Academic Awards
● John Henry Comstock Award: ESA [2019]
● First Place (Oral presentation: Beetle Systematics): ESA Annual Meeting [2018]
● Excellence Award (Student symposium): KSAE Biannual meeting [2015]
● Outstanding Paper Award: Annual Meeting of The Apicultural Society of Korea [2016]
● Excellence Award (Oral Presentation): KSAE Biannual meeting [2019]
Government Awards
● Talent Award of Korea (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education of Korea Award) [2016]
대한민국인재상
● The Second Prize, Nat. Geo. X MOE wildlife photo contest (Minister of Environment Award)
Prosopocoilus astacoides blanchardi (Parry) and other sap-feeding insects [2013]
Photography Awards
● The First Prize: Korean Wildlife Photography Competition (BRIC, NAVER, KOBIC) [2014]
● The First Prize: Insect Photo Contest (KSAE) [2019]
● The Second Prize: Insect Photo Contest (KSAE) [2019]
Others
● The First Prize: Golden Mic, public speech audition (Micimpact Corp.) [2015]
● Best Dreamer: Dreamwings, foreign expedition competition (Asiana Airlines Inc.) [2013]
● The Second Prize: CALS UCC Challenge (Seoul National University) [2015]
● The First Prize: CALS Entrepreneurship competition (Seoul National University) [2014]
■ Highlighted awards