Her awards and honours include:
* 2003 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
* 2004 University of Delaware Francis Alison Young Scholar Award 
* 2010 University of Minnesota Etter Memorial Lectureship in Chemistry
* 2012 University of Delaware Trabant Award for Women's Equity
* 2014 University of Southern Mississippi Bayer Distinguished Lectureship
* 2014 Elected a fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
* 2014 Elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
* 2015 University of Southern Mississippi Covestro Distinguished Lectureship
* 2019 Fulbright Program Scholar
* 2019 Elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors