Department of Chemistry
College of Letters & Science

Department of Chemistry awards more than $290,000 in scholarships

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By Caraline Pham
Department Communications

The Department of Chemistry celebrated more than 100 undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff members, at the 2019 Student Award Ceremony on April 26. Thanks to generous donors, the department was able to offer more than $290,000 in awards to aide student education and research. In addition, students who won awards from several other groups were honored for their accomplishments.

These awards recognize members of The Department of Chemistry community for their outstanding work. It is thanks to our community that The Department of Chemistry is able to remain at the forefront of research and continue to uphold excellence in academics and research, fulfilling the Wisconsin Idea.

DEPARTMENTAL SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARDS

  • Beyer, Peyton­ – Undergraduate Student Support in Chemistry Scholarship
  • Brunn, John – Ackerman Scholarship, Edwin M. and Kathryn M. Larsen Scholarship
  • Doughty, Sarah – Richard J. Boomer Student Support Fund in Chemistry, Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Chemistry Scholarship
  • England, Kevin – Richard J. Boomer Student Support Fund in Chemistry
  • Geunes, Eric – Wayland E. Noland Research Fellowship, Ackerman Scholarship
  • Kim, Yeon Jung – Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship, Walter W. and Young-Ja C. Toy Scholarship
  • Ni, Chi-Min – Dempsky Chemistry Scholarship
  • Pliszka, Helena ­– Mabel Duthey Reiner Scholarship, James Y. and Harriet P. Tong Scholarship in Chemistry
  • Raskopf, William – Department of Chemistry Scholarship, Edward J. Panek Memorial Scholarship
  • Tigges-Green, Isabelle – George J. and Arleen D. Ziarnik Scholarship, Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Chemistry Scholarship

DEPARTMENTAL UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC YEAR AWARDS

  • Beyer, Peyton – Undergraduate Student Support in Chemistry Scholarship, Ieva L. Reich Undergraduate Scholarship
  • Brunn, John – Ackerman Scholarship
  • Carlson, Grace – George J. and Arleen D. Ziarnik Scholarship, Andrew Dorsey Memorial Scholarship
  • Cunniff, Chase – Undergraduate Student Support in Chemistry Scholarship
  • Doughty, Sarah – Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship
  • Engel, Miriam – Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship
  • Evensen, Claire – Saco Polymers Scholarship, Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship
  • Feider, Natalie – Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship
  • Geng, Han – Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship
  • Geunes, Eric – Ackerman Scholarship
  • Gugger, Morgan – Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Chemistry Scholarship, Margaret McClean Bender Scholarship, Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship
  • Halada, Stephen – James J. Leddy Scholarship, Richard Fischer Scholarship
  • Kim, Yeon Jung – Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship
  • Lin, Yueai – Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship
  • Ma, Stella – Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship
  • Ni, Chi-Min – Dempsky Chemistry Scholarship
  • O’Sullivan, Charlotte – Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Chemistry Scholarship, Lindsey Theresa Plank Memorial Scholarship
  • Onnuch, Polpum – Robert Franklin Taylor Scholarship, Department of Chemistry Scholarship
  • Palatnik, Benjamin – Robert Franklin Taylor Scholarship
  • Pliszka, Helena – James Y. and Harriet P. Tong Scholarship in Chemistry, Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Chemistry Scholarship
  • Raskopf, William – Robert and Diane Paulick Undergraduate Scholarship, Department of Chemistry Scholarship
  • Raymond-Schmidt, Lisa – Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship
  • Singh, Aditya – Department of Chemistry Scholarship, Don Brouse Memorial Scholarship
  • Spolar, Calvin – Undergraduate Student Support in Chemistry Scholarship
  • Wu, Mengcheng – Ackerman Scholarship
  • Ying, Yuchen – Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship
  • Zhao, Keer – Margaret McClean Bender Scholarship, Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Chemistry Scholarship, Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship

GENERAL CHEMISTRY AWARDS

  • Fan, Yibo – Francis Craig Krauskopf Memorial Award
  • Forman, Rebecca – Francis Craig Krauskopf Memorial Award
  • Ni, Pinzhi – Francis Craig Krauskopf Memorial Award
  • Tung, Anton – Francis Craig Krauskopf Memorial Award
  • Wilkie, Nicholas – Francis Craig Krauskopf Memorial Award
  • Yang, Nina – Francis Craig Krauskopf Memorial Award
  • McIntosh, Jessica – John & Elizabeth Moore Award for Excellence in Chemistry 108
  • Boettge, Walt – John & Elizabeth Moore Award for Excellence in Chemistry 109
  • Onnuch, Polpum – John & Elizabeth Moore Award for Excellence in Chemistry 109
  • Thoreson, Nicholas – John & Elizabeth Moore Award for Excellence in Chemistry 109

ALPHA CHI SIGMA AWARD

  • Sous, Jinan Ehsan – Alpha Chi Sigma Alumni Endowed Scholarship

HILLDALE-HOLSTROM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

These students were honored for winning a Hilldale-Holstrom Research Fellowship:

  • Peyton Beyer
  • Sarah Doughty
  • Claire Evensen
  • Benjamin Fordyce
  • Eric Geunes
  • Sean Huth
  • Yeon Jung Kim
  • Stella Ma
  • Calvin Spolar
  • Keer Zhao

WISCONSIN ACS LOCAL SECTION

  • Aranda, Alberto – Wisconsin ACS Local Section Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry
  • Buboltz, Jacob – Wisconsin ACS Local Section Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry
  • Carlson, Tess – Wisconsin ACS Local Section Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry
  • Guan, Weiyang – Wisconsin ACS Local Section Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry
  • Kato, Tomoki – Wisconsin ACS Local Section Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry
  • McCann, Jack – Wisconsin ACS Local Section Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry
  • Pinkerton, Tim – Wisconsin ACS Local Section Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Chemistry

OTHER UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS

  • Talon, Lillie – Lindsey T. Plank and Richard H. Putze Memorial Scholarship
  • Carlson, Grace – ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate Scholarship
  • Hunjadi, Rachel – ACS-Hach Land Grant Undergraduate Scholarship
  • Rozema, Soren – ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Award for a graduating senior
  • Sowin, Jennifer – ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Award for a graduating senior
  • Carlson, Tess – ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Undergraduate Award for a graduating senior

GRADUATE/UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS

STEPHEN MORTON RESEARCH AWARD

  • Ryan Reeves/Eleanor Landwehr (Schomaker) – Mentor/Mentee
  • Hillary Warden/Scott Lee (Fredrickson) – Mentor/Mentee

GRADUATE AWARDS

  • Alperstein, Ariel (Zanni) – John and Beverly Schrag Analytical Chemistry Outstanding Peer Award
  • Bagchi, Kushal (Ediger) –V. and Sara Reddy Award in Physical Chemistry
  • Chen, Bifan (Ge) – Gary Parr Memorial Award
  • Eshon, Josephine (Schomaker) – Robert C. Doban Mentorship Award, Harlan L. and Margaret L. Goering Organic Chemistry Fellowship
  • Hutchins, Paul (Coon) – Gary Parr Memorial Award
  • Johnson, Keywan (Weix) – Harlan L. and Margaret L. Goering Organic Chemistry Fellowship
  • Kozack, Caitlin (Stahl) – Harlan L. and Margaret L. Goering Organic Chemistry Fellowship
  • Laudadio, Liz (Hamers) – Michael W. McCoy Memorial Scholarship, John and Beverly Schrag Analytical Chemistry Outstanding Peer Award
  • Lumley, Margaret (Choi) – Farrington Daniels Ethical Leadership Fellowship
  • Manson, Daniel (Blackwell) – Harlan L. and Margaret L. Goering Organic Chemistry Fellowship
  • Novak, Gordon (Bertram) – Robert C. Doban Mentorship Award
  • Nutting, Jordan (Stahl) – Harold Hay Fellowship
  • Petti, Megan (Zanni) – Roger J. Carlson Graduate Award
  • Salazar, Chase (Stahl) – Sam C. Slifkin Award in Chemistry
  • Schaffer, Leah (Smith) – Harold Hay Fellowship
  • Styles, Matt (Blackwell) – Ralph F. Hirschmann – Daniel H. Rich Fellowship in Bio-Organic Chemistry
  • Vasquez, Joseph (Blackwell) – Paul Bender Memorial Award
  • Wu, Zhijie Abe (Ge) – Robert C. Doban Mentorship Award
  • Zhang, Yongqian Kelly (Hamers) – Michael W. McCoy Memorial Scholarship

GRADUATE RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS

  • Cueny, Eric (Landis) – Charles P. and Martha L. Casey Excellence in Research Award – Organic
  • Delaney, Kellen (Li) – Richard and Joan Hartl Excellence in Research Award – Analytical
  • Guillot, Sarah (Hamers) – Leah Cohodas Berk Award for Excellence in Chemistry
  • Li, Wenjie Jerry (Jin) – Richard and Joan Hartl Excellence in Research Award – Materials
  • Ostrander, Josh (Zanni) – Richard and Joan Hartl Excellence in Research Award – Physical
  • Specht, Sarah (Hermans) – Leah Cohodas Berk Award for Excellence in Chemistry
  • Wang, Yu-Heng Larry (Stahl) – Charles P. and Martha L. Casey Excellence in Research Award – Inorganic

PEI WANG FELLOWSHIP (2019)

  • Milton Acosta
  • Alyah Chmiel
  • Froylan Fernandez
  • Brandon Flores
  • Gillian Good
  • Minji Kim
  • Eric Kohn
  • Willa Mihalyi-Koch
  • Joshua Kreisel
  • Dominic Mattock
  • Princess Merenini
  • David Moreno
  • Rylie Morris
  • Yulia Podorova
  • Jamorious Smith
  • Mackinsey Smith
  • Karina Targos
  • Anna Thomas

WISCONSIN INITIATIVE FOR SCIENCE LITERACY AWARD FOR COMMUNICATING PH.D. REASEARCH TO THE PUBLIC

  • Anurag Agrawal (Weisshaar 2019)
  • Emily Ehlerding (Cai 2019)
  • Kassandra Knapper (Goldsmith 2019)
  • Samuel Krerowicz (Schwartz 2019)
  • Anna Brezny (Landis 2018)
  • Amanda Buchberger (Li 2018)
  • Allison C. Cardiel (Choi 2018)
  • Stephen Kubota (Choi 2018)
  • Lydia H. Manger (Goldsmith 2018)
  • Sonisilpa Mohapatra (Weisshaar 2018)
  • Keren Turton (Mosher 2018)
  • Melinda Shearer (Jin & Hamers 2018)
  • Zhilin Yang (Weis­shaar 2018)

GRADUATE STUDENT FACULTY LIAISON COMMITTEE AWARD

Student Winners

  • Novak, Gordon (Bertram) – GSFLC Mentor Award
  • Ostrander, Josh (Zanni) – GSFLC Mentor Award
  • Specht, Sarah (Hermans) – GSFLC Mentor Award

Staff Winners

  • Esselman, Brian –GSFLC Mentor Award
  • Schwartz, Mike – GSFLC Mentor Award

DEPARTMENTAL ACADEMIC STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD

  • Moore, Elizabeth – Departmental Academic Staff Excellence Award