{"id":767,"date":"2013-07-23T19:35:09","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T23:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.chem.umd.edu\/groups\/wang\/?page_id=767"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:42:34","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.chem.umd.edu\/groups\/wang\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

2025\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDong Yoon Shin, The 2025 Conference on Excited State Processes (ESP-2025) Travel Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory
\nDong Yoon Shin, the Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant
\nSeungyeop Lee, the Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant
\nBen Eller, The 2025 Conference on Excited State Processes (ESP-2025) Travel Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory
\nAlexander Kotsanos, Undergraduate Award in Chemistry, the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW)
\nSeungyeop Lee, 2025 Millard and Lee Alexander Fellowship in Chemistry
\nSeungyeop Lee, International Conference Student Support Award (ICSSA), University of Maryland
\nSeungyeop Lee, departmental nominee for The Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship<\/p>\n

2024<\/strong>
\nBenjamin Reid Eller, The Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship
\nSeungyeop Lee, Gary and Sue Christian Endowed Graduate Award for Outstanding Students<\/p>\n

2023<\/strong>
\nFathima-Zhulfaa Zhulficar, G. Forrest Woods Fellowship for Outstanding Students
\nHaoran Qu, the Caramello Distinguished Dissertation Award nominee, University of Maryland<\/p>\n

2022<\/strong>
\nMijin Kim (alumnus), MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35<\/a>,
\nHaoran Qu, Graduate School\u2019s Outstanding Research Assistant Award for AY 2021-22
\nYu-An Angela Tai, One of two undergraduate researchers recognized for outstanding undergraduate research accomplishments at the Tobin J. Marks Lectureship ceremony
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\n2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBenjamin Barnes, NRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIST
\nHaoran Qu, Best Poster Award, CENT EFRC Dropbox Poster Symposium Sept 8-10, 2021.
\nHaoran Qu, Dean\u2019s Fellowship for Research Excellence, awarded for fall 2021
\nChiyu Zhang, Dean\u2019s Fellowship for Research Excellence, awarded for fall 2021
\nBenjamin Barnes, Smalley-Curl Institute Distinguished Poster Award from NT21: International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional Materials, June 6-11, 2021. Rice University, Houston, TX, United States. Poster: Barnes, B.; Wang, P.; Wang, YH. \u201cAn oligonucleotide sensor with parallel electrical pathways.\u201d
\nMijin Kim, Victor K. LaMer Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis, Finalist & Keynote Speaker at the 95th ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, the ACS Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry
\nMijin Kim (alumnus),\u00a02021 Marie-Jos\u00e9e\u00a0Kravis Women in Science Endeavor Fellowship
\nHaoran Qu, UMD Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship<\/p>\n

2020\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPeng Wang, Hongbin Luo, UMD Invention of the Year Finalist
\nXiyuan Cheng, Dean\u2019s Fellowship
\nHaoran Qu, Richard C. Capozza Graduate Student Award in Chemistry<\/p>\n

2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nThe Best Poster Award, CENT EFRC Fall Symposium, Oct 10-12, 2019. Yale University. “Effect of CNT Pore Mouth Chemistry on Ion Transportation,” Yun-Chiao Yao, Yunfeng Li, Rahul Prasanna Misra, Daniel Blankschtein, YuHuang Wang, Aleksandr Noy.
\nYunfeng Li, The Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman travel grant for AVS 66th<\/sup> Internatioal Symposium & Exhibition, October 20-25, 2019. Columbus, Ohio.
\nYunfeng Li, Nanocarbon Division Poster Award (1st<\/sup> place), ECS National Meeting, May 2019. Dallas, TX.
\nChien-Fu Chen (alumni), \u5433\u5927\u7337\u5148\u751f\u7d00\u5ff5\u734e (Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2019)
\nYunfeng Li, Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant to attend the Electrochemical Society Spring Meeting 2019 in Dallas, TX
\nPeng Wang, Dean\u2019s Fellowship, University of Maryland
\nPeng Wang, The Graduate School\u2019s Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award, UMD
\nPeng Wang, Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant to attend APS March Meeting 2019<\/p>\n

2018<\/strong>
\nZhongjie Huang, Zhiwei Peng, 2nd<\/sup> Place Prize (Category 1: Aesthetic Pattern) in the Inaugural TERA-Fab Patterning Competition
\nMijin Kim, Gary & Sue Christian Graduate Award
\nPeng Wang, Millard and Lee Alexander Fellowship in Chemistry
\nMuxiao Li (undergraduate), ACS Analytical Chemistry Award
\nGraduated Cum Laude, Phi Lambda Upsilon<\/p>\n

2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>
\nAnna Lieberman, Fulbright Scholar
\nMijin Kim, Millard & Lee Alexander Fellowship in Chemistry
\nBrendan Meany, Linda Zappasodi Safety Award (Inaugural)
\nJasper Mok, Analytical Chemistry Award (undergraduate)<\/p>\n

2016
\n<\/strong>Mijin Kim, invited speaker for the 2016 Gordon Research Seminar on Defects in Semiconductors, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH. August 13-14, 2016.
\nZhiwei Peng, invited attendee, 2nd<\/sup> Annual NRMN-CAN Professional Development and Grantwriting Conference, Oct 30 \u2013 Nov 1, 2016. The University of Chicago, the National Research Mentoring Network-CIC Academic Network.
\nMijin Kim, Student Travel Award for ACS National Meeting, Chemical Society of Washington
\nMijin Kim, Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant for attending Gordon Research Conference on Defects in Semiconductors, Graduate School, UMD
\nLyndsey Powell, departmental nominee for the Michael J. Pelczar Award for Excellence in Graduate Study, UMD
\nLyndsey R. Powell, Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant, Graduate School, UMD
\nAllen Ng, the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowship, Graduate School, UMD
\nLyndsey Powell, departmental nominee for the Board of Visitors\u2019 Award for Outstanding Graduate Students, CMNS
\nLyndsey Powell, Millard & Lee Alexander Fellowship in Chemistry
\nAnna Lieberman, HyperCube Award (for an undergraduate)<\/p>\n

2015<\/strong>
\nLyndsey Powell, Departmental Graduate Carl L. Rollinson Award for Excellence in Teaching
\nJasper Mok, Nathan L. Drake Award (for undergraduates)<\/p>\n

2014\u00a0<\/strong>
\nHyejin Kwon, Merit Travel Fellowship, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
\nMatt Collins, ACS Inorganic Awards<\/p>\n

2013
\n<\/strong>Lyndsey Powell, GAANN Fellowship
\nAllen L. Ng, Bailey Summer Fellowship
\nHyejin Kwon, ChemBiochem Dean\u2019s Summer Award
\nTeddy Baker, Summer Graduate Fellowship, Graduate School of UMD
\nAlex Brozena, Dean\u2019s Fellowship for scholastic excellence and research, Spring 2013
\nAllen L. Ng, Dean\u2019s Fellowship for scholastic excellence and outstanding performance as teaching assistants, Spring 2013
\nLyndsey Powell, Dean\u2019s Fellowship for scholastic excellence and outstanding performance as teaching assistants, Spring 2013
\nDavid Ramsdell, Dean\u2019s Fellowship for scholastic excellence and outstanding performance as teaching assistants, Spring 2013
\nNam Soo Kim (undergraduate researcher), the College Chemistry Achievement Award, the Chemical Society of Washington
\nYanmei Piao, Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant, University of Maryland<\/p>\n

2012\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAlex Brozena, Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant, University of Maryland
\nAlex Brozena, International Conference Student Support Award, University of Maryland
\nAlex Brozena, “Student Poster Presentation Award\u201d Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry poster session 224th<\/sup> American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, August 19-23, 2012. Philadelphia, PA. Poster: “Three Peak-Single Chirality Fluorescence of Functional Banded Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes,” Alexandra H Brozena, Jarrett Leeds, Yin Zhang, Jia Huang, Allen Ng, and YuHuang Wang.
\nSun, C.F.<\/span>; Karki, K.; Jia, Z.;Liao, H.; Zhang, Y.; Li, T.; Qi, Y.; ; Cumings, J.; Wang, Y. H. \u201cControlling interfaces for electrically interconnected, non-cracking Si beaded-string lithium ion battery electrodes.\u201d DOE ERFC-NEES Fall Meeting, Oct. 23, 2012. Silver Spring, MD. (best poster award).
\nKarki, K.<\/span>; Sun, C.F.; Epstein, E.; Cho, J.-H.; Jia, Z.; Li, T.; Qi, Y.; Picraux, T.; Wang, C. S.; Wang, Y. H.; Cumings, J. \u201cIn-situ TEM studies of silicon nanostructures for Li-ion batteries.\u201d DOE ERFC-NEES Fall Meeting, Oct. 23, 2012. Silver Spring, MD. (best poster).
\nKarki, K.<\/span>; Sun, C.F.; Epstein, E.; Cho, J.-H.; Jia, Z.; Liao, H. W.; Li, T.; Qi, Y.; Picraux, T.; Wang, C. S.; Wang, Y. H.; Cumings, J. \u201cReal-time investigation of engineered silicon nanostructures for lithium-ion battery electrodes.\u201d DOE ERFC-NEES Fall Meeting, Oct. 23, 2012. Silver Spring, MD. (best oral presentation award).<\/p>\n

2011<\/strong>
\nJarrett Leeds, UMD Invention of the Year finalist<\/p>\n

2010<\/strong>
\nBeiyue Shao (U), The Alpha Chi Sigma Award
\nYin Zhang, the State Scholarship Council of China Fellowship (2009-2011)
\nAlex Eftimiades (U), NSF Math Science Partnership Summer Fellowship
\nDr. Shunliu Deng, the State Scholarship Council of China Fellowship (2009).
\nAlex Brozena, DOE SCGF Fellowship (2010-2013)<\/p>\n

2009<\/strong>
\nAlex Brozena, DOD SMART scholarship (2009, declined)
\nAlex Brozena, Distinguished Teaching Assistant, the Center for Teaching Excellence at Maryland (2008-2009)
\nAlex Brozena, ChemBiochem Dean\u2019s Summer Fellowship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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