2023 Student Awards

2023 Graduate Awardees

  • Lauren Arias (Olson Lab)
    • Department of Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award
  • Margaret Berrens (Donadio Lab)
    • Edmund and Wilma Fink Memorial Award
  • Mateo Cepeda (Siegel Lab)
    • Department of Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award
  • Sarah Costa (Balch Lab)
    • Raymond M. Keefer Endowment
  • Brandon Cutler (Augustine Lab)
    • August "Gus" Maki Memorial Fund Award
  • Wentao Guo (Tantillo Lab)
    • Peter A. Rock Graduate Fellowship
  • Max Hexom (Olson Lab)
    • Department of Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award
  • Cheng-en (Andy) Hsieh (Shaw Lab)
    • George and Jackie Hague International Graduate Student Award
  •  Rishab Iyer (Olson Lab)
    • Raymond M. Keefer Endowment
  • Tanner Kimberly (Kauzlarich Lab)
    • Susan M. Kauzlarich Graduate Fellowship
  • Volga Kojasoy (Tantillo Lab)
    • David and Ruth Volman Award in Chemistry
  • Jesi Lee (Fiehn Lab)
    • David and Ruth Volman Award in Chemistry
  • Herra Mendoza (Beal Lab)
    • David and Ruth Volman Award in Chemistry
  • Kyle Vandserschoot (Neumann Lab)
    • Department of Chemistry Teaching Assistant Award
  • David Villarreal (Britt Lab)
    • Raymond M. Keefer Endowment
  • Yue Yuan (Chen Lab)
    • Raymond M. Keefer Endowment
  • Wenxing Zou (Power Lab)
    • Outstanding Dissertation Award
    • David and Ruth Volman Award in Chemistry

2023 Undergraduate Awardees

  • Marcos Aceves (Senior, Chemistry) 
    • Department High/Highest Honors
  • Dylan Almeida (Senior, Chemical Physics)
    • Department Citation - Chemical Physics
  • Kenneth Arellano (Senior, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
  • Kaylyn Bellerose (Senior, Chemistry)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
  • Kevin Benitez (Senior, Chemistry)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
  • Ethan Chen (Junior, Chemistry)
    • AMPAC Undergraduate Summer Research Award
  • Roee Dagan (Senior, Chemistry)
    • ACS Hach Land Grant Scholarship
  • Cole Dickson (Senior, Chemistry)
    • Roche Medicinal Chemistry Research Award
  • Ellen Feuss (Senior, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
    • Department Citation - Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Sydney Figueroa (Senior, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
  • Allison Gee (Senior, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    • AMPAC Undergraduate Summer Research Award 
  • Zane Haidar (Senior, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    • Roche Medicinal Chemistry Research Award
  • Natasha Hanna (Senior, Applied Chemistry)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
    • Department Citation - Applied Chemistry - Environmental
  • Emily Jimenez (Senior, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
  • Ryan Katz (Senior, Applied Chemistry)
    • Department Citation - Applied Chemistry - Forensic
  • Ruyi Ke (Senior, Chemistry and Managerial Economics)
    • Larock Outstanding Graduating Senior Award - Chemistry
    • Department Citation - Chemistry
    • Department High/Highest Honors 
  • April Lu (Senior, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    • Larock Outstanding Graduating Senior Award - Pharmaceutical Chemistry
    • Department Citation - Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Yuanrui Lu (Senior, Chemistry)
    • Department Citation - Chemistry
  • Justin Medrano (Senior, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
  • Emily Morgan (Senior, Applied Chemistry)
    • Department Citation - Applied Chemistry - Forensic
  • Gia-Ann Nguyen (Senior, Chemistry)
    • Department Citation - Chemistry
  • Cassandra Padilla (Senior, Applied Chemistry)
    • Larock Outstanding Graduating Senior Award - Applied Chemistry
    • Department High/Highest Honors
    • Department Citation - Applied Chemistry - Environmental
  • Anastasia Piccinini (Senior, Chemistry)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
    • Department Citation - Chemistry
  • Fernanda Quiroz (Senior, Chemistry)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
    • Department Citation - Chemistry
  • Kate Rasmussen (Senior, Applied Chemistry and Food Science)
    • Department Citation - Applied Chemistry - Environmental 
  • Bronson Ruiz (Senior, Chemistry)
    • AMPAC Undergraduate Summer Research Award
  • Tania Shahvali (Senior, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    • Maureen Bellettini Memorial Book Award
  • Sergio Torres (Senior, Chemistry)
    • Department High/Highest Honor 
  • Adam Vera (Senior, Applied Chemistry)
    • ​​​​​​​Department Citation - Applied Chemistry - Environmental
  • Rima Vyas (Senior, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    • ​​​​​​​Department Citation - Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Anthony Witt (Senior, Pharmaceutical Chemistry)
    • Susan Kauzlarich Undergraduate Research Award in Inorganic Chemistry
    • ​​​​​​​Maureen Bellettini Undergraduate Research Scholarship
  • Sydney Wren (Senior, Applied Chemistry)
    • ACS Hach Land Grant Scholarship
  • Kaixin Wu (Senior, Chemical Physics)
    • Department High/Highest Honors
    • Department Citation - Chemical Physics 
  • Jason Tae Yi (Senior, Chemical Physics)
    • ​​​​​​​Larock Outstanding Graduating Senior Award - Chemical Physics
    • Department Citation - Chemical Physics
    • Department High/Highest Honors