Department of Chemistry
Scholarships, Fellowships & Other Awards
The Department of Chemistry has a long history of providing many need and merit-based scholarships each year. Over $10,000 in scholarships are made possible by very generous contributions made to both ESF and the Department of Chemistry.
2024 Award Winners
| Student Name | Award Category |
| Lynzee Morris | Departmental Citizen Award |
| Hollis Harrington, Morgan Fatowe, Emily Friden, Liz McDaniel | Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award |
| Terry Eggleston | Sondheimer Endowment Student Scholarship |
| Jenna Parrish | Sondheimer Endowment Student Award |
| Jenna Parrish | John A. Meyer Environmental Chemistry Undergraduate Scholarship |
| Terry Eggleston | John A. Meyer Environmental Chemistry Undergraduate Award |
| Jenna Parrish | ACS Environmental Chemistry Undergraduate Award |
| Terry Eggleston | ACS Physical Chemistry Undergraduate Award |
| Estaban Adorno | Outstanding Junior Award |
| Anna McKenna | Outstanding Senior Award |
| Lin Lyu, Emma Coleman, Marcellin Adjoumane, Dilara Turkel Agacik, Morgan Fatowe | Graduate Student Summer Fellowships |
| Zac Triumph, Lin Lyu, Haulison Yayoh | Conrad Schuerch Scholarship |
| Saerona Kim | Chemistry Research Excellence Award |
| Amanda Charette | Chemistry Excellence in Service Award |
Named Awards
Established by Dr. Edwin C. Jahn to aid graduate and undergraduate students of the Department of Chemistry at ESF. It was Dr. Jahn's intention to honor the work of 5 distinguished emeriti faculty members by selecting student recipients whose research interests matched those of the emeriti. The emeriti to be honored through this fund are: Dr. Conrad Schuerch (natural polymers and carbohydrates); Dr. Robert Silverstein (chemical ecology); Dr. Ernest Sondheimer (biochemistry); Dr. Michael Szwarc (polymer chemistry); Dr. Tore Timell (wood, tree and forest chemistry).
| Student Name | Year of Award |
| Ying Zhou | 2018 |
| Xiang Wang | 2013 |
| Jesse Crandall | 2012 |
| Alex Levine | 2012 |
| DeAnn Barnhart | 2011 |
| Jesse Crandall | 2011 |
| Qin Wang | 2011 |
| Nan Qin | 2011 |
| Lin Wang | 2010 |
| Qin Wang | 2010 |
| DeAnn Barnhart | 2010 |
| Hongyi Hu | 2010 |
| Margaret Pavlac | 2009 |
| Qin Wang | 2009 |
| Kun Cheng | 2009 |
| Brendan Dutter | 2009 |
| Darya Prokhorova | 2008 |
| Joshua Brooks | 2008 |
| Emily White | 2007 |
| Jacob Goodrich | 2007 |
| Christopher Spiese | 2007 |
| Amber Hotto | 2006 |
| Jacob Goodrich | 2006 |
| Hui Zhao | 2006 |
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Saerona Kim | 2024 |
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Amanda Charette | 2024 |
Established to award funds, at the discretion of the President, to the needs of the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Paper & Bioprocess Engineering, and the F. Franklin Moon Library.
Established in 1980, this award was made possible by gifts from Marion Meyer and Professor John A. Meyer '58, a recognized authority in nuclear chemistry whose research interests at the College focused upon wood polymers and the chemical modification of wood, radiation chemistry and neutron activation analysis.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Terry Eggleston | 2024 |
| Lyra Sauer | 2023 |
| Raymond Flax | 2022 |
| Bella Luikart | 2021 |
| Zaynab Taveras | 2020 |
| Emily Cattarin | 2019 |
| Christopher Chambers | 2018 |
| Christopher Chambers | 2017 |
| Jason Pauldine | 2016 |
| John Ganley | 2015 |
| Eoghan L. Connors | 2014 |
| Eric T. Stevens | 2014 |
| John Richardson | 2013 |
| John Richardson | 2012 |
| John Richardson | 2011 |
| Joshua McEnaney | 2012 |
| Shannon Carpenter | 2010 |
| Mandy Freeman | 2008 |
| Jingnan Lu | 2008 |
| Matthew Martino | 2007 |
| Alexander Mueller | 2006 |
| Jaclyn Mueller | 2005 |
| Jennifer Liberatore | 2005 |
| Atahualpa Pinto | 2005 |
Created in 1983 by Dr. Meyer '58 and his wife, Marion Waterman Meyer. It provides one year, renewable awards to advanced degree candidates in polymer and environmental chemistry, wood science, or environmental biology.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Jenna Parrish | 2024 |
| Emma Chong | 2023 |
| David Spector | 2022 |
| Thi Minh Hieu Lam | 2021 |
| Rachel Czerwinski | 2020 |
| Dieter Scheibel | 2018 |
| Ricardo Joseph | 2017 |
| Yuting Zhu | 2016 |
| Katherine Perri | 2015 |
| Joanna D. Kinsey | 2014 |
| Jesse Crandall | 2013 |
| Ryan Tappel | 2012 |
| Jennifer Croskrey | 2011 |
| DeAnn Barnhart | 2008 |
| Anna Flach | 2008 |
| Lindsay Harrington | 2008 |
| Rebecca Jarrell | 2008 |
| Karen Howard | 2007 |
| Emily White | 2006 |
Established to aid deserving forest chemistry students with financial need in honor of Dr. Schuerch, a well respected member of the Faculty of Chemistry.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Zac Triumph, Lin Lyu, Haulison Yayoh | 2024 |
| Matthew Frame, Hai Nguyen | 2022 |
| Shelby Coleman | 2021 |
| Robert Moesch | 2020 |
| Robert Moesch | 2018 |
| Jesse Crandall | 2011 |
| Katie Saxton | 2010 |
| Darya Prokhorova | 2009 |
| Christopher Spiese | 2008 |
| Caiping Lin | 2007 |
| Karen Howard | 2006 |
Established in 1974 to honor the memory and work of Professor Ernest Sondheimer, who was a distinguished faculty member in the College's Chemistry Department from 1957 to 1973.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Jenna Parrish | 2024 |
| Sarah Crane | 2023 |
| David Spector | 2022 |
| Camille Beckett | 2021 |
| Tessa Whiteside | 2020 |
| Rachel Czerwinski | 2019 |
| Jordan Pitt | 2018 |
| Daniel Fougnier | 2017 |
| John Swartzfager | 2016 |
| Eric Stevens | 2015 |
| Dolly L. Hall | 2014 |
| Graham Heberlig | 2013 |
| Andrew Woodford | 2012 |
| Shannon Carpenter | 2011 |
| Justine Schmidt | 2010 |
| Alexander Mueller | 2009 |
| Jaclyn Mueller | 2008 |
| Gary Bonomo | 2007 |
| Atahualpa Pinto | 2006 |
| Jennifer Liberatore | 2006 |
| Student Name | Award Year |
| William Purcell | 2025 |
| Terry Eggleston | 2024 |
| Lyra Sauer | 2023 |
| Alexandra Woodruff | 2022 |
| Camille Beckett | 2021 |
| Zaynab Taveras | 2020 |
| Zaynab Taveras | 2019 |
Established to support ESF graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in technical areas of major national and societal significance.
Awardees for the year 2018:
- Shelby Coleman
- Weiyao Gu
- Xavier Schafer
Established in memory of world-reknowned chemist Michael Szwarc by his children to assist graduate students studying in the field of physical chemistry.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Xin Liu | 2018 |
| Ying Zhou | 2017 |
| Dieter M. Scheibel | 2016 |
| N. Scott Bergey | 2015 |
| Yuge Jiao | 2015 |
| Alex Levine | 2014 |
| Hongyi Hu | 2013 |
| Lili Wang | 2012 |
| Kun Cheng | 2010 |
| Nan Qin | 2009 |
| Caiping Lin | 2008 |
| Arsen Simonyan | 2007 |
| Suoding Li | 2006 |
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Lin Lyu, Emma Coleman, Marcellin Adjoumane, Dilara Turkel Agacik, Morgan Fatowe | 2024 |
| Dilara Agacik, Hollis Harrington, Liz McDaniel, Morgan Fatowe, Matthew Frame, Ramachandra Legundapati, Seongsu Park | 2023 |
| Matthew Frame, Amanda Charette, Shelby Zangari, Hollis Harrington, Saerona Kim, Jacki Torkelson, Shuya Li | 2022 |
| Amanda Charette, Shelby Coleman, Dariya Getya, Saerona Kim, Jacki Torkelson, Lin Wu | 2021 |
| Shuya Li, Saerona Kim, Udani Wijethunga, Jared Thompson, Lin Wu, Dariya Getya | 2020 |
| Robert Moesch, Shuya Li, John Pezzullo, Amanda Charette, Matt Quattrochi, Babatunde Olagunju, Weiyao Gu | 2019 |
Faculty of Chemistry awards
This series encompasses several merit based awards given by the Faculty of Chemistry.
Given to the most outstanding undergraduates in each academic class, freshman through senior.
| Student Name | Award | Year of Award |
| Esteban Adorno | Junior | 2024 |
| Anna McKenna | Senior | 2024 |
| Lynzee Morris | Junior | 2023 |
| Emma Chong | Senior | 2023 |
| Lyra Sauer | Junior | 2022 |
| Alexandra Woodruff | Senior | 2022 |
| Raymond Flax | Junior | 2021 |
| Thi Minh Hieu Lam | Senior | 2021 |
| Camille Beckett | Junior | 2020 |
| Matthew Washburn | Senior | 2020 |
| Tessa Whiteside | Junior | 2019 |
| Annie Stevens | Senior | 2019 |
| Camille Beckett | Sophomore | 2019 |
| Raymond Flax | Freshman | 2019 |
| Zaynab Taveras | Freshman | 2018 |
| Emily Cattarin | Sophomore | 2018 |
| Annie Stevens | Junior | 2018 |
| Daniel Fougnier | Senior | 2018 |
| Jordan Louie | Freshman | 2017 |
| Rachel Czerwinski | Outstanding Sophomore | 2017 |
| Jordan Pitt | Outstanding Junior | 2017 |
| Jacob Shave | Outstanding Senior | 2017 |
| Rachel Czerwinski | Outstanding Freshman | 2016 |
| Zachary Alger | Outstanding Sophomore | 2016 |
| Jacob Shave | Outstanding Junior | 2016 |
| Michael Zarbo | Outstanding Senior | 2016 |
| Jordan Pitt | Outstanding Freshman | 2015 |
| Jacob Shave | Outstanding Sophomore | 2015 |
| John Swartzfager | Outstanding Junior | 2015 |
| Charlene Grabowski | Outstanding Senior | 2015 |
| Kristy Northrup | Outstanding Dual Major | 2015 |
| Jacob Shave | Outstanding Freshman | 2014 |
| John Swartzfager | Outstanding Sophomore | 2014 |
| Eric Stevens | Outstanding Junior | 2014 |
| Joshua Harris | Outstanding Senior | 2014 |
| John Swatzfager | Outstanding Freshman | 2013 |
| Eric Stevens | Outstanding Sophomore | 2013 |
| Dolly Hall | Outstanding Junior | 2013 |
| John Richardson | Outstanding Senior | 2013 |
| John Ganley | Outstanding Freshman | 2012 |
| Dolly Hall | Outstanding Sophomore | 2012 |
| Graham Heberlig | Outstanding Junior | 2012 |
| Andrew Woodford | Outstanding Senior | 2012 |
| Valerie Sefani | Outstanding Freshman | 2011 |
| Dolly Hall | Outstanding Freshman | 2011 |
| Graham Heberlig | Outstanding Sophomore | 2011 |
| Robert Miller | Outstanding Junior | 2011 |
| Andrey Prokhorov | Outstanding Senior | 2011 |
| Shannon Carpenter | Outstanding Sophomore | 2010 |
| Melissa Santos | Outstanding Junior | 2010 |
| Jingnan Lu | Outstanding Senior | 2010 |
| Stephanie Anos | Outstanding Sophomore | 2009 |
| Melissa Santos | Outstanding Junior | 2009 |
| Andrey Prokhorov | Outstanding Senior | 2009 |
Given to the top performing General Chemistry workshop leader.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Matthew Zelie | 2011 |
| Robert Miller | 2010 |
| Mandy Freeman | 2008 |
| Darya Prokhorova (Graduate) | 2008 |
Presented to the best undergraduate teaching assistant during the academic year.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Trevor Cornish | 2018 |
| Trevor Cornish | 2017 |
| Rhea A. Joseph | 2016 |
| Daniel Fougnier | 2015 |
| Zachary H. Spangler | 2014 |
| Eoghan L. Connors | 2013 |
| Robert Miller | 2012 |
| Robert Miller | 2011 |
| Shannon Carpenter | 2010 |
| Joshua McEnaney | 2010 |
| Matthew Jobbins | 2009 |
| Cory Hauke | 2008 |
Presented to the top-performing graduate student teaching assistants during the academic year.
| Student Names | Award Year |
| Hollis Harrington, Morgan Fatowe, Emily Friden, Liz McDaniel | 2024 |
| Matt Frame, Morgan Fatowe | 2023 |
| Dariya Getya, John Pezzullo, Jaclyn Torkelson | 2022 |
| Amanda Charette, John Pezzullo, Jaclyn Torkelson, Kayla Davis | 2021 |
| Matt Quattrochi, Amanda Charette, Jaclyn Torkelson | 2019 |
| Shelby Coleman, Tyler Coccarelli, Zhuyun Julia Ye | 2018 |
| Gram Townsend, Sierra Jech, Dieter Scheibel | 2017 |
| Robert Moesch, Joshua Harris, Ricardo Joseph | 2016 |
| Inger M. Tysoobotn, Dieter M. Scheibel, Liang Chen | 2015 |
| Ricardo Joseph, John Kelly, Samantha Weber | 2014 |
| Xian Wang, N. Scott Bergey, Jesse Crandall | 2013 |
| N. Scott Bergey, Caresse Fernandez, Michelle Giardono | 2012 |
| Jesse Crandall, Lucia Salamanca Cordona, Alex Levine, Kristina Goranova | 2011 |
Given to a top performing first-year graduate student in the Ph.D. program.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Xavier Schafer | 2018 |
| Khoa Lam | 2017 |
| Joshua Harris | 2015 |
| Gram Townsend | 2014 |
| Yuting Zhu | 2013 |
| John Kelly | 2012 |
| Lucia Salamanca Cordona | 2011 |
Presented to an undergraduate who exemplifies service, academics, and scholarship in the Department of Chemistry.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Lynzee Morris | 2024 |
| Lyra Sauer | 2023 |
| David Spector | 2022 |
| Shelby Coleman | 2021 |
| Jordan Louie | 2020 |
| Robert Moesch | 2019 |
| Kaela Natwora | 2018 |
| Tiara N. Ogus | 2017 |
| Jordan A. Pitt | 2016 |
| Ryan Lonie | 2015 |
| Marie Panossian | 2015 |
| Eric Stevens | 2014 |
| Graham Heberlig | 2013 |
| Eoghan Connors | 2012 |
| Joshua McEnaney | 2011 |
Other awards
- ACS Affiliate award - Given to a student to honor their commitment to the chemistry profession and sponsored by the local section of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The winner is awarded a one-year student membership to the ACS.
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Jenna Parrish | 2024 |
| Sarah Crane | 2023 |
| Student Name | Award Year |
| Terry Eggleston | 2024 |