Honors and Awards:
Arthur S. Flemming Award for Outstanding Government Service (Applied Science and Engineering), Arthur S. Flemming Awards Commission and the George Washington University, 2018.
Group Pecora Award to the Landsat 8 Team, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2014.
Group Achievement Award, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2012.
Year 2010 Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, Earth Resources Technology (ERT) Inc., 2010.
Year 2009 Peer Award for Outstanding Research Associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, 2009.
Year 2007 Exceptional Employee Performance/Contribution, Earth Resources Technology (ERT) Inc., 2007.
The First-class Science and Technology Advancement Award, Chinese Ministry of Education, 2000.
Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Branch), 1998.
The Second-class Science and Technology Advancement Award, Chinese Ministry of Forestry, 1996.
1995-1996 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Beijing Normal University, 1996.
1992 Presidential Award for the Distinguished Graduate Student, Zhejiang University, 1992.
The First-Class Award in the Second National Challenge Cup for the Best Science and Technology Innovations for University Students, Chinese Ministry of Education, 1991.