2024 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.

     Cathy Shan

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.

     Maya Barnabas, Justin Choi, Vinh Dien-Le, Anthony George, Connor Joyce,  Grace Redner, Maeha Sridharan, Jay Tycner 

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.

     Rijul Mehta, Harini Ram, Huron Tu 

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.

      Neel Moudgal

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:  Lanna Lewis
• 3rd Year Student:  Abigail Chang
• Senior Year Student:  Kelly Deng

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: Evelyn Carroll, Teresa Lee, Adam Tisch
• Inorganic Chemistry Award: Thomas Huyge, Yoshiki Kawase, Sophia Liu, 
• Organic Chemistry Award: Garret Hanks, Stefanie Swiecki, Alyssa Wu
• Physical Chemistry Award: Jaclyn Carrannanto, David Cooper, Molly Goldwasser
• Safety and Ethics: Matthew Yacoub

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 – Natalie Heitman
• Chemistry – Rafael Davish

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.

    Colin Priest, Nathaniel White

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.

     Harry Yang

Huron Valley Section Outstanding Student Leadership Award
The Huron Valley Section is pleased to recognize outstanding achievement in professional citizenship demonstrated by an undergraduate student.

     Logan Jacobson, Ellis Mason

Royal Society of Chemistry Award. (Previously Merck Award)
The Royal Society of Chemistry provides the U-M Chemistry Department with awards each year to be given to an outstanding graduating senior.  
     Nji Chungag, Yu-Tung Lee

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.

     Annika Ehrlacher, Sophie Gold 

Seyhan N. Ege-WISE Award
Seyhan N. Ege was one of the founders of the University of Michigan's Women in Science and Engineering Program.  Each year, the Program recognizes outstanding achievement by an undergraduate woman or student of color, signifying the participation of traditionally underrepresented groups in the chemical sciences.

     Serra Tuzun

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. 

       Meredith Holm

Summer Undergraduate Research Program Awards

James E. Harris Scholarship: Alexander Chang, Mason Flora

Albert Hinsdale Memorial Endowment: Edward Hu, Teresa Lee

William Smeaton Memorial Award: Nick Oliver, Colin Priest, Sydney Steele

Margaret & Herman Sokol Award: Jacqueline Anthenien, Haley Froberg, Christopher Kim, Xiaoyue Ma

May-Walt Summer Research Scholarship: Brian Cavanaugh, Jocelyn Chen, Grace Cook, David Cooper, Calliope Cutchins, Sonja Francisco, Brian Georgis, John Hammett, Shuhan He, John Jeffers, Nathan Meier, Timothy Nagel, Bella Obioha, Helen Qin, Claire Thomson, Matthew Vallano, Eli Wang