On April 20, 2023 we held the annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate our students, faculty and staff. It was a celebration of hard work and outstanding contributions of the Department of Chemistry.
Guest Speaker:
Adrienne Carey, MD
Assist. Professor, Infectious Diseases & Immunology. Program Director, Infectious
Diseases Fellowship
University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Chemistry Alumna (2009) and former
recipient of the numerous Chemistry Awards.
Undergraduate Awards
American Institute of Chemists AwardElena Sjoblom COS Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher AwardsYexalen Barrera-Casas and Alison Wang Walter D. & Grace G. Bonner Memorial AwardDawson Baxter / Eva Bol / Ali Bouck / Rachel Carder / Eli Counterman / Taylor Jorgensen / Chase Pehrson / Isaiah Rosal / Jack Sheehan / Elena Sjoblom Isabelle Smith / Rachel Whipple Honors in Chemistry AwardsMaxwell Austin / Yexalen Barrera-Casas / Beck Bassett / Lillee Casselman / Mina Done / Dhruvan Gopinath / Mason Hansen / Nathan Iverson Kevin Lutz / Emily Major / Lauren Montgomery / Catherine Petersen / Brenden Roberts / Alison Wang ACS Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemical Safety & EthicsElena Sjoblom ACS Division AwardsAnalytical – Nancy Sohlberg / Inorganic – Alison Wang / Organic – Maxwell Austin / Physical – Dawson Baxter CMES Undergraduate Research AwardNancy Sohlberg Leon Watters Memorial AwardsJamie Covington / Hana Fauver / AJ Giles / Rose Godfrey / Uziel Gonzalez / Alyssa Harpring / James Lawton / Bhakta Rahhika / Maran Sardoni Nancy Sohlberg Ferdinand A. & Ruth Anderson Peterson ScholarshipWilder Dalton Laya F. Kesner AwardsAndrew Larkin / Adam Montgomery / Olivia Schmitz Armantrout Memorial AwardLorrin Malady Melvin C. Cannon ScholarshipVincent Ngo Wilkes ScholarAndrew Larkin Resiliency AwardsAdam Ford / Safiya Hamud / Sky Hansen / Maria Hernandez Rivera / Clay Walker ChemUnity Mentor AwardsKobi Baker / Danny Barrera Kodak Educational Service AwardsYexalen Barrera-Casas / Parker Guzman / Delaney Miller College of Science Theodore V. Hanks ScholarshipWilder Dalton College of Science Talent ScholarshipsDanny Barrera / Andy Nieto College of Science Dean's ScholarshipAric Potter College of Science Promise ScholarshipsClista Galecki / Anna Christiansen College of Science Paul and Darice Koo ScholarshipSafiya Hamud College of Science Crocker Science House ScholarsBrekke Pattison – Sugihara Scholar / Abbie Nistler Kodak Teaching Fellow ScholarshipsKesaia Akau / Alex Balinger / Joshua Bilsky* / Dion Copoulos* / Jackson Elowitt* / Sanaz Habibi* / Emma Hale* / Thomas Kawagoe* / Silvia Leon-Moreno / Delaney Miller / Jake Pedigo* / Jesus Sandres* / Olivia Schmitz / Elena Sjoblom / Anna Tang / Pierce Wratten Departmental Tuition Benefit ScholarshipsHusaib Arshad / Danny Barrera / Clista Galecki / Tessa Larsen / Abbie Nistler The Ronald & Eileen Ragsdale - Undergraduate Endowment ScholarshipsAric Potter (Eyring Award) / Travis Martinez (Burdett Award) Undergraduate Research ScholarshipsArnel Besic / Natalia Danilla / Mary Alice Parker / Gary Perea / Elena Sjoblom / Sophie Steckel / Rachel Whipple Mack Thomas Rozelle ScholarshipsFiedel Bailee / Grace Bean / Emily Dalley / Maddox Riewald / Kristen Rye / Morgan Smoot Lloyd E. Malm Memorial AwardsNehal Bakshi / Navneet Brar / Marcus Castro / Malia McCann / Ritika Nayan / Eron Powell / Jezra Simmons W. H. Breckenridge Honors ScholarshipsNoah Coombs / Zoie Frisby / Kaylee Meyers |
Graduate Awards
Cheves T. Walling Graduate Research AwardsKameron Hansen / Grant Myres The Ronald & Eileen Ragsdale - Curie Club Graduate Research AwardDakota Merriles NSF Graduate Research FellowshipEmily Carroll – Honorable Mention Harris Graduate Fellowship in Analytical ChemistryDavid Williamson Keck Graduate Fellowship in Organic ChemistryJordan Liles William E. Jack Life Science Graduate Research AwardShereen Howpay Manage Anthony W. Czarnik Curie Club Graduate Teaching AwardAlex Ring Craig & Linda Lee Curie Club Graduate Teaching AwardTyler Southam Dow Chemical First-Year AwardsEmma Hale / Zrinko Juric / Thomas Kawagoe / Luke Kays / Tashi Liebergesell / Kevin McFadden |
Faculty Awards
Robert W. Parry Teaching Award - Endowed by the Brady FoundationShelley Minteer Royal Society of Chemistry FellowShelley Minteer Royal Australian Institute of Chemistry Bruno Breyer AwardShelley Minteer ACS Division of Chemical Toxicology Founders AwardCynthia Burrows Pauling Medal AwardCynthia Burrows American Association of Advance Science Election to FellowVahe Bandarian University of Utah College of Science UPSTEM Faculty FellowsKaci Kuntz / Janis Louie / Aaron Puri American Physical Society Irving Langmuir AwardValeria Molinero Utah Academy of Engineering and SciencesValeria Molinero National Academy of SciencesValeria Molinero University of Utah Distinguished ProfessorMichael Morse 2022 Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences & Engineering AwardConnor Bischak W.M. Keck Foundation GrantsMichael Grünwald / Ryan Looper / Rodrigo Noriega University of Utah Presidential ScholarLuisa Whittaker-Brooks ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research Class of Influential ResearchersLuisa Whittaker-Brook Outstanding Early Career Investigator AwardLuisa Whittaker-Brooks ACS Award in Theoretical Physical ChemistryJack Simons American Association Advance Science Election to FellowJennifer Shumaker-Parry W.W. Epstein Outstanding Educator AwardJared Smith |
Staff Service Recognition
15 Years - Renee Laws / 20 Years - Kevin Teaford / 25 Years - Shawn Laughli
Diana Campbell Memorial Staff Excellence Award
Jollanda Valejo
The 2023 J. Allen Alexander Award
Kevin Teaford