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Group Honors

Gaden Award
Figure Caption: Kim O'Connor receives the Gaden Award for an outstanding research article in Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

Dr. Kim C. O'Connor

  • Best of BIOT Presentation Award, American Chemical Society, Biochemical Technology Division, S. Madsen student speaker, 2018
  • Gaden Award for an outstanding paper published in Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 2013
  • Poster finalist, European Society for Animal Cell Technology (Germany, 1993; Austria, 2011)
  • IDEA Award for technology innovation, Tulane University, 2011, 2014
  • Oliver Fund Scholar Award Finalist, Tulane University, for research in regenerative medicine, 2010
  • Tulane Health Sciences Award for Leadership & Excellence in Intercampus Collaborative Research, 2005
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 2004-2006
  • Interdisciplinary Teaching Award, Tulane University, 2001
  • Society of Tulane Engineers and Lee H. Johnson Award for Teaching Excellence, 2001
  • Who's Who Among Teachers, 2000, 2005
  • Provost's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Tulane University, 1999
  • NASA Space Act Award, 1994, 1995, 1996
  • Sigma Xi, 1987
  • Weyehaeuser Company Foundation Fellow, 1982-1983
  • Outstanding Engineering Student Award, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, 1982
  • Magna Cum Laude, Rice University, 1982
  • Tau Beta Pi, 1982
  • Max Roy Merit Scholar, 1981-1982
  • Phi Lambda Upsilon, 1981
  • George R. Brown Engineering Merit Scholar, 1980-1982
  • Robert A. Welch Merit Scholar, 1978-1982

BIOT award
Figure Caption: Sean Madsen and his teammates from Delft University win the American Chemical Society BIOT division and European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences biotech design competition.

Recent Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

  • 2021   A. Foote: Competitive Bioinformatics Internship to the National Center for Genome Resources & New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence 
  • 2020   M. Giler: Thomas and Helen Armer Fellowship, Tulane CBE
  • 2019   S. Madsen: 1st place team, International biotech design competition, Human mesenchymal stem cells for clinical applications, American Chemical Society Biochemical Technology Division and European Society of Biochemical Engineering Sciences
  • 2019   S. Madsen: Distinguished Graduate Student Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2018   M. Giler: Competitive Bioinformatics Internship to the National Center for Genome Resources & New Mexico IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence
  • 2018   S. Madsen: John K. and Dixie T. Mayer Fellow, Tulane CBE
  • 2018   S. Madsen: Best of BIOT Presentation Award, American Chemical Society
  • 2017   S. Madsen: Distinguised Graduate Student Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2017   M. Giler: Louisiana Engineering Society (Woman's Auxiliary)
  • 2017   M. Giler: Vincent A. Forte Fellow
  • 2012   K. Russell: Louisiana Engineering Society (Woman's Auxiliary)
  • 2011   K. Russell: Outstanding Graduate Research Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2011   K. Russell: Distinguished Graduate Student Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2011   K. Russell: NIH Travel Award
  • 2010   K. Russell: Distinguished Graduate Student Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2010   K. Russell: American Institute of Chemists Graduate Student Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2007-2011   B. Fischer-Valuck: Louisiana Board of Regents Fellow 
  • 2006-2010   K. Russell: Louisiana Board of Regents Fellow

Chevron Award
Figure Caption: Dyllan Muller receives the Chevron Undergraduate Award from the Tulane chemical and biomolecular engineering department. 

Recent Undergraduates

  • 2020   D. Muller: AIChE Senior Scholarship Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2020   D. Muller: Student Practice School Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2020   D. Muller: Tulane 34 Award, presented to 34 undergraduates and graduate/ professional students at graduation for exemplary leadership, service, and academic excellence
  • 2019   D. Muller: National Tau Beta Pi Scholarship
  • 2019   D. Muller: Chevron Undergraduate Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2014   A. Gaynor: William Wallace Peery Society, top 15 Tulane seniors
  • 2014   A. Gaynor: Gerald S. Gussack '75 M.D. Award, Tulane Cell & Molecular Biology senior with outstanding GPA & honors thesis
  • 2014   A. Gaynor: American Institute of Chemists Undergraduate Student Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2014   S. Lin: Senior Scholastic Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2013   S. Lin, AIChE Highest Scholastic Average Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2013   S. Lin, Chevron Undergraduate Award, Tulane CBE
  • 2013   A. Gaynor, Chevron Undergraduate Award, Tulane CBE
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