Awards
- 2025 — Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Awardee: Dr. Mohammad Arif.
- 2025–2028 — Sarkeys Distinguished Endowed Professorship III, Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona.
- 2025 — Schroth Faces of the Future Award, Plant Health Conference. Awardee: Dr. Andres S. Espindola.
- 2024 — OSU Library Honoree (co-author of Viral Diseases of Field and Horticultural Crops), Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona. Link: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2024-honorees/
- 2024 — Best Poster Presentation Award, NPDN & Partner Organizations Category, NPDN National Meeting, Portland, Maine (September 9–13, 2024). Awardee: Dr. Poonam Sharma.
- 2023–2022 — Outstanding Associate Editor, Frontiers in Microbiology. Awardee: Dr. Mohammad Arif.
- 2021–2025 — Sarkeys Distinguished Endowed Professorship III, Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona.
- 2019–2023 — FFAR New Innovator Award. Awardee: Dr. Andres S. Espindola.
- 2018 — Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award (Nominee), Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Li Maria Ma.
- 2018 — Best Overall Affiliate Meeting Award, Arkansas and Oklahoma Association for Food Protection (IAFP). Awardee: Dr. Li Maria Ma.
- 2017–2018 — Top 10 App Idea Award (“Recalls”), From Research to App Competition, Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Li Maria Ma.
- 2016 — OSU Library Honoree (co-author of Tactical Sciences for Biosecurity in Animal and Plant Systems), Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona. Link: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2023-honoree
- 2016 — OSU Library Honoree (co-author of Detection and Diagnostics of Plant Pathogens), Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona. Link: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2016-honorees/
- 2015 — Berry Faculty Fellow Award, Oklahoma Water Resources Center, Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona.
- 2013 — Creativity Challenge Contest (2nd Place), Institute for Creativity and Innovation, Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona.
- 2013 — Botanical Society Photo Contest (Honorable Mention), Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona.
- 2012 — President’s Cup Traveling Trophy for Creative Interdisciplinarity (3rd Place, Team Award), Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Li Maria Ma.
- 2012 — President’s Cup for Creative Interdisciplinary Award (3rd Place), Oklahoma State University. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona.
- 1994 — Outstanding Lecturer Award, Universidad Central de Venezuela. Awardee: Dr. Francisco Ochoa-Corona.