The Annual Undergraduate Awards Ceremony held on Friday, May 3rd at the Student Union Ballroom brought together students, families, faculty, staff, and donors in celebration of our students' accomplishments. It was a moment to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of our students.
On behalf of the committee, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to our alumni, industrial partners, and professional organizations sponsoring the awards. Their generosity directly impacts the lives of our students, and we are deeply grateful for their support, recognizing that their investments in education pave the way for future success and innovation.
ACADEMIC AWARDS
American Chemical Society (ACS) Hach Scholarships
Lara Soliman
ACS Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry
Fiona McEvoy (Vachet)
Edward Shapiro Fund
Victoria Foley, Ken Lei, Jacob Nihen, Hayley Norton, and Daniel Tejeda Davila
Jay A. Pirog Scholarship
Jinglin Tan
John A. Chandler Memorial Scholarship
Kevin Alexander (Hardy) and Joseph Gerrior (Metz)
Michael Bruno Scholarship
Mia Walsh (Paradise)
Robert Maxwell Williams Memorial Scholarship
Sherlyn Alex, Nicholas Cassidy, Luca Centrella,
Emily Dowling, and Noy Toledano
Royal Society of Chemistry Certificate of Excellence
Anastasia Antropova (DuChene) and Daniel Heron
(Kaltashov)
Thomas R. “Casey” Stengle Scholarship
Ken Lei and Eva Sweeney (Auerbach)
RESEARCH AWARDS
ACS Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry
Sam Lawrence (Kittilstved/Walsh)
ACS Undergraduate Award in Organic Chemistry
TJ Caira (Farkas)
ACS Undergraduate Award in Physical Chemistry
Christoph Conley (Auerbach)
David L. and Lynne E. Adams Undergraduate Research Scholarship
Mia Walsh (Paradise)
Chemistry Undergraduate Research Fund
Kevin Alexander (Hardy)
Dr. Uche Anyanwu Memorial Fund
Anastasia Antropova (DuChene), Aron Korsunsky (J. Chen Group), and Taras Nagornyy (Fan group, ChE)
J.F.B. Fund for Undergraduate Research
Athena MacDonald (DuChene)
Mr. Tompkins Award
Joseph Picozzi (DuChene) and Kyle Uchneat (DV)
Oliver Zajicek Memorial Scholarship Award
Daniel Heron (Kaltashov) and Ngoc Kim Vu (Vachet)
Professor Jack Ragle Endowed Fund in Chemistry
Chase Presz (Lin)
Roger G. Bates Chemistry Fund
Megan Yee (Andrew)
Sir Harold W. Kroto and Steve F.A. Acquah GEOSET Award
Pranav Viswanathan (Muthukumar)
Tarselli Family Research Award
Adrian Sosa (Farkas), Kyle Uchneat (DV), and Stanley Yuan (Thompson)
DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS
Departmental Recognition Award
Anastasia Antropova (DuChene) and TJ Caira (Farkas)
ACS-Connecticut Valley Section Student Award
Kaijia Liu (Lin)
American Chemical Society Membership Awards
Anastasia Antropova (DuChene) and Kaijia Liu (Lin)
American Institute of Chemists Award
TJ Caira (Farkas)
Distinguished Undergraduate Instructor Award in Honor of Earl J. McWhorter and George R. Richason, Jr.
Elliot Taffet
Distinguished Graduate Teaching Assistant Award in Honor of George R. Richason, Jr.
Zhaojie Zhang
Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award in Honor of George R. Richason, Jr.
Pranav Viswanathan (Muthukumar)
Positron Award
Pranav Viswanathan (Muthukumar)
Richard W. Fessenden Award
Kaijia Liu (Lin)
Senior Class Award
Pranav Viswanathan (Muthukumar)