Leadership Awards and Honors

IN2’s twelfth cohort highlights some of the best startups in climate-aligned agriculture.

–Elliott Kellner, Director of Commercial Innovation at the Danforth Center

2023 Running Tide (St. Louis) selected as a recipient of the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) Award and included in the 12th cohort. As VP of Biotechnology and GM of the St. Louis Office, I pushed for this application.

2018 Mass Media Fellowship (awarded, declined to accept) | American Assoc. for the Advancement of Sciences 

Rishi has gone far beyond the expectations of a typical graduate student with these extra education and outreach activities. He effectively balances these endeavors alongside his research and teaching commitments. I can’t think of a more deserving recipient of this award

— Professor John Burke, UGA

2018 Pillar of the Community Award | SOAR | Univ. Georgia | Press: https://bit.ly/2W032Za

2018 National Patricia K Cross Future Leaders Award | American Assoc. Colleges and Universities

2018 Duncan Award for Outstanding Plant Biology Graduate Student | Univ. Georgia

2017 Inducted into the University of Georgia Blue Key National Honor Society | Univ. Georgia

2014 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in Biological Sciences | Univ. Georgia