Each year, faculty members and/or lab supervisors in the Chemistry Department submit nominations for the following student awards. Award winners are recognized at our Graduation Celebration & Student Awards Ceremony in the Spring. Each receipient is given a monetary award and a certificate of recognition.
William D. Ehmann Graduate Research Award
Presented to one or more graduate student(s) in the Chemistry Department who demonstrate excellence in chemistry research.
2023 / Keerthan Rao and Adedamola Arojojoye
100% Plus Award
Given to the graduate (or undergraduate) student who shows the most exemplary professional attitude. Such an individual is enthusiastic about his/her research and frequently works nights and weekends, attends most departmental seminars and ACS Section Meetings (even when the talk is not in his/her research area of immediate interest), is interested in and helpful toward the research of other graduate and undergraduate students, tries to keep up with the research literature in his/her field and is responsible in the performance of duties outside of the research area.
2023 / Kathryn Pitton
2022 / Khaga Neupane
2021 / Setareh Saryazdi
2020 / Alexa Riddle and Taylor Varner
2019 / Ahamed Ullah
2018 / Shardrack Asare and Alexa Riddle
2017 / Mason Daniel
2016 / Rosemary Easterday
2015 / Catherine Denning
2014 / Fan Huang
2013 / John Hoben
2012 / Meng Zhong
2011 / Erin Peters
Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award
The award is based on research accomplishments for the past year. A summary of that research should be a part of the nomination.
2023 / Vinayak Bhat and Nadeesha Kothalawala
2022 / Surya Aryal and Chamikara Karunasena
2021 / Nishya Mohamed Raseek and Raphael Ryan
2020 / Tyler Mertens
2019 / Melonie Thomas
2018 / Wenjin Cao
2017 / Fan Huang
2016 / Liz Pillar-Little
2015 / Yiyang Liu and Erin Wachter
2014 / Erin Peters
2013 / Amanpreet Kaur
2012 / Anne (Liz) Harman-Ware
2011 / Sudesh Kumari
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Faculty and laboratory supervisors may nominate TAs for this award. This award may issue to TAs external to the Department of Chemistry.
2023 / Gayan Karunasinghe and Ronnie Wu
2022 / Sarah Kriger and Moses Ogbaje
2021 / Shashika Bandara and Manisha De Alwis Goonatilleke
2020 / Kanthi Nuti and Vinayak Bhat
2019 / Kirkbride Loya
2018 / Robby Pace
2017 / Bradley Stewart
2016 / Ruixin Zhou
2015 / Shubhankar Dutta
2014 / Tim Little
2013 / Bidhya Maharjan
2012 / Uttam Pokharel
2011 / Amanpreet Kaur
Charles H.H. Griffith Outstanding General Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award
To be presented to an outstanding teaching assistant in the General Chemistry program, based on nominations from the faculty and laboratory supervisors.
2023 / Poorya Kamali and Oluwatosin Obisesan
2022 / Anjam Sadik and Jovita Daraezinwa
2021 / Kathryn Pitton and Md Abu Monsur Dinar
2020 / Al Masud Abdullah and Keertahn Rao
2019 / Andrew Bradley
2018 / Ehigbai Oikeh
2017 / Nathaniel George
2016 / Katie MacMillan
2015 / Daniel Kirchhoff
2014 / Faruk Moonschi
2013 / Timothy Little
2012 / Jessica Harris
2011 / Nathan Fuenffinger
Fast Start Award
Normally presented to a graduate student in his or her first or second year in the Department of Chemistry, who has made outstanding initial overall progress towards his or her degree. Factors to be considered are performance in courses, initiative in research, and success in cumulative exams.
2023 / Udara Munugoda Hewage and Nipun Chandrasiri
2022 / Great Umenweke and Prakhar Sharma
2020 / Nadeesha Kothalawala
2019 / Ankit Pandeya
2018 / Travis Schuyler
2017 / Prasangi Rajapaksha
2016 / Qianxiang Ai
2015 / Namal Wanninayake
2014 / Anthony Petty
2013 / Wenjin Cao
2012 / Elizabeth (Liz) Pillar
2011 / Aaron Swomley