recognitions

Fellowships & Scholarships

2025	National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow	National Science Foundation
2025	Dean of Science Fellow	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2025	Fulbright Research Award (Declined)	U.S. Department of State
2024	Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship	Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation
2024	Henry Copeland Scholarship	University of Alabama
2023	DAAD RISE Scholarship for Summer Research	German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
2021	National Merit Scholar	National Merit Scholarship Corporation

Nominations & Competitive Programs

2024	Invited as Young Scientist to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting	Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings
2024	Fulbright U.S. Student Program Semifinalist	U.S. Department of State
2024	Churchill Scholarship Nominee	University of Alabama
2024	Marshall Scholarship Nominee	University of Alabama
2024	Rhodes Scholarship Nominee	University of Alabama
2023	Goldwater Scholarship Nominee	University of Alabama
2022	Goldwater Scholarship Nominee	University of Alabama

Research & Academic Awards

2025	Catherine J. Randall Student Excellence Award	Randall Research Scholars Program, University of Alabama
2024	Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award	Randall Research Scholars Program, University of Alabama
2023	First Place in Physical Sciences	UA Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference
2023	Health Track Winner	University of Alabama BIG IDEAs Competition
2023	Outstanding Research Presentation	Randall Research Scholars Program
2023	Best Poster	MSU–UM–UA PGSA Physics Symposium
2022	Outstanding First-Year Physics Student	University of Alabama Department of Physics
2022	Outstanding Freshman in the Randall Research Scholars Program	Randall Research Scholars Program, University of Alabama
2021	University of Rochester Xerox Book Award	University of Rochester

Academic Honors

2021–2025	President's List (every semester)	University of Alabama
2025	Graduated Summa Cum Laude, GPA 4.0/4.0	University of Alabama