Category: Awards

Cargnello group @ ACS Fall 2026

The Cargnello group was well-represented at ACS Fall 2026 in Chicago, with presentations from Pin-Hung, Shradha, Sam, Sai, and Daniel! We are congratulate them on winning travel awards for this meeting! Daniel: ACS CATL-ChemCatBio Graduate Student Travel AwardSam: ACS Bridge Career & Professional Development Travel AwardShradha: Award: ACS I&EC Graduate Student AwardSai: ACS ENFL Platinum… Read more Cargnello group @ ACS Fall 2026

Jinwon named Northwestern Sustainability and Energy Fellow

Jinwon, our recently graduated Ph.D., has been awarded Northwestern University’s Sustainability and Energy Fellowship to support his independent postdoctoral work. Congratulations Jinwon and we look forward to learning about your postdoctoral research soon! https://trienens-institute.northwestern.edu/news-events/news/2026/northwestern-welcomes-the-2026-sustainability-and-energy-fellows.html

Jinwon wins IPMI Bright Futures Student Award for his PhD work here

Jinwon, our recently graduated Ph.D., has just won the IPMI Bright Futures Student Award for his Ph.D. work here. Congratulations Jinwon!  

Aisulu named in C&EN's 2026 talented 12!

We are so excited to see that Aisulu, our former PhD student and now assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University, has named as part of C&EN’s 2026 edition of the talented 12! Please see her article here: 2026 Talented 12: Aisulu Aitbekova

Jake wins best poster presentation prize @ CARA meeting

At the California research alliance (CARA, by BASF) meeting, Jake was awarded one of the best poster prizes, congratulations!!

Jinwon wins MRS grad student gold award & best contributed talk at MRS spring 2026!

We are so happy for our recent PhD grad, Dr. Jinwon Oh, for winning the Graduate Student Gold Award and the Best Contributed Talk Award in the EN02 Symposium, both at the MRS Spring 2026 meeting!

Sai named in Stanford's 2026 Rising Environmental Leaders Program (RELP) cohort

Congratulations to our PhD student, Sai Varanasi, for being named in the 2026 Rising Environmental Leaders Program (RELP) cohort! https://woods.stanford.edu/news/meet-2026-rising-environmental-leaders

Genni's 3 minute (PhD) thesis makes receives an honorable mention

Congratulations to our PhD student, Genni Liccardo, for receiving an honorable mention at Stanford’s 2026 3 minute thesis competition! https://vpge.stanford.edu/student-programs/3-minute-thesis/meet-2026-3mt-finalists

Jinwon wins MRS fall 2025 best oral presentation award!

At MRS fall 2025 in Boston, our recent Cargnello group Ph.D. graduate, Jinwon, presented his work and has been awarded the best oral presentation award for his symposium!!

Jinwon & Pin-Hung win joint-1st place presentation prize @ CARA meeting

At the California research alliance (CARA, by BASF) meeting, Jinwon and Pin-Hung were named joint 1st place winners for best presentation. From co-authors to now co-winners!