ANSC Graduate Student Accolades
Recent Awards, Accolades & Honors
Jodie Allen, PhD Student
Jodie Allen received the Maurice Stein Graduate Fellowship, administered by the Poultry Science Association, which recognizes graduate students whose training and research in applied poultry sciences may lead to improvements in efficiency and profitability of the egg industry; particularly research that has the potential to have a positive financial impact on the egg industry.
Praveen Kosuri, PhD Student
Praveen Kosuri was the Co-Principal Investigator on a $20,000 George Walker Milk Fund Grant for the purposes of milk quality research.
Sulthana Humayoon Muttathukonam, MS Student
Sulthana Humayoon Muttathukonam was awarded 1st Place during the Institute of Food Technologists Carbohydrate Division Student Hackathon 2024 - Hacking Fiber competition, where IFT student members from across the world were given a period of 9 days to plan and come up with their idea to create baked goods rich in dietary fiber.
2024
Nutmeg IFT Graduate Student Scholarship
Recipients
- Jodie Allen, PhD
- Sulthana Humayoon Muttathukonam, PhD
Phi Tau Sigma (University of Minnesota Chapter) Speedy Science Competition Award
Recipients
- Brindhalakshmi Balasubramanian, PhD
- Jodie Allen, PhD
University of Connecticut Conference Participation Award
Recipient
- Leya Viju, PhD
University of Connecticut Summer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Recipients
- Brindhalakshmi Balasubramanian, PhD
- Yuying Ren, PhD
Previous Awards & Honors
2023
USDA FSIS-ORISE Fellowship
Recipient
- Trushenkumar Shah, PhD
Eastern States Exposition Trustees Scholarship
Recipient
- Jodie Allen, PhD
IFT Hacking Single Servings, A Food Waste Conundrum Hackathon Competition
International Division Student Online Competition
- Sulthana Humayoon Muttathukonam, MS
ANSC Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Recipients
- Amanda Reiter, PhD
- Brindhalakshmi Balasubramanian, PhD
- Chetna Shah, MS
Nutmeg IFT Graduate Student Scholarship
Recipients
- Ragini Reddyvari, PhD
- Yuying Ren, PhD
Poultry Science Association Graduate Student Travel Award
Recipient
- Praveen Kosuri, PhD
- Jodie Allen, PhD
IFT Leadership Travel Award
Recipient
- Brindhalakshmi Balasubramanian, PhD
AG2PI Student Conference Travel Award
Recipients
- Bruna Santana, PhD
- Gaurav Dutta, PhD
- Issabelle Ampofo, PhD
American Society of Animal Science H. Allen Tucker Graduate Student Travel Scholarship
Recipients
- Bruna Santana, PhD
- Gaurav Dutta, PhD
- Issabelle Ampofo, PhD
IAFP 3MT Graduate Student Division Competition
Oral Competition - Finalist
- Brindhalakshmi Balasubramanian, PhD
PSA Graduate Student Division Competition
Oral Competition - Finalist
- Mairui Gao, PhD
- Yuying Ren, PhD
- Praveen Kosuri, PhD
University of Connecticut Conference Participation Award
Recipients
- Jodie Allen, PhD
- Praveen Kosuri, PhD
Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang Graduate Research Excellence Award
Recipient
- Jodie Allen, PhD
2022
ANSC Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Recipients
- Emily Everhart, MS
- Atul Walunj, MS
- Mairui Gao, PhD
UConn Graduate School Conference Participation Award
Recipients
- Nicole Tillquist, PhD
- Brindhalakshmi Balasubramanian, PhD
- Molly Riser, PhD
- Bruna Santana, PhD
- Jiaqui Zhu, PhD
- Mia Kawaida, PhD
American Society of Animal Science H. Allen Tucker Graduate Student Travel Scholarship
Recipients
- Nicole Tillquist, PhD
- Mia Kawaida, PhD
Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang Research Excellence Award
Recipient
- Saurav Ranjitkar, PhD
UConn Mentorship Excellence Award for Graduate Students
Recipient
- Mia Kawaida, PhD
International Association for Food Protection Trial Scholarship
Recipient
- Mairui Gao, PhD
UConn Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and Student Travel Scholarship
Recipient
- Yue Su, PhD
2021
UConn Graduate School Conference Participation Award
Recipient
- Yue Su, PhD
ASAS/CSAS Annual Meeting
Poster Competition - 1st Place
- Nicole Tillquist, PhD
MS Poster Competition - 2nd Place
- Ella Dodd, MS
2020
ANSC Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Recipients
- Si Lu, MS
- Sulaiman Aljasir, PhD
ASAS/CSAS Annual Meeting (Virtual)
Poster Competition - 2nd Place
- Alexis Trench, MS
American Society of Animal Science H. Allen Tucker Graduate Student Travel Scholarship
Recipient
- Brandon Smith, PhD
UConn Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and Student Travel Scholarship
Recipient
- Lang Sun, PhD
2019
ANSC Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Recipients
- Lang Sun, MS
- Poonam Vinayamohan, PhD
Nutmeg Institute of Food Technologist Student Night of Academic Excellence Scholarship
Recipient
- Sulaiman Aljasir, PhD
NIH-USDA Young Investigator Travel Award
Recipient
- Brandon Smith, PhD
2018
ANSC Outstanding Graduate Student Award
Recipients
- Catherine Gensler, MS
- Ellie Duan, PhD
Nutmeg Institute of Food Technologist Student Night of Academic Excellence Scholarship
Recipients
- Catherine Gensler, MS
- Deppah Kuttappan, PhD
Chicagoland Food Industry Scholarship
Recipient
- Catherine Gensler, MS
Xiangzhong (Jerry) Yang Research Excellence Award
Recipient
- Ling Wang, PhD