Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT), Auburn University Graduate School and Student Government Council, November 19, 2015
Ph.D. runner-up (2nd place) at Auburn University Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT), Auburn University Graduate School and Student Government Council, November 19, 2015
Best Student Presentation Award sponsored, Merck and U.S. Aquaculture Society (USAS) for the presentation at Aquaculture America 2015 , February 19-22, 2015
Third place in the North America Regional Graduate Competition in the Alltech Young Scientist Program, Alltech, 2014 - 2015
Third place in the United States Graduate Competition in the Alltech Young Scientist Program , Alltech, 2014 - 2015