AWARDS

2025

2024

Best Graduate Poster Presentation Talk, Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology Annual Meeting: Erica Nadolski

Best Graduate Student Talk (runner-up), Society for Comparative and Integrative Biology Annual Meeting: Erica Nadolski

2023

NIH Graduate Fellowship, Common Themes in Reproductive Biology: Erica Nadolski 

NIH/NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Common Themes in Reproductive Biology: Rebecca Westwick

Outstanding Oral Student Presentation Award, IU EEB retreat: Joshua Jones 

Hanna Kolodziejski Science Mentoring Award: Erica Nadolski  

2022

Outstanding Student Presentation Award, American Society for Microbiology: Joshua Jones 

Evolution Education Award, National Association of Biology Teachers: Armin Moczek

National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology: Phil Davidson

Kindig Program Fellowship in the Biological and Chemical Sciences: Erica Nadolski

Trustees Teaching Award: Armin Moczek

2021

Senior Class Award for Teaching Excellence in Biology & Dedication to Undergraduates: Armin Moczek

2020

Alfred Russel Wallace Award, Royal Entomological Society London: Patrick Rohner

Senior Class Award for Teaching Excellence in Biology & Dedication to Undergraduates: Armin Moczek

2019

AAAS Science and Policy Fellowship: Daniel Schwab

2017

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Daniel Schwab

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship: Armin Moczek

Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Science, Technology and Innovation: Armin Moczek

Provost’s Awards for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity: Hannah Busey

2016

BioArt Award by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB): Eduardo Zattara

Senior Class Award for Teaching Excellence in Biology & Dedication to Undergraduates: Armin Moczek

Goldwater Fellowship: Hannah Busey

Goodson Prize for Art in Science: Eduardo Zattara

2015

Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Armin Moczek

Hanna Kolodziejski Science Mentoring Award: Daniel Schwab

Gill Center Image Award: Eduardo Zattara

2014

Senior Class Award for Teaching Excellence in Biology & Dedication to Undergraduates: Armin Moczek

Tenure-track Faculty position, University of West-Virginia: Teiya Kijimoto

IU Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS) Fellow: Hannah Busey

Tenure-track Faculty position, Murray State University: Oliver Beckers

IU Intensive Freshman Learning Experience (IFLE) Fellow: Hannah Busey

IU STARS program finalist: Hannah Busey

Tenure-track Faculty position, University of Vermont: Melissa Pespeni

2013

Helen L. Barnett Scholarship: Adam Moore (2013-14)

Microbiology Undergraduate Summer Research Award: Melanie Stamper

L.S. McClung Scholarship: Melanie Stamper

NIH Predoctoral Graduate Fellowship: Daniel Schwab (2013-2015)

2012

Hanna Kolodziejski Science Mentoring Award: Harald Parzer

NSF Predoctoral Graduate Fellowship: Daniel Schwab (2012-2014)

NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship: Oliver Beckers (2012-2014)

2011

NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship: Melissa Pespeni (2011- 2014)

NIH-PERT Fellowship: Matthew Stansbury (2011-2014)

NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program: Brittany Shepherd

Rowland Mentoring Award: Harald Parzer

STARS Summer Research Scholarship: Becky Rice

National Center for Evolutionary Synthesis (NESCent) Postdoctoral Fellowship: Tami Cruickshank (2011-2013)

Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position, University of Minnesota: Emilie Snell-Rood

2010

IU Collegium on Inquiry in Action TEAGLE Award: Harald Parzer (2010-2011)

HHMI Summer Research Fellowship: Ashley Troth

NSF Predoctoral Fellowship: Amy Dapper (2010-2013)

Common Themes in Reproductive Diversity Fellowship: Amy Dapper

Long-Term Sabbatical Fellowship, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center: Armin Moczek (2010-11)

National Institutes of Health NRSA postdoctoral fellowship 1-year extension: Emilie Snell-Rood

2009

Center for Integrative Study of Animal Behavior Graduate Fellowship: Harald Parzer (2009-10)

Evolution, Development & Genomics IGERT Fellowship: Matt Stansbury

2008

Best Poster Award at the 2008 European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology meetings in Ghent Belgium: Teiya Kijimoto

Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) International Travel Award: Emilie Snell-Rood

National Institutes of Health NRSA postdoctoral fellowship: Emilie Snell-Rood (2008-2009)

Indiana University Trustees’ Teaching Award: Armin Moczek

Graduate Travel Award to the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia: Tami Cruickshank

2007

Evolution, Development & Genomics IGERT Fellowship: Bethany Wasik

NSF International Research Fellowship: B. Heather Bleakley (2007-2009, postdoctoral, 140K!)

Malcolm A. Kochert Scholarship: Brittany Shepherd

IU Biology Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Intern Award: Eric Beckley

Indiana University Trustees’ Teaching Award: Armin Moczek

IU Biology Outstanding Assistant Instructor Award: B. Heather Bleakley

IU Biology Outstanding Honors Thesis Award: Brittany Shepherd

Fernandus and Elizabeth Payne Undergraduate Award: Brittany Shepherd

HHMI Summer Research Fellowship: JT Means

Evolution, Development & Genomics IGERT Fellowship: Tami Cruickshank

NIH Predoctoral Fellowship: Matthew Stansbury (2007-2009)

2006

Genesis Award for best undergraduate student poster presentation at the Animal Behavior Society meetings in Snowbird, Utah: Richie Madewell

Evolution, Development & Genomics IGERT Fellowship: Tami Cruickshank

University Fellowship: Harald Parzer

HHMI Summer Research Fellowship: Richie Madewell

HHMI Capstone Award: Richie Madewell

2005

METACyt Dissertation Year Fellowship: Tami Cruickshank

HHMI Summer Research Fellowship: Andrew Shelby

HHMI Capstone Award: Andrew Shelby

2004

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