Honors & Awards
Vilas Associate, University of Wisconsin - 2009-2011
Vilas Faculty Recruitment and Retention Award, University of Wisconsin - 2008
H. I. Romnes Fellowship, University of Wisconsin - 2001-2007
Marvin J. Johnson Professorship in Fermentation Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin - 2001-2010
Scholar, Dupont Aid to Education Program - 1999-2001
National Science Foundation Early Career Development Award - 1998-2003
Glenn S. Pound Research Award, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin - 1997
Shaw Scientist Award, Milwaukee Foundation - 1994-1999
Steenbock Career Development Award, University of Wisconsin - 1993-1998
Bachaner Award for Outstanding Dissertation Research, University of Minnesota Graduate School - 1989
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota Graduate School - 1988-1989
U.S. Public Health Service Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, National Institutes of Health - 1985-1988
Driscoll Foundation Fellowship for the Study of the Microbial Degradation of Aromatic Compounds, Gray Freshwater Biological Institute - 1984
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Minnesota Graduate School - 1984-1985
Undergraduate Research Opportunity Fellowship, National Science Foundation - 1980-1981