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Awards

The Department of Chemistry gives awards for outstanding performance in chemistry courses at all levels of the undergraduate program. Below is a list of the awards and the 2022 award recipients.

American Chemical Society (ACS) Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry
Awarded to a rising senior chemistry major student demonstrating a research interest in analytical chemistry and the best performance in analytical chemistry course material in the Chem 350 course sequence.
2022 Recipient: Alejandro Medina

American Chemical Society (ACS) Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry
Awarded to a graduating chemistry major demonstrating outstanding performance in inorganic chemistry coursework and research.
2022 Recipient: Emily Hiralal

American Chemical Society (ACS) Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry
Awarded to a graduating chemistry major demonstrating outstanding performance in organic chemistry coursework and research.
2022 Recipient: Carrie Ou

American Chemical Society (ACS) Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry
Awarded to a chemistry major demonstrating outstanding performance in physical chemistry coursework.  
2022 Recipient: Rad Chrzanowski

Basolo-Oesper Award for Departmental Citizenship
Cash prize awarded to a graduating chemistry major student who has demonstrated both outstanding academic performance and a dedication to service in the chemistry community.
2022 Recipient: Thomas Li

Chemistry Department Scholar Award
Cash prize awarded to graduating chemistry majors students who have demonstrated both outstanding academic performance and outstanding performance in a research laboratory.
2022 Recipients: Hugo Compton, Emily Hiralal, Emily Justice, Hannah Oelschlager, Carrie Ou, Haley Wellman

CLP Lambert Fellows Program
The CLP Lambert Fellows Program is designed to provide multi-year funding for hands-on laboratory research for rising second and third year students majoring in Chemistry under the mentorship of CLP faculty members.

CRC General Chemistry Award
Copy of the CRC Handbook awarded to the top student in general chemistry.
2022 Recipient: Samantha Radinsky

Lewis H. Sarrett Scholarship Award
Scholarship awarded to one of the top rising fourth-year students in the chemistry major program.
2022 Recipient: Rad Chrzanowski

Marple-Schweitzer Memorial Award
Cash prize awarded to the graduating chemistry major student who has demonstrated the best combined performance in academics and in a research laboratory.
2022 Recipient: Yifan Liao

Organic Chemistry Merck Index Award
Copy of the Merck Index awarded to the top student in 200-level organic chemistry.
2022 Recipient: Anthony Chen

R.K. Summerbell Memorial Fund Scholarship Award
Scholarship awarded to one of the top rising fourth-year students in the chemistry major program.
2022 Recipients: Hermione Ren, Thomas Li

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