Honors and Awards

Elected Fellows

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), 2015.
• Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2011.
• Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), 2010.
• Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST), 2008.
• Fellow of the Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (AGFD) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) for outstanding scientific contributions to the field of agricultural and food chemistry, 2008.

Other Honors and Awards

• 2021 Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate, November 16, 2021.
• 2021 Expertscape World Expert in Edible Plants, as identified to be in the top 0.1% of scholars writing about Edible Plants over the past 10 years, October 12, 2021.
• 2020 Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate Analytics and Web of Science, November 15, 2020.
• 2020 Expertscape World Expert in Vegetables, as identified to be in the top 0.1% of scholars writing about Vegetables over the past 10 years, September 22, 2020.
• Top 2% scientists of the world (1960-2019), Stanford University, August 10, 2020.
• 2020 Teaching Excellence Award in recognition and appreciation of excellence in and dedication to teaching, Advisory Council, Cornell Institute of Food Science, Cornell University, May 26, 2020.
• 2019 Highly Cited Researcher, Web of Science Group, November 19, 2019.
• 2018 Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate Analytics and Web of Science, November 27, 2018.
• 2018 IFT Gilbert A. Leveille Award and Lectureship for his pioneering research in whole foods and the potential health benefits of bioactive compounds in foods. IFT, Chicago, IL, March 6, 2018.
• Nutrition and Health Innovation Award, China Health Promotion Foundation, Beijing, P.R. China, December 3, 2017.
• 2017 Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate Analytics and Web of Science, November 15, 2017.
• 2017 Food System Network Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the field of food science, Food System Network, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, June 26, 2017.
• 2016 Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher, Thomson Reuters, September 7, 2016.
• 2016 Tanner Award for the most cited article in all IFT Scientific Journals, IFT, Chicago, IL, July 17, 2016.
• University-invited Speaker of Centennial Forum on Agricultural Science and Education, Centennial Celebration of Southwest University (1906-2016), Chongqing, P.R. China, April 8, 2016.
• 2016 General Mills Institute of Health and Nutrition Innovation Award for outstanding contributions to the health benefits of whole grains, American Society for Nutrition (ASN), March, 2016. (Cornell News)
• The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds for 2015, Thomson Reuters, December, 2015.
• Highly Cited Researcher 2015, Thomson Reuters, December, 2015.  (Certificate for Highly Cited Researcher)
• Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the health promotion, China Health Promotion Foundation, Beijing, P.R. China, November 30, 2014.
• World Chinese Stars of 100, World Chinese Venture Model Association, Beijing, China, November, 2014.
• Highly Cited Researcher 2014, Thomson Reuters, October, 2014.
• The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2014, Thomson Reuters, October, 2014.
• Changjiang Scholar, the Ministry of Education, P. R. China, October, 2014.
• Ranked No.3 of the top most-cited scientists in the field of Agricultural Sciences by Essential Science Indicators (ESI), Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), in the January 1, 2002-December 31, 2012 time period, March 1, 2013.
• Ranked No. 6 by impact, average citations per paper (53.90), among the scientists in the field of Agricultural Sciences by Essential Science Indicators (ESI), Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), in the January 1, 2002-December 31, 2012 time period, March 1, 2013.
• 2012 Chinese American Food Society (CAFS) Professional Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the field of food science, CAFS, June, 2012.
• Elected member of Phi Tau Sigma Honorary Society for Food Science and Technology, January, 2012.
• 2011 Teaching Excellence Award in recognition and appreciation of excellence in and dedication to teaching, Advisory Council, Cornell Institute of Food Science, Cornell University, May, 2011.
• 2011 Babcock-Hart Award for outstanding contributions to the field of food science in the improvement of public health through nutrition, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the International Life Science Institute (ILSI), March, 2011.
• 2010 Beijing Forestry University Distinguished Lecturer of Foreign Education Experts, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China, November, 2010.
• Colloquium Speaker of Centennial Celebration of National University (1910-2010), National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico, October, 2010.
• Kansas State University Advance Distinguished Lecturer award, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 2008.
• Annual University Exhibition and Reception on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC): Agricultural Research and Education Serving the Nation in Food and Health, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, March 6, 2001.
• Honorary Research Associate, the University of Hong Kong, 2001.