The Department of Chemistry recently recognized 70 undergraduate and graduate students at its 2013 Student Awards Ceremony.
Thanks to the generous support of alumni and friends, the department was able to recognize students for their outstanding achievements in chemistry teaching and learning, research, and outreach.
This year's award winners were:
2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Awards
Ackerman Scholarship / Don Brouse Scholarship: Andrew Bartling
Ackerman Scholarship / Edwin & Kathryn Larsen Scholarship: David Schuman
Eugene & Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship: Kyle Desrochers, Samantha Fix
Walter & Young-Ja Toy Scholarship: Yicong Ge
Undergraduate Student Support in Chemistry Scholarship: Seth Berger, Scott Burlingham, Joshua Shutter
Departmental Undergraduate Awards for 2013-14
Ackerman Scholarship: Carl Buttke, Abner Jacobson
Margaret McLean Bender Scholarship: Kaitlyn Mayer
Andrew Dorsey Memorial Scholarship: Prashanth Prabakaran
Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship: Kimberly Dinh, Si Wang
Richard Fischer Scholarship: Anders Knight
Eugene & Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship: Haley Albright, Hannah Grossberg
Wayland Noland Undergraduate Research Fellowship: Tong Wang
Lindsay Theresa Plank Memorial Scholarship: Paul Vang
Mabel Duthey Reiner Scholarship: Yurun Zhang
Robert Franklin Taylor Scholarship: Brian Cornille
Undergraduate Student Support in Chemistry Scholarship: Joshua Shutter, Matthew Sternke, Ethan Zager
Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship: Dongyu Zhang
George & Arleen Ziarnik Scholarship: Nicholas Sánchez
Other Undergraduate Awards
Berbee-Walsh Awards: Excellence in Analytical Chemistry: Ailin Mao; Excellence in Organic Chemistry: Ho On Alston Conrad Chiu, Sohil Shah; Excellence in Physical Chemistry: Brian Cornille
Francis Craig Krauskopf Memorial Awards: Hatem Alhothali, Erin Drees, Michael Josephson, Alexander Retzlaff, Benjamin Van Domelen, Yui Chun Wan
John & Elizabeth Moore Awards for Excellence: Helene Altmann, Lixue Cheng, Nathan Delvaux, Morgan Heller
Departmental Graduate Awards
Roger Carlson Award: Chris Rose
Harry & Helen Cohen Research Award: Elliot Farney, John Lukesh, David Mortenson
Eastman Summer Research Award: Joshua Fishman
Goering Organic Chemistry Award: Brent Amberger, Adam Weinstein, Alison Wendlandt
Hirschfelder Prize Graduate Award: Kuang Yu
Hirschmann/Rich Graduate Award in Bioorganic Chemistry: J.P. Gerdt, Joe Grim, Mario Martinez Farias
Michael McCoy Memorial Award: Joe Yeager
K.V. Reddy Award in Physical Chemistry: Somenath Bakshi
Charles & Martha Casey Excellence in Research Awards: Analytical Chemistry: Gloria Sheynkman; Inorganic Chemistry: Kasia Kornecki; Materials Chemistry: Fei Meng; Organic Chemistry: Paul White; Physical Chemistry: Jennifer Laaser
Outstanding Chemistry TA Awards: Brent Amberger, Jeremiah Erickson, Judy Hines, Brandon Kilduff, Sriteja Mantha, Kaz Skubi, Daniel Tabor
Other Graduate Awards
GSFLC Mentor Awards: Fei Meng, Nicole Woodards, Joe Yeager