- Sep 2010 German Astronomical Society: Ludwig-Biermann (early-career) award (equivalent to AAS' Newton Lacy Pierce Prize)
- Feb 2010 Postdoctoral Fellowships: Hubble, NOAO Goldberg (declined), ESO (declined)
- Dec 2007 Grand Poster Prize at IAU Symposium 250: ``Massive Stars as
Cosmic Engines''
- 2007 Fireman Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Astronomy,
Harvard University
- 2006 Harvard Graduate Student Council Conference Award
- 2006 AAS International Travel Grant
- 2002, 2003, 2005 Certificates of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard
University
- 2002 NRAO Student Grant
- 2000 Dorothea Klumpke Roberts Prize for Outstanding Achievement in
Astronomy, UC Berkeley
- 2000 Commencement Speech, Physics & Astronomy Department, UC Berkeley
- 2000 High Honors, UC Berkeley
- 1997 - 2000 Golden Key National Honor Society
- 1996 & 1999 UC Berkeley Dean's Honor List