Internships and Full-Time Employments
Student and Postdoc Awards
2024
University Outstanding Dissertation Award (Yuxin Zhang)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Dawei Xia)
Graduate Research Award (Dawei Xia)
William H. Starnes, Jr. and Sofia M. Starnes Endowed Chemistry Graduate Student Fellowship (Dawei Xia)
2023
MSE Senior Design Poster Award (Callum Connor, Harman Kessinger, Parthav Ravalji)
Graduate Research Award (Yuxin Zhang)
William H. Starnes, Jr. and Sofia M. Starnes Endowed Chemistry Graduate Student Fellowship (Yuxin Zhang)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Yuxin Zhang)
2022
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship: Innovation Track (Dr. Zhengrui Xu)
Cunningham Doctoral Assistantship (Katelyn Meyer)
NSF INTERN grant (Yuxin Zhang)
Graduate Research Award (Stephanie Spence)
William H. Starnes, Jr. and Sofia M. Starnes Endowed Chemistry Graduate Student Fellowship (Zhijie Yang)
Finalist, COS Roundtable "Make a Difference" Scholarship for Graduate Study (Zhijie Yang)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Zhijie Yang)
Finalist, Outstanding Dissertation Award at Virginia Tech (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
2021
Finalist, Graduate Student of the Year, Virginia Tech (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
Dean's Graduate Award for Excellence (Stephanie Spence)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Stephanie Spence)
The Electrochemical Society Battery Division Student Research Award Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
Best Poster Presentation Award, The Electrochemical Society (Stephanie Spence)
William H. Starnes, Jr. and Sofia M. Starnes Endowed Chemistry Graduate Student Fellowship (Zhengrui Xu)
Department of Chemistry Graduate Research Award (Zhengrui Xu)
The Electrochemical Society Student Travel Grant (Zhijie Yang)
The Electrochemical Society Student Travel Grant (Zhengrui Xu)
William Preston Society Master's Thesis Award (Stephanie Spence)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Crystal Waters)
2020
Department of Chemistry Graduate Research Award (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
College of Science Skiles Graduate Fellowship (Zhengrui Xu)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Zhengrui Xu)
2019
Virginia Academy of Science Undergraduate Research Grant (Scott McGuigan)
ECS Data Science Hack Week Travel Award, The Electrochemical Society (Xiaona Pan)
Battery Division Postdoc Award, The Electrochemical Society (Dr. Linqin Mu)
The Best Poster Award, Chemistry Undergraduate Symposium (Scott McGuigan)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
2018
Materials Research Society Travel Award (Dr. Linqin Mu)
Dr. Roy H. Bible, Jr Memorial Scholarship (Benjamin Zydlewski)
The Best Senior Design, Virginia Tech (A. Pfaff, S. Matt, J. Mangahas, C. Herwig)
Luther and Alice Hamlett Undergraduate Research Fund, VT (Nasar Maung *2)
Luther and Alice Hamlett Undergraduate Research Fund, VT (Hao Li)
The Best Poster Award, MII Technical Conference and Review (Xiaona Pan)
2017
McNair Scholarship, Virginia Tech (Crystal Waters)
Margot Sebba Scholarship in Inorganic Chemistry (Crystal Waters)
University Outstanding Dissertation Award (Yuxin Zhang)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Dawei Xia)
Graduate Research Award (Dawei Xia)
William H. Starnes, Jr. and Sofia M. Starnes Endowed Chemistry Graduate Student Fellowship (Dawei Xia)
2023
MSE Senior Design Poster Award (Callum Connor, Harman Kessinger, Parthav Ravalji)
Graduate Research Award (Yuxin Zhang)
William H. Starnes, Jr. and Sofia M. Starnes Endowed Chemistry Graduate Student Fellowship (Yuxin Zhang)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Yuxin Zhang)
2022
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship: Innovation Track (Dr. Zhengrui Xu)
Cunningham Doctoral Assistantship (Katelyn Meyer)
NSF INTERN grant (Yuxin Zhang)
Graduate Research Award (Stephanie Spence)
William H. Starnes, Jr. and Sofia M. Starnes Endowed Chemistry Graduate Student Fellowship (Zhijie Yang)
Finalist, COS Roundtable "Make a Difference" Scholarship for Graduate Study (Zhijie Yang)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Zhijie Yang)
Finalist, Outstanding Dissertation Award at Virginia Tech (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
2021
Finalist, Graduate Student of the Year, Virginia Tech (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
Dean's Graduate Award for Excellence (Stephanie Spence)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Stephanie Spence)
The Electrochemical Society Battery Division Student Research Award Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Research & Development (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
Best Poster Presentation Award, The Electrochemical Society (Stephanie Spence)
William H. Starnes, Jr. and Sofia M. Starnes Endowed Chemistry Graduate Student Fellowship (Zhengrui Xu)
Department of Chemistry Graduate Research Award (Zhengrui Xu)
The Electrochemical Society Student Travel Grant (Zhijie Yang)
The Electrochemical Society Student Travel Grant (Zhengrui Xu)
William Preston Society Master's Thesis Award (Stephanie Spence)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Crystal Waters)
2020
Department of Chemistry Graduate Research Award (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
College of Science Skiles Graduate Fellowship (Zhengrui Xu)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Zhengrui Xu)
2019
Virginia Academy of Science Undergraduate Research Grant (Scott McGuigan)
ECS Data Science Hack Week Travel Award, The Electrochemical Society (Xiaona Pan)
Battery Division Postdoc Award, The Electrochemical Society (Dr. Linqin Mu)
The Best Poster Award, Chemistry Undergraduate Symposium (Scott McGuigan)
Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship (Muhammad Mominur Rahman)
2018
Materials Research Society Travel Award (Dr. Linqin Mu)
Dr. Roy H. Bible, Jr Memorial Scholarship (Benjamin Zydlewski)
The Best Senior Design, Virginia Tech (A. Pfaff, S. Matt, J. Mangahas, C. Herwig)
Luther and Alice Hamlett Undergraduate Research Fund, VT (Nasar Maung *2)
Luther and Alice Hamlett Undergraduate Research Fund, VT (Hao Li)
The Best Poster Award, MII Technical Conference and Review (Xiaona Pan)
2017
McNair Scholarship, Virginia Tech (Crystal Waters)
Margot Sebba Scholarship in Inorganic Chemistry (Crystal Waters)