Best Ph.D. Thesis Award
2017, Sigma Xi, Georgia Tech Chapter, Atlanta, USA.
ISME Travel Award
2016, International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME), ISME 16, Montréal, Canada.
Graduate Excellence Award
2015, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Biology, Atlanta, USA.
Fellowship granted to outstanding international students
2010, Région Languedoc Roussillon (now Occitanie), Montpellier, France.
Scientific Mission
2009, Evaluation-Orientation of Scientific Cooperation Program (ECOS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France.
Matrícula de Honor
2004, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.