Awards that Ramsey has received include the Ralph N. Adams Award in Bioanalytical Chemistry (2013), the CASSS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Separation Science (2012), the American Chemical Society Award in Chromatography (2007), the Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award (2006), the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Chemical Instrumentation (2003), the Battelle Distinguished Inventor Award (2003), and the Frederick Conference Capillary Electrophoresis Award (2000).
Ramsey holds professional memberships with National Academy of Engineering, the American Chemical Society, and the Analytical Division of the American Chemical Society.
He has 108 issues patents, 2 allowed patents, and 20 pending patents.