As a writer
- Panelist on "The Work and Art of Writing: A Panel on Journalism in Ideas and Art" at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection (2017)
- Twice an invited participant in "Creative Writing in Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences" workshop at the Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (2013 and 2016)
As a Swarthmore College student (2002–2006)
- Phi Beta Kappa (Epsilon of Pennsylvania)
- Member of Swarthmore chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
- German 4 Essay Prize
- W. W. Smith Scholar
- Morris Monsky Prize in Mathematics
As a Germantown Academy student (1998–2002)
- Cum Laude Society
- National Merit Scholar
- AP Scholar with Distinction
- Mitchell Groll Memorial Award (for "scholarship most esteemed by the faculty")
- Class of 1896 English Literature Prize
- Charles J. Wister Prize (calculus)
- The History Department Prize
- Wallace S. Truesdell Memorial Latin Prize
- Alumni Prize (English)
- Harvard Book Award
- National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Award in Writing
- C. Robins North Mathematical Prize
- American Chemical Society Award
- Hassinger Memorial Prize (Latin)
- John W. Cornell Geometry Prize
- Geometry Problem of the Week Top Ten Student (international)
- American Association of Physics Teachers Prize
