Undergraduate Awards

Outstanding academic performance by undergraduate Chemistry majors is recognized by the following awards:

The William Pitt Mason Prize is awarded at graduation to a senior who has exhibited outstanding academic performance and exceptional promise of professional success; presentation of a senior thesis is a major consideration in making this award.

2003 Recipient - David Weber

The John and Mary Cloke Prize is awarded at graduation to a senior who is continuing in Chemistry, Medicine or Biological Science and who has a distinguished academic record in the Chemistry department.

2003 Recipient - Melissa VanAlstyne

The George J. Janz Award for Undergraduate Research in Physical Chemistry

An award for the support of undergraduate research in an area of Physical Chemistry, given to an undergraduate student in Chemistry who shows high scientific promise.

The award will provide funds for stipend support for the student, usually for the summer term. In addition to a stipend, the award will provide funds toward the student's attendance at an appropriate scientific meeting. This need not be done during the period of the stipend support.

The Arthur G. Schultz Award for Undergraduate Research in Organic Chemistry

An award for the support of undergraduate research in an area of Organic Chemistry, given to an undergraduate student in Chemistry who shows high scientific promise.

The award will provide funds for stipend support for the student, usually for the summer term. In addition to a stipend, the award will provide funds toward the student's attendance at an appropriate scientific meeting. This need not be done during the period of the stipend support.