Kevin Lam, a graduate student from Prof. Chris Bardeen’s lab, has been selected to receive the 2026 Chemistry Alumni Award. His excellent experimental abilities, research autonomy, high productivity, and outstanding communication abilities were all cited in his selection. Kevin defended his Ph.D. at the end of Spring quarter and will soon start a job at...
Komal Sharma, a fourth-year graduate student from Prof. Richard Hooley’s lab, has been selected to receive the 2026 Richard R. Schrock Graduate Award. The selection committee noted Komal’s outstanding work in synthesizing biomimetic self-assembled metal-organic cages which overcome many common self-assembly limitations and are catalytically active. This award was generously endowed by Richard and Nancy...
Lin He, a third-year graduate student from Prof. Ryan Julian’s group, has been selected to receive the 2026 Donald T. Sawyer Award in Analytical Chemistry. The committee cited his excellent abilities in the lab, willingness to dive in the literature to overcome challenging obstacles, and his pioneering work in selective protein cleavage that is opening...
Malsha Amugoda, a fourth-year graduate student from Prof. James Davies’ lab, has been selected to receive the 2026 Excellence in Analytical Chemistry Research Award. The awards committee cites the creative method development, careful experimental work, strong productivity she brings to her studies of atmospherically-relevant brown carbon aerosol particles and their light-absorbing properties.
Parisa Fasihianifard, a fourth-year computational chemist from Prof. Chia-en Chang's group, has been selected to receive the 2026 Thomas Morton Graduate Award in Chemistry. The selection committee praised her research creativity and technical ability, her excellent publication record, her strong ability to communicate science, and her active engagement both in her own independent research projects...
Shola Adeniji, a fifth-year graduate student from Prof. Boniface Fokwa’s research group, has been selected to receive the 2026 Robert C. Haddon Memorial Endowed Graduate Award . The selection committee was impressed by his successful integration of experimental solid-state chemistry and theoretical modeling, which has resulted in numerous first-author publications, including multiple in high-impact journals...
