Awards & Fellowships

Awarded by the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany, covering conference registration, hotel accommodation, and travel expenses for the Giersch International Conference & SCALE Kick-Off 2026.

Selected as one of 50 Global Fellows for the prestigious AI 2030 Global Fellowship (2025–2026), a year-long leadership and engagement program focused on advancing Responsible AI. As a Fellow, I collaborate with international leaders across academia, industry, and policy to shape ethical AI frameworks, contribute to initiatives such as the Responsible AI Marketplace and the Global AI Regulation Index.

Awarded Best Poster Award at the 2025 Computational Cryo-EM Workshop in New York City, sponsored by PRX Life (American Physical Society), with a $500 prize.

$50,000 NSF I-Corps award to validate the scientific value proposition and commercialization pathway for an AI-driven multiscale simulation platform for accelerated drug discovery.

$5,000 award from the highly competitive Berkeley Haas Student Seed Fund, granted to support early-stage ventures demonstrating strong innovation potential and alignment with the Haas Defining Principles. The funding supports the development of prototypes, customer discovery, and hands-on entrepreneurial learning to accelerate venture growth.

Top 100 global scientists selected for the 2025 CAS Future Leaders program for research excellence, leadership potential, and a compelling vision for the future of science. Received exclusive access to networking events, professional development, and a one-year ACS membership.

Selected for the highly competitive D. E. Shaw Research Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship, recognizing researchers applying machine learning, scientific software, and theoretical approaches to problems in drug discovery, cheminformatics, biophysics, and chemistry.

Awarded the prestigious Flatiron Research Fellowship at the Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, a highly selective research fellow position supporting independent and collaborative research in computational science. Fellows are selected based on research excellence, grant writing ability, computational proficiency, and potential for cross-disciplinary impact.

Awarded the highly competitive Merck Research Award for Underrepresented Chemists of Color, recognizing outstanding graduate and postdoctoral researchers for their contributions to chemical research and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field. Recipients are selected based on research excellence, scientific potential, and community impact, and have access to career development and mentorship opportunities with Merck scientists.

Honorable Mention, Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Award, recognizing exceptional scholarly achievement and a sustained commitment to academic excellence, diversity, and inclusion in doctoral education. The award honors individuals who embody the Society's values through their research, leadership, and contributions to advancing equity in academia.

$20,000 Merkin Graduate Fellowship awarded in recognition of outstanding research excellence, providing financial support to conduct translational medicine research abroad and build international collaborations. The fellowship supports innovative, patient-centered research with global impact.

The Teddy Traylor Award, a merit-based fellowship, is awarded in recognition of research excellence. The $3,000 award supports outstanding young investigators in advancing their research and presenting their findings at scholarly meetings.

Travel Award from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC San Diego, granted in recognition of a talk selected for presentation at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, held in Chicago, August 21-25, 2022.

Awarded the Carbon Neutrality Initiative Poster Award for the project “Green Computing – Combating our Digital Ecological Footprint,” recognizing outstanding student-led research contributing to the UC system’s climate action goals. The project addressed the environmental impacts of computational research and proposed sustainable solutions to reduce digital carbon footprints.

Awarded the Distinguished Graduate Student Fellowship by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC San Diego, recognizing exceptional research excellence at the graduate level. The fellowship provides one quarter of full support (stipend and fees) along with a $3,000 research bonus, enabling recipients to advance their scholarly work and present their research at national and international conferences.

Awarded the University of California President’s Bonnie Reiss Carbon Neutrality Fellowship, supporting student-led projects aligned with the University of California’s systemwide goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. The fellowship supports innovative research and campus initiatives that advance climate action, sustainability, and carbon neutrality across all UC campuses and affiliated institutions.

Awarded the Friends of the International Center Fellowship at UC San Diego, a competitive academic award supporting graduate students whose research has a strong international component or global relevance. The fellowship recognizes both academic excellence and a commitment to global understanding.

Awarded the Seed Software Fellowship by the Molecular Sciences Software Institute, recognizing advanced graduate researchers developing impactful software infrastructure for the computational molecular sciences community. The fellowship supports projects spanning biomolecular simulation, quantum chemistry, and materials science, and includes specialized training in modern software engineering practices, and mentorship from MolSSI Software Scientists.

The highly competitive Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship is awarded by the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students, supporting early-career researchers from over 180 countries in pursuing one-year or multi-year research in Switzerland. Grant is based on research merit, academic independence, and grant-writing ability.

Awarded the Summer Research Fellowship by Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH through the International Helmholtz Research School of Biophysics and Soft Matter, supporting advanced undergraduate and graduate students in interdisciplinary research across neuroscience, physics, chemistry, and biology. The fellowship offers hands-on experience in a multidisciplinary research environment, providing access to expert-led courses, seminars, and lab training.

Awarded the highly competitive Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research Fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to recognize and support outstanding undergraduate students demonstrating strong potential for scientific research.