- The University of Wisconsin Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor: 2017
- Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of Hong Kong: 2016
- Eli Lilly Open Innovation Drug Discovery Award: 2016
- Laura and Edward Kremers Endowed Chair in Natural Products Chemistry: 2016 – 2021
- Distinguished Visiting Professor at RIKEN: 2015
- The City of Tianjin Ocean-River Friendship Medal of Honor: 2013
- The 15 Most Prolific Authors for American Chemical Society Journal Organic Letters: 2013
- The University of Wisconsin William F. Vilas Associate Award: 2010 – 2012
- National Thousand Talent Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tianjin University: 2010 – 2013
- Chair of The 57th Gordon Research Conference on Organic Reactions and Processes: 2010
- Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of Hong Kong: 2010
- Raymond A. and Dorothy A. Wilson Visiting Professor at UCLA: 2008
- American Cancer Society Peer Review Committee on Cancer Drug Development: 2007 – 2011
- The National Science Foundation Career Development Award: 2001 – 2006
- The Camille Dreyfus Teacher and Scholar Award: 2001 – 2003
- The University of Minnesota McKnight Professor of Chemistry: 2001 – 2003
- R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute Faculty Award: 1998 – 2000
