John M. Abendroth
ACS Travel Award, 2016
American Chemical Society, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Best Poster, 2016
Seaborg Award Symposium, Best Poster, 2016
Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2017-2018
Weizmann Institute, Visiting Fellowship, 2017
Physical Electronics Conference, Mort Traum Award Finalist, 2018
UCLA Commencement Award in Physical Chemistry, 2018
Michael J. Abrams
CRC Freshman Chemistry Award, 1992
Eberly College of Science Alumni Association Freshman Award, 1992
Ajoa (AJ) Addae
Future Leaders 100, 2023
UCLA Diversity Fellowship, 2023–2024
UCLA Samantha T. Mensah Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2023
Beth Anderson
Materials Research Institute Fellow, 2001-2003
Apple Fellowship, 2004
National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006
Jamie J. Arnold
Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award Finalist, 1995
Eberly College of Science Roberts Award, 1996
Erin Avery
Hanson-Dow Excellence in Teaching Award, 2019
Kristopher Barr
American Physical Society, Far West Section, Best Poster, 2018
UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Teacher-Scholar, 2020-2023
Jason Belling
NIH Predoctoral Fellowship 2019–2022
Lemelson Student Award Finalist, 2019
UCLA Chemists Association Dissertation Award in Materials Chemistry, 2020
Aimee L. Bross
Teas Fellowship, 1999
American Chemical Society, Analytical Chemistry Division I. M. Kolthoff Undergraduate Research Award, 1999
American Physical Society, Division of Chemical Physics Travel Award, 2000
Ann-Sofie Cans
Swedish Brain Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2004 (declined)
Wallenberg Family Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2004-2009
Huan Cao
Incoming Graduate Student Award (after first year of graduate school), 2009
UCLA Neuroimaging Training Fellowship, 2011-2012
UCLA Graduate Fellowship, 2014
American Chemical Society, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Best Poster, 2015
Judy Cheng
National Science Foundation, Predoctoral Fellowship Competition Fellow, Honorable Mention, 2023
Kevin Cheung
Outstanding Student Talk, Southern California Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Research Symposium, 2019
National Research Council, Research Associates Program (NRC RAP) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2019
SG Fellowship, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA, 2019
Aptamers 2019 Best Poster Award, 2019
ACS UCLA Research Showcase Fellowship, 2019
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Graduate Student Recruiting Program, 2019
Shelley Claridge
NIH Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2009
Molecular Biology Institute Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence, 2011
UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research, 2011
Merkin Family Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Nano-Neuroscience, 2012–2013
Anne Counterman
Burroughs-Wellcome Career Award at the Scientific Interface, Finalist, 2002
National Institutes of Health, Research Career Award, 2003–2005
Arrelaine A. Dameron
Weyenberg Award, 2005
Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, 2006
Daniel Dewey
Incoming Graduate Student Award (after first year of graduate school), 2008
Zachary J. Donhauser
Department of Chemistry Roberts Graduate Fellowship, 1998-2000
Department of Chemistry Travel Award, 2001
Geiger Fellowship, 2001
Semiconductor Research Corporation Fellowship, 2001-2004
Miller Fellowship, 2002
Materials Research Society, Silver Medal for Graduate Research, 2002
Terrence G. D’Onofrio
Roberts Graduate Research Award, 1999
Department of Chemistry Travel Award, 1999
Weyenberg Award, 2002
James H. Ferris
Dorothy M. Hoffman Vacuum Education Award, 2nd Prize, 1997
Max Floridia
UCLA Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2023
Dan Fuchs
Dan H. Waugh Memorial Teaching Award, 1999
Xin Gao
Cross-Disciplinary Scholars in Science and Technology, Best Presentation Award, 2018
Ashley Gibb
Nedig Scholar, 2006–2009
John & Elizabeth Holmes Teas Scholarship, 2007
Andrea Giordano
Incoming Graduate Student Award (after first year of graduate school), 2009
Yao Gong
UCLA SG Fellowship, 2019–2020
UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Second Year Graduate Research Award, 2020
ASGCT Best Poster Award, 2020
UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, George Gregory Excellence in Research Award, 2021
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2022–2023
Meritorious Travel Award from the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, 2023
Dominic Goronzy
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2018-2019
Andrew Guttentag
ACS Travel Award, 2016
Mahdi Hasani
Southern California Society for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Best Poster, 2017
Southern California Society for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Best Image, 2017
Early Career Board of ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2018
Julia Heetderks
Department of Chemistry Travel Award, 2003
Department of Chemistry Travel Award, 2004
Department of Chemistry Travel Award, 2005
Liv Heidenreich
UCLA Hanson-Dow Teaching Award, 2019
Nate Hohman
Dan Waugh Teaching Award, Honorable Mention, 2005
American Chemical Society, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Best Poster, 2007
Penn State, Apple Fellowship, 2009
American Chemical Society, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Best Poster, 2011
Olivia Irving
University of California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Honorable Mention, 2014
Takeo Ishida
NEDO Fellowship, 2003
Renée M. Itle
Braddock Scholarship, 1991-1994
National Merit Scholarship, 1991-1994
Jennifer J. Jackiw
Department of Chemistry Travel Award, 1999
Matthew Ji
UCLA Ruth & Rex Van Trees Award, 2018
UCLA Undergraduate Research Fellow, 2018
UCLA Arthur Furst Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, 2019
Summa cum Laude and Departmental Highest Honors, 2019
Steven J. Jonas
Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Fellow, 2016-2017 and 2017-2018
UCLA Children’s Discovery and Innovation Institute Fellows Research Support Award, 2016-2017
Hyundai Hope on Wheels Young Investigator Award, 2017-2020
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Young Investigator Award, 2017-2020
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Shark Tank Winner, 2017\
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital Shapiro Family 2nd year Fellows Poster & Research Award, 2017
Hemostasis & Thrombosis Research Society Travel Award, 2018
Society for Pediatric Research, Fellow’s Basic Research Award, 2018
UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Postdoctoral Award, 2018
UCLA Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research, Honorable Mention, 2018
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital Shapiro Family 3rd year Fellows Poster & Research Award, 2018
UCLA CNSI KL2 Translational Science Award, 2018–2021
Tower Foundation Career Development Award, 2018
NIH Director’s Early Independence Award, 2019–2024
Marilyn M. Kamna
Sigma Xi Travel Award in the Physical Sciences, 1994
American Chemical Society Analytical Division Fellowship, 1995
Eberly College of Science Roberts Award, 1996
American Vacuum Society, Surface Science Division Travel Award, 1996
S. Alex Kandel
American Chemical Society Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, 2000
Union Carbide Innovation Recognition Award, 2000
Lisa Kawakami
Seaborg Medal Symposium, Best Poster Award, 2015
Jaemyung Kim
Carbon Journal Prize, 2014
Moonhee Kim
American Chemical Society, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Best Poster, 2010
Braucher Research Fellowship, 2010
Ajeet Kumar
Incoming Graduate Student Award (after first year of graduate school), 2006
Dan Waugh Teaching Award, Honorable Mention, 2006
American Chemical Society, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Best Poster, 2007
Materials Research Institute Graduate Fellowship, 2007-2008.
Miller Fellowship, 2008
James G. Kushmerick
Twelfth Graduate Research Exhibition, Honorable Mention, 1997
Eberly College of Science Braddock Fellowship, 1998
Read T. Langlois
Materials Research Society Undergraduate Research Award, 2001
American Chemical Society and National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Travel Award, 2002
Experiences for Undergraduates Travel Award, 2002
Schreyer Honors College Summer Undergraduate Research Award, 2002
Undergraduate Research Exhibition, First Place in the Physical Sciences Division, 2003
Penelope A. Lewis
Dan Waugh Teaching Award, 2000
Braucher Scholarship, 2001
Department of Chemistry Travel Award, 2003
Xi Li
UCLA Cross-Disciplinary Scholars in Science and Technology, Best Presentation, 2019
Wenfei Liu
UCLA SG Fellowship, 2019–2020
Erika López
American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry: ACS representative to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) in Dubai, UAE, November 30 – December 12, 2023
J. Christopher Love
Foresight Institute Distinguished Student Award, 2000
Rachel Ma
Ramsey Summer Fellowship, 2022
UCLA Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2023
Brent A. Mantooth
Geiger Fellowship, 2001
Weyenberg Award, 2002
American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry Graduate Fellowship, 2003-2004
Miller Fellowship, 2004
Brandon Matthews
University of California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Special Merit Award in the Physical Sciences, 2014
Claire Elsa Mayer
Swiss National Science Foundation Early Postdoc Mobility Fellowship, 2020–2021
Gregory S. McCarty
American Vacuum Society, Nanometer Science and Technology Division Travel Award, 1998
Lubrizol Graduate Research Award, 1999
John E. McManigle
Goldwater Scholarship, 2007
Teas Scholarship, 2007
The Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College, Paul Axt Prize, 2008
The Pennsylvania State University, Eberly College of Science Graduation, Department of Physics Student Marshal, 2008
Michael Mellody
UCLA University Research Scholarship, 2018
Alexandra Mendoza
Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship, 2012-2013, 2015-2016
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2014-2018
Samantha Mensah
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2017–2022
UCLA Graduate Student Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), 2021
Royal Society of Chemistry, Inclusion and Diversity Prize, 2021
National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Fellowship, 2022
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Winifred Burks-Houck Graduate Leadership Award, 2022
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2022–2023
Joseph A. Meyer
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship, 1993-1995
Morgan Mihok
Teas Fellowship, 1999
Undergraduate Scholar Summer Research Fellowship, 1999
Abner J. Mintz
American Chemical Society Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry, 1991
Lubrizol Scholarship, 1991
American Institute of Chemistry Award, 1992
Hossein Montazerian
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2022–2023
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harry M. Showman
Prize for the top PhD thesis in engineering, 2023
Amanda M. Moore
American Chemical Society, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Best Poster, 2003
Apple Fellowship, 2006
Geiger Fellowship, 2006
Rohm & Haas Graduate Student Award, 2007
Iota Sigma Pi Anna Louise Hoffman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Research, 2007
American Vacuum Society, Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Travel Award, 2007
Elizabeth Morin
John & Elizabeth Holmes Teas Scholarship, 2007
Department of Chemistry, Sponsors Days Best Poster, 2008
T. J. Mullen
Braddock Fellowship, 2003-2005
Dan Waugh Teaching Award, 2004
Department of Chemistry Travel Award, 2005
Rohm & Haas Graduate Student Award, 2006
Braucher Award, 2006
Geiger Fellowship, 2006
Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award, 2007
American Chemical Society, Division of Analytical Chemistry Graduate Fellowship, 2007
Miller Fellowship, 2007
American Vacuum Society, Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Award, 2007
Schering-Plough Science and Innovation Award, 2008
Elizabeth H. Muth
Eberly College of Science John and Elizabeth Teas Scholarship, 1998
Undergraduate Research Exhibition, Physical Sciences, 2nd Place, 2001
Phi Beta Kappa, 2001
Honors B.S. in Chemistry with High Honors, 2001
Nako Nakatsuka
Hanson-Dow Teaching Assistant Award, 2015
ACS Travel Award, 2016
Fellowship to attend Monitoring Molecules in Neuroscience, Göteborg, Sweden, 2016
NIDA Young Investigator Award for the International Society of Serotonin Research Conference, 2016
UCLA Symposium on Neurotechnology Data Blitz 1st Place, 2017
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2017
Brain in Flux, Grand Award, 2017
Brain in Flux, Competitive Travel Award, 2017
Sigma Xi, 2017
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony, Doctoral Candidate Marshal, 2018
UCLA Norma Stoddart Prize, 2018
ETH Fellow: ETH Zurich Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2018–2020
Technology Review Innovators under 35, 2021
Sanjini Nanayakkara
American Vacuum Society, Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffmann Travel Award, 2003
Pittsburgh-Cleveland Catalysis Society, 42nd Annual Symposium, Best Student Talk, 2004
Department of Chemistry Travel Award, 2004
Apple Fellowship, 2005
Schering-Plough Science and Innovation Award, 2006
Amir Nasajpour
Medtronics Medtech Top Entrepreneur, 2023
Balakrishna Pathem
Incoming Graduate Student Award (after first year of graduate school), 2008
Michael G. Pirrello
NSF Pre-doctoral Fellowship Competition, Honorable Mention, 1991
Chris Pochas
John & Elizabeth Holmes Teas Scholarship, 2007
Yifeng Qi
UCLA Cross-Disciplinary Scholars in Science and Technology, Best Talk, 2015
University of Science and Technology of China, Guomoruo Prize, 2015
Lewis E. L. Reynolds
Department of Defense Graduate Fellowship Competition, Honorable Mention, 1994
Accounts of Chemical Research Outstanding Chemistry Graduate Student Award, 1994
Hector Saavedra
Dahlian Graduate Fellowship, 2007
Apple Fellowship, 2009
Rohan Sampath
Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar, 2024
Leonardo Scarabelli
Italian-American Cancer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, 2017–2018, 2018–2019
Jeffrey Schwartz
Rudnick-Abelmann Scholarship, 2013-2014
Andrew C. Serino
Dr. Ursula Mandel Scholarship, 2015-2016
Jun Shen
Michael E. Jung Excellence in Teaching Award
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2023–2023
Mitchell J. Shuster
MRSEC Best Poster, 2005
Duncan Graduate Fellowship in Physics, 2006
Materials Research Institute Fellow, 2008–2009
Liane Slaughter
Seaborg Medal Symposium, Best Poster Award, 2015
Rachel K. Smith
Roberts Fellowship, 1999
Dan Waugh Teaching Award, Honorable Mention, 2000
Braucher Scholarship, 2001, 2004
American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Division and Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh Graduate Fellowship, 2002
American Chemical Society, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Best Poster, 2003
Charan Srinivasan
Apple Fellowship, 2007
Materials Research Society Graduate Student Award Silver Medalist, 2007
Dominik Stemer
Malcolm R. Stacey Memorial Fellowship, 2017
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Graduate Fellowship, 2019–2020
Stephan J. Stranick
Eberly College of Science Wheeler P. Davey Award, 1992
Eighth Graduate Research Exhibition, First Prize, 1993
Kenan Analytical Award, 1993
Shell Doctoral Fellowship, 1993-1994
Sigma Xi Graduate Research Award, 1993
American Physical Society Division of Chemical Physics Travel Award, 1994
B. F. Goodrich Collegiate Inventors Award, 1994
American Chemical Society Proctor and Gamble Award in Physical Chemistry, 1994
Xerox Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis in Materials Research, 1995
American Chemical Society Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, 1996
Ithaca College Young Alumni Award, 1997
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Arthur F. Findeis Award for Achievements by a Young Analytical Scientist, 2003
E. Charles H. Sykes
Materials Research Institute Post-doctoral Research Award, 2004
Hirofumi Tanaka
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Special Research Fellowship, 1998-99
RIKEN Special Research Fellowship, 1999-2002
Best Young Presenter Award from Japanese Society of Nano Science and Technology, 2006
John C. Thomas
Excellence in Chemistry Graduate Research Fellowship, 2015
Chris Thompson
Department of Chemistry, Sponsors Days Best Poster, 2008
Amit Vaish
NIH-NIST Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011
Lauren Vuong
Ramsey Summer Fellowship, 2022
UCLA Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2023
Roger Y. Wang
College of Engineering H. Thomas and Dorothy Willits Hallowell Scholarship, 1998
The Pennsylvania State University Presidential Freshman Award, 1998
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2001
Evan Pugh Scholar, 2000-2001
Honors B.S. in Engineering Science & Mechanics with Highest Honors, 2001
Paul S. Weiss
MIT Undergraduate Award in Chemistry, 1980
Earl C. Anthony Fellow, 1980-1981
National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator, 1991-1996
Scanning Microscopy International Presidential Scholarship, 1994
B. F. Goodrich Collegiate Inventors Award, 1994
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 1995-1997
American Chemical Society Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, 1996
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, 1997-1998
National Science Foundation Creativity Award, 1997-1999
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow, 2000
The Pennsylvania State University, Eberly College of Science Graduation, Faculty Marshal, 2002
American Physical Society, Fellow, 2002
Schreyer Honors College Excellence in Honors Teaching Award, 2004
Named Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Physics, 2005
The Pennsylvania State University, Eberly College of Science Graduation, Premedicine Faculty Marshal, 2006
University of Arizona, Eminent Scholar Lecture, 2006
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemistry, Levine Lectures, 2007
Alpha Chi Sigma Professor Award, 2007
American Vacuum Society, Fellow, 2007
WPI-AIMR Meeting Best Poster Award, 2008
The Pennsylvania State University, Eberly College of Science Graduation, Department of Physics Faculty Marshal, 2008
The Associated of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, Best New Journal Award, Highly Commended, 2008
University of Oklahoma, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, J. Clarence Karcher Lecture, 2008
Texas A&M, Frontiers in Chemistry Lectures, 2008
Association of American Publishers, Professional Scholarly Publishing PROSE Award for 2008, Best New Journal in Science, Technology, and Medicine, 2009
IEEE, Senior Member, 2009
National Chemical Laboratory, Prof. J. W. McBain Memorial Lecture, Pune, India, 2009
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Institute of Advanced Study Distinguished Lecture, 2010
Thomas Jefferson University, William Potter Lecture, 2010
ISI Rising Star, ACS Nano (ten times: March 2010, May 2010, July 2010, September 2010, November 2010, January 2011, May 2011, July 2011, September 2011, November 2011
American Chemical Society, Fellow, 2010
Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Chemical Society, Molecular Science Forum Lecture Professorship, 2010
Chinese Chemical Society, Honorary Fellow, 2010
Gordon Research Conferences, Alexander M. Cruickshank Lecturer in the Physical Sciences, 2011
Harbin Institute of Technology, Honorary Professor, 2012
Tongji University, Advisory Professor, 2012
Nanyang Technological University, Distinguished Lecture, 2013
Naval Research Laboratory, Chemistry Division Distinguished Lecture, 2013
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Distinguished Scientist Seminar, 2013
Brown University, Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation, Distinguished Lecture, 2013
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Molecular Science Frontier Lecture Professorship, 2013
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inaugural Distinguished Lecture in Nanotecnology and Medicine Seminar, 2013
University of Aukland, Distinguished Visitor, 2013
American Academy of Arts and Scienes, Fellow, 2014
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Department of Chemistry, Etter Lecturer, 2014
Nanyang Technological University, Visiting Professor, 2015-2016
Georgia Tech, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Fink Lecturer, 2015
American Chemical Society Award in Colloid and Surface Chemistry, 2015
Jilin University, Visiting Professor, 2015
Peking University, Xingda Lecturer, 2015
UC Presidential Chair, 2015-
Hope College, Department of Chemistry, Neckers Lecturer, 2016
Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Jacques Beaulieu Chair at the Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications of INRS, 2016-2017
American Chemical Society, Southern California Section, Richard C. Tolman Medal, 2016
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Physical Biology Lecture, 2017
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Honorary Professor, 2017
Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Inaugural Silk Road Academic Forum Lecture in Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, 2017
Edward Herbert Boomer Memorial Lecture, 2017
Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, 2017 NANOSMAT Prize, 2018
University of Alberta, Edward Herbert Boomer Memorial Lecture, 2019
McMaster University, Les Shemilt Lectureship, 2019
Case Western Reserve University, Department of Chemistry Frontier Lecture, 2019
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN), Distinguished Lecturer, 2019
The IEEE Nanotechnology Pioneer Award, 2019
American Vacuum Society, Nanoscience Recognition Award, 2019
Florida Association for Nanotechnology, Honorary Fellow, 2020
ICN2: Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Manuel Cardona Lecture, 2020
International Academy of Nanotechnology, Fellow 2020
Chemical Research Society of India, Honorary Fellow, ,2020
Arizona State University, School of Molecular Science, Eyring Lectures, 2020 (delayed by COVID until 2022)
Rice University, Department of Chemistry, Franklin Memorial Lectures, 2020 (delayed until 2022), shared with Anne M. Andrews
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras – Distinguished Professor. 2021-2026
Weizmann Institute of Science, School of Chemistry, Gerhard Schmidt Lecture, 2022
Inaugural Exploration Master Class, 2022
Aggregate, special issue, 2022
City University of Hong Kong – Distinguished Visiting Professor, 2023-2024
Hamline University, 3M/Ronald A. Mitsch Lecture, 2024
National Academy of Inventors, 2024
Alexander Wissner-Gross
Intel Research Award Contest for Undergraduate Students, 2001
Intel Research Contest for Undergraduate Students, 1st Place, 2002
USA Today All-USA 1st College Academic Team, 2003
Marshall Scholar, 2003
Hertz Fellowship, 2003
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2003
Henry Ford Scholar Award, 2003
Matthew Ye
Raymond & Dorothy Wilson Research Fellowship, 2017
Seaborg Medal Symposium, Best Poster, 2017
UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Undergraduate Research Fellowship,
2017, 2018
ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Undergraduate Award, 2019
Summa cum Laude and Departmental Highest Honors, 2019
Tao Ye
MRSEC Best Poster, 2005
Diana Yugay
Eugene V. Cota-Robles Fellowship, 2012-2013, 2015-2016
Chuanzhen Zhao
UCLA Cross-Disciplinary Scholars in Science and Technology, Best Presentation, 2014
China Scholarship Council Graduate Fellowship, 2015-2020
Sigma Xi, 2017
UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Second Year Graduate Research Award, 2018
Micro- and Nanotechnologies for Medicine: Emerging Frontiers and Applications Best Poster Award, 2019
M. Ghaderi Award, UCLA-CTSI Science Translational Award, and Micromachines Award, 2019
Thomas and Ruth F. Jacobs Dissertation Award, 2020
UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship, 2020-2021
International Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation Award for PhD Students 2020
Thomas and Ruth F. Jacobs UCLA Dissertation Award, 2020
Materials Research Society, Gold Student Award, 2020
Forbes 30 under 30 in Science, 2022
IEEE Nanotechnology Council, Inaugural Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, 2023
Yuxi Zhao
Dupont Graduate Fellowship, 2014
Chinese-American Engineers & Scientists Association of Southern California Scholarship, 2015