Selected recognition
Milestones
along the way.
Scientific discovery. Teaching. Ideas moving into the world.
- 2026
Award
Distinguished Associate Award
Engineering Laboratory, NIST
- 2025
Finalist
EYP Postdoctoral Pitch
Johns Hopkins University
- 2024
Fellowship
Concrete 3D Printing Travel Fellowship
NSF AccelNet & DuRe-Transp Center
- 2024
Award
Research Excellence Award
Drexel University
- 2024
Fellowship
Corleone Fellowship
College of Engineering, Drexel University
- 2023
Grant
Non-Academic Research Internship
NSF
- 2023
Award
Outstanding Research Award
European Marie Curie SMARTINCS
- 2023
Award
Science Image Award
Nanotechnology World Association, Purdue
In the conversation
Science,
out in the world.
ACerS Bulletin
Biomimicry: Innovations inspired by nature
December 2025Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Why sustainability engineers are turning to microbes
April 2024The Conversation
Thin bacteria-coated fibers could lead to self-healing concrete
March 2024Drexel News