- 2017 Invited Speaker, ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL
- 2017 CAPEES Distinguished Service Award
- 2013 Invited Speaker, Missouri University of Science & Technology
- 2013Tau Beta Pi Fellowship (Graduate student: Bryan Quah)
- 2012 Invited Speaker, Bielefeld University, Germany.
- 2011 Invited Speaker, Montclair State University Sustainability Seminar Series
- 2009 Green Talents Award from German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- 2009 Who’s Who in America
- 2008 Young Scientist Paper Award, 4th International conference on Environ. Sci. Technol.
- 2008 Who’s Who in Engineering Higher Education
- 2008 Invited Speaker, Missouri University of Science & Technology
- 2006 Invited Speaker, AEHS West Coast Conference in CA.
- 2003 EWRI Technical Paper Contest Award in Graduate Division (5th)
- 2003 International Applied Phytotechnologies Conference Student Lodging Award
- 2002 NSF Travel Award to Pan-American Advanced Study Institute in Rio, Brazil
- 2000-2003 University of Missouri Rolla School of Engineering Dean’s Fellowship
- 2000 Outstanding M.S. Thesis Award, Shanghai Environmental Protection Agency
- 1999 Tongji University Golden Source Scholarship
- 1998 Tongji University Ni & Lee Scholarship
- 1997 Taiyuan University of Technology Outstanding Graduate Student Award
- 1995 Taiyuan Environmental Protection Scholarship, China