2023 Awardees

Alpha Chi Sigma (ΑΧΣ) Outstanding Student Award
This award is presented to a student who has demonstrated an interest in chemistry, shown outstanding academic potential as judged by instructors, and has demonstrated leadership with fellow students.
Chris Adam

Alumni First Year Achievement Awards
This award is presented to students in their first-year chemistry program who have demonstrated exceptional performance in their laboratory and lecture work. The award is based on the recommendations of instructors, graduate student instructors, and undergraduate advisors.
Kevin Dancey
Arvind Emmanuel
Bella Flores
Finley Gordon
Tejas Kudva
Maggie Robbins
Praneet Voleti
Jonathan Wuchter

Alumni Outstanding Awards
The Alumni Outstanding Awards recognize academic excellence and leadership potential of second year, third year, and senior majors from within the Department of Chemistry.
2nd Year Student:  Xiaoyue Ma 
3rd Year Student:  Alyssa Wu 
Senior Year Student: Grace Clinger

American Chemical Society Chemistry Awards
These awards are presented on behalf of the American Chemical Society to recognize outstanding undergraduates who are conducting research in the fields of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.
Analytical Chemistry Award
Samantha Edgcombe
Emma Mendez
Evelyn Widmaier
Inorganic Chemistry Award
Abha Dabak-Wakankar
Jordan Hinkley
Ellis Mason
Organic Chemistry Award
Nicholas Finn
Logan Jacobson
Anaise Thomas
Physical Chemistry Award
Alexey Kovalenko
Eric Ma
Nicholas Wiesner

American Institute of Chemists Awards
The American Institute of Chemists Awards are given by the recommendation of the awards committee based on a student’s excellent record of ability, character, and academic achievement.
Biochemistry – Yulia Rakova
Chemistry – Emma Sollner

CRC Outstanding Achievement Award
Each year the Departments of Chemistry recognizes a student taking introductory chemistry who has demonstrated exceptional performance in laboratory and lecture work. The CRC Award is one of the top honors for an early-career student.
Tim Nagel

Department of Chemistry Isabella Karle Memorial Award
The Isabella Karle Memorial Award is one of the tops honors given to recognize excellence and scholarly achievement by a senior undergraduate chemistry or biochemistry major.
Kara Greene

Seyhan N. Ege—WISE Award
Seyhan N. Ege was one of the founders of the University of Michigan’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program. Each year, the Program recognizes outstanding achievement by an undergraduate student from a group that is traditionally underrepresented in the chemical sciences.
Lilly Chui

First Year Chemistry Leadership Award
This award is given to three first year undergraduate students who are taking courses in the Department of Chemistry, and have demonstrated exceptional leadership in their laboratory and lecture courses. The award is based on the recommendations of instructors, graduate student instructors, and undergraduate advisors.
Eliza Cattaneo
John Jeffers
Cassandra Steffensen

Albert Hinsdale Memorial Endowment
Sean Stroble

Honors College Vanko Award
Named for the late Roger B. Vanko, this award is presented each year to an outstanding Honors student majoring in Chemistry or Biochemistry who intends to pursue graduate work in the field of Chemistry.
Julian Meza
Maxwell Wadley

Huron Valley Section Outstanding Student Leadership Award
Each year, the Huron Valley Section is pleased to recognize outstanding achievement in professional citizenship demonstrated by an undergraduate student.
Nikki Keramati
Anna Rapp

May-Walt Summer Research Scholarship
Jaclyn Carrannanto
Annika Ehrlacher
Brian Georgis
Sophie Gold
Erica Haskell
Chyenne Igunbor
Sahil Kapila
Sophia Liu
Xiaoyue Ma
Monica Mashkevich
Nate Meier
Marla Muter
Alex Reed
Ella Sobieszczyk
Nick Thabit
Ngan Vo
Walter Yates Award
Mason Flora
Vyom Grover
Cheuk Yin Chadwin Ng

Royal Society of Chemistry Award
The Royal Society of Chemistry provides the University of Michigan Chemistry Department with awards each year to be given to an outstanding graduating senior.
Shayna Brotzman
Katherine Hebert

Kathleen Haller Ryan Scholarship
The Kathleen Haller Ryan Scholarship is presented to a student who has shown outstanding achievement in the field of Chemistry or Biochemistry.
Jasen Chen
Tara Tekkey

William Smeaton Memorial Award
Nicklas Staudacher

Margaret & Herman Sokol Award
Bridget McCann
Colin Priest
Stefanie Swiecki

Summer Undergraduate Research Program Awards
James E. Harris Scholarship
Ellen Gross
Diego Rojas
Roland Ullrich
Marius Vava
Zhizhuo Zhang

Sweetland Center for Writing Award
Presented by Professor Theresa Tinkle, Director, Sweetland Center for Writing.
Ali Attar   "M2 Protein: The Henchman of Influenza A" Written for CHEM 353, Instructor: Daisy Haas Excellence in Upper-Level Writing Prize (Science)

Walter Yates Award
The Walter Yates Award is one of the top honors given to recognize excellence and scholarly achievement by a senior undergraduate chemistry or biochemistry major.
Abigail Bracken