• Recipient of ODU College of Arts and Letters Joel S. Lewis Faculty Award/or Excellence in Student Mentoring. 2021.
  • Certificate of Appreciation from the International Journal of Image and Data Fusion. 2012.
  • Appreciation Award given by ODU Zeta Chi Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU). 2011.
  • The first recipient of the 2010 ERDAS Award for Best Scientific Paper in Remote Sensing for the paper, entitled “Scaling effect on the relationship between landscape pattern and land surface temperature: A case study of Indianapolis, United States” given by American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).
  • Nominee for the Teaching with Technology Award. Old Dominion University. 2010.
  • Shining Star Award. Division of Student Affairs. Old Dominion University. 2010.
  • Excellence in Promoting Undergraduate Research. Old Dominion University. 2014.
  • Excellence in Promoting Undergraduate Research. Old Dominion University. 2010.
  • Excellence in Promoting Undergraduate Research. Old Dominion University. 2009.
  • Benjamin Moulton scholarship. Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State University. 2007.
  • Outstanding Research Graduate Student. Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, Indiana State University. 2006.
  • Outstanding Leadership & Service Award. Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Indiana State University. 2005.
  • Outstanding Leadership & Service Award. Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Indiana State University. 2004.