| Jun 15, 2025 | Attended the 29th American Peptide Symposium in San Diego, California (funded by a travel award grant by the American Peptide Society) in San Diego, California  |
| Apr 10, 2025 |  Awarded the Hunt Fellowship from the UVA Department of Chemistry for my final PhD year (2025–2026). |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Awarded the university-wide Jefferson Fellowship (Dissertation Year) by the Jefferson Scholars Foundation for my final PhD year (2025–2026). |
| Oct 05, 2024 | Selected by a University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences faculty committee for the Littleton Glover Endowed Graduate Fellowship for 2024-2025! |
| Aug 26, 2024 |  Presented on the systematic determination of the effects of macrocyclization on peptide permeability into Mycobacteria at the 37th European and 14th International Peptide Symposium in Florence, Italy  |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Presented on the systematic determination of the effects of macrocyclization on peptide permeability into Mycobacteria at Bacterial Cell Surfaces - Gordon Research Conference and Seminar at University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine  |
| Nov 16, 2023 |  Recognized by the Merck Rising Stars in Measurement Sciences program. Presented my research at Merck headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey  |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Successfully navigated my second-year candidacy exam with a high pass distinction! |