2015 Graduate Awards Ceremony
The Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M University is among the most highly respected chemistry departments in the U.S, currently ranked 19th by US News & World Report. Our goal is to prepare the next generation of leaders to tackle the scientific and technological challenges society faces and to drive innovation in education. The program not only provides excellent training in the core areas of chemistry — organic, inorganic (currently ranked 5th in the country), physical/ nuclear, analytical, and biological — from worldrenowned faculty but also has strength in many interdisciplinary areas, including materials, energy, and macromolecular science. Students have the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art instrumentation and to utilize first-class facilities in their research. After graduation, our students find successful employment in industry, including Dow, Eastman, BASF, Exxon Mobil, and Intel; with federal agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. National Labs; and at numerous academic institutions.
Dr. Simon North, Associate Head and Graduate Advisor Dr. Joanna Pellois, Associate Graduate Advisor
THANK YOU
to our primary sponsor, The Dow Chemical Company, and awards sponsors, BASF and Eastman Chemical, for their continued support of the Graduate Program in Chemistry at Texas A&M.
A special thanks to the following former students who have supported the graduate program in Chemistry:
Dr. John Beckerdite Dr. Hannah Crampton Dr. Kelmara Kelly Dr. Dawn Mason Dr. Erin Tullos Dr. Stacey Wark Santolli
NATIONAL & UNIVERSITY National Awards
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Luis De Jesus Baez University Awards
U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship Amanda David Montgomery Graduate Endowed Fellowship Amanda David Natalie Harvey George W. Kunze Endowed Graduate Student Award Andrew Brown Association of Former Students Graduate Merit Fellowship Christopher Watson Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Fellowship Alex Kosanovich
DEPARTMENTAL Departmental - Teaching Awards
Eastman Chemical Teaching Award Jason Denny Visruth Gowda Rajat Maji Departmental - Safety Awards
BASF Safety Champion Award Khoi Van Jason Denny Stephen Fordham
DEPARTMENTAL Departmental - Research Awards
Sharon Dabney Award Masato Hirai Bruno. J. Zwolinski Endowed Graduate Fellowship Award in Physical Chemistry Yaewon Kim Jack H. Lunsford ‘57 Endowed Fellowship in Physical Chemistry Kelly Servage Richard W. Schmude, Jr. Endowed Graduate Scholarship in Chemistry Amanda David Marie and Jim H. ‘29 Galloway Graduate Scholarship James Jones
DEPARTMENTAL Departmental - Research Awards
Dr. Minoru Tsutsui Memorial Endowed Graduate Scholarship in Chemistry Haifeng Yang Thomas. J. Hairston Memorial Graduate Scholarship Samuel Kyran Dow Chemical Graduate Scholar Awards Wan-Chun Chung Samuel Kyran Nilkamal Mahanta Donyue Xin Fuwu Zhang The Dow Chemical Company Charlene Black Miller ‘79 Endowed Memorial Fellowship in Chemistry Dawei Feng
Program
Introductory Comments Dr. Simon North, Associate Head and Graduate Advisor, Chemistry
Internships and External Recognition Dr. Joanna Pellois, Associate Graduate Advisor, Chemistry
Departmental Travel Awards Dr. Christian Hilty, Chair, Graduate Awards Committee, Chemistry
National Awards Dr. Simon North, Graduate Advisor, Chemistry
University Awards Dr. Mark Zoran, Associate Dean, College of Science
Departmental Teaching and Safety Awards Dr. Kelmara Kelly, Eastman Chemical Dr. Stacey Wark Santolli, BASF
Departmental Research Awards Dr. Francois Gabbai, Department Head, Chemistry Dr. Hannah Crampton, Dow Chemical
Closing Remarks Dr. Simon North, Associate Head and Graduate Advisor, Chemistry