Awarded the NET (National Eligibility Test) for Lectureship or Asst. Professorship conducted by Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), India-is a nationwide competitive award-1997 |
Best Poster Presenter Award, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Cells and Molecules section, 2005 annual meeting, Washington, D. C |
Graduate Research Mentor Scholarship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) through CTBS (Critical Thinking in Biological Sciences) program from January 2004 to May 2005 |
Outstanding PhD student for the academic year 2005-2006, awarded by the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences for excellent contributions to Plant and Soil Sciences programs |
Travel award by OSU Plant Bio-Net. Received for presenting research poster at Plant and Animal Genome XV conference on January 2007, San Diego, California |
Second Best presenter Award, for the oral presentation in the 17th Annual Research Symposium, Biological Sciences Section, Oklahoma State University, 2006 |
Top Poster Presenter Award, 16th Annual Research Symposium, Biological Sciences Section, Oklahoma State University, 2005 |
H.F. "Pat" Murphy Memorial Scholarship, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, 2005-2006, for excellent academic record and involvement in student activities at OSU |
Travel award: OSU Plant BioNet. Received for presenting research poster at Crop Science Society of America annual meetings, November 2004 |
Oliver H. "Buck" and Bessie Brensing Centennial Scholarship, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University 2004-2005. For academic excellence and involvement in student activities |