Awards & Funding
I have been fortunate to receive significant funding and recognition for my research at the intersection of AI bias, data science, and animal welfare science. This support has enabled me to pursue innovative research projects and share findings at top-tier conferences worldwide.
Total Research Funding Secured
$72,254 CAD + $2,000 USD
Research Funding
2024-2025
Mary and David Macaree Fellowship
$3,195 CAD
Pei-Huang Tung and Tan-Wen Tung Graduate Fellowship
$3,550 CAD
Hugo E Meilicke Memorial Fellowship
$12,450 CAD
2023-2024
John and Mary Young Scholarship
$1,825 CAD
Elizabeth R Howland Fellowship Award
$1,761 CAD
2022-2023
Wilson Henderson Fellowship
$12,250 CAD
Elizabeth R Howland Fellowship Award
$2,872 CAD
2021-2022
James A. Shelford Memorial Scholarship
$1,380 CAD
Pei-Huang Tung and Tan-Wen Tung Graduate Fellowship
$16,000 CAD
2020-2021
Elizabeth R Howland Fellowship
$16,000 CAD
James A. Shelford Memorial Scholarship
$971 CAD
2019-2020
Farrington Undergraduate Research Award
$2,000 USD
Honors, Awards and Scholarships
2025
ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT) Travel Support
$1,308.2 USD
UBC Land and Food Systems Graduate Student Conference - Second Place 🏆
$125 CAD
2024
pyOpenSci Fall Festival Scholarship
$350 CAD
Ursula Knight Abbott Travel Scholarship
$1,750 CAD
2022
Ursula Knight Abbott Travel Scholarship
$1,500 CAD
Graduate Student Travel Award
$500 CAD
EAAP Early Career Researcher Award - First Place 🏆
2021
Dairy Farmers of Canada My Dairy Research Student Competition - First Place 🏆
$1,500 CAD
2020
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Senior Award
$500 USD
Farm Credit/MANRRS VIP Scholarship
$2,000 USD
2020-2025
President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award
$3,985 CAD (Total)
Awarded for 4 consecutive terms ($950-1080 CAD per winter term, $350-500 CAD per summer term).
Animal Welfare Program Travel Award
$4,000 CAD (Total)
Awarded for 4 consecutive years ($1,000 CAD per accepted conference).
International Tuition Award
$15,995 CAD (Total)
Awarded for 10 consecutive terms ($2,133 CAD per winter term, $1,066 CAD per summer term).
2019
Dorothy Strong Scholarship
$1,500 USD
ADSA Undergrad Research Poster Competition - Third Place 🏆
$50 USD
Agriculture Future of America Leaders Scholarship
$1,000 USD
2018
Ruth and Carl Miller Academic Merit Award
$1,125 USD
Agriculture Future of America Travel Grant
$1,000 USD
2017-2020
University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean's List
Awarded consecutively for three years in recognition of academic excellence.
Professional Certificates & Development
Product A/B Testing Certificate
2022 | Udemy
Completed online course on A/B testing and multi-armed bandit strategies for technological product development.
CIRTL Associate Certificate
2021 | Centre for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning
Earned certificate by attending instructional skills workshop aimed at enhancing teaching practices.
International Farm Animal Welfare Fellow Certificate
2021 | International Farm Animal Welfare Fellowship
Recognized as a fellow for participating in the International Farm Animal Welfare Fellowship.
Accounting Fundamentals Certificate
2019 | Corporate Finance Institute
Obtained certificate on the basics of accounting, financial principles, and the future market.