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Department News

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Student Honors/Awards

Nicholas Garcia awarded a DoE Office of Science Graduate Research Award

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Nicholas Garcia awarded a Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Research (SCGSR) Award

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Postdoctoral Associates Honors & Awards, Student Honors/Awards

Dr. Evan Beaumier has been awarded the Department of Chemistry’s 2020 Best Thesis Award

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Dr. Evan Beaumier has been awarded the Department of Chemistry’s 2020 Best Thesis Award

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Student Honors/Awards

Students honored for 4th-Year Virtual Seminar Series talks

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Eight graduate students—Yukun Cheng, Ethan Gormong, Katherine Jones, Nathan Love, Bach Nguyen, Claire Seitzinger, Christopher Warkentin, and Huda Zahid—were selected as winners of the 4th-Year Virtual Seminar Series that replaced the annual 3rd-year Graduate Student Research Symposium, which was canceled in Spring 2020 due to Covid-19.

Student Honors/Awards

Brian Carrick wins 1st place in AIChE competition

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Brian Carrick, a junior undergraduate student double majoring in chemical engineering and chemistry, tied for first place in the 2020 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Student Technical Presentation Competition.

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Student Honors/Awards

Huda Zahid receives IEM Doctoral Fellowship

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Huda Zahid, a fourth-year graduate student working with Professor William Pomerantz, has received a 2020-2021 Engineering in Medicine Doctoral Fellowship from the University of Minnesota Institute for Engineering in Medicine.

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Student Honors/Awards

Brianna Collins receives Phillips 66 fellowship

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Brianna Collins, a 4th-year graduate student working with Professor Jason Goodpaster, has received a 2021 Phillips 66 Fellowship for graduate research in an energy-related field.

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Student Honors/Awards

Outstanding Teaching Assistants, Students honored for 2019-20

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The Department of Chemistry honored its outstanding teaching assistants and those earning 4.0 GPAs for the 2019-20 school year.

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Student Honors/Awards

Adeline Espinasse receives Baxter Young Investigator Award

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Adeline Espinasse, a 5th-year graduate student working with Professor Erin Carlson, has received a Baxter Young Investigator Award. She was selected as a First-Tier Awardee, of which there are only six in the nation.

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Student Honors/Awards

Rebeca Rodriguez receives WCC Merck Research Award

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Rebeca "Becky" Rodriguez, a 4th-year graduate student working with Professor Christy Haynes, has received the prestigious and competitive Women Chemists Committee (WCC)/Merck Research Award, which recognizes research excellence.

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Student Honors/Awards

Students awarded 2020 Excellence Fellowships

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Six of the department's 4th-year graduate students have received 2020-2021 Excellence Fellowships, which were established through philanthropic contributions to support graduate students. This year's recipients are Brendan Graziano, Nathan Love, Noelle Olson, Claire Seitzinger, Yangzesheng "Andrew" Sun, and Xiaoxiao Yao.