Students – Department of Chemistry

ACCESS Day 2026

Categories: Students

July 15, 2026, in the Department of Chemistry University of Utah’s College of Science runs the ACCESS Scholars program; a program focused on facilitating research along with leadership experiences in science and mathematics for College of Science students. History of ACCESS Originally named the ACCESS Program for Women in Science and Mathematics when it was established in 1991, it had the goal of preparing undergraduate women for success […]

August 13, 2026

Connor Ambrose and Kenny Drbohlav NSF Recognition

Categories: Awards, Research, Students

Two rising researchers in the University of Utah’s Department of Chemistry—Connor Ambrose and Kenny Drbohlav, both students in the Luo Lab at the University of Utah Chemistry—have earned national recognition through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP), one of the nation’s most competitive and respected awards for early-career scientists. The NSF […]

April 29, 2026

Dr. Sanaz Habibi Awarded Stockham Medal

Categories: Awards, Students

Congratulations to Dr. Sanaz Habibi, recent Chemistry PhD graduate, on being awarded the 2025 Thomas G. Stockham Medal for Conspicuously Effective Teaching! The Stockham Medal for Conspicuously Effective Teaching is awarded to one university student a year in recognition of exceptional teaching achievement. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors or mentors and winners of […]

July 18, 2025

Celebrating the 2025 Chemistry Graduates

Categories: History, Students

Celebrating the 2025 Chemistry Graduates The Department of Chemistry at the University of Utah proudly congratulates our 2025 graduates on their exceptional achievements and academic milestones. On May 1st, the College of Science Commencement Ceremony brought together undergraduate and graduate students across several disciplines to honor their hard work, resilience, and dedication throughout their academic […]

May 7, 2025

Delaney Miller Selected as Semi-Finalist for the Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Categories: Awards, Students

The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships announced that 12 University of Utah students have been selected as semi-finalists for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this nationally competitive program supports academic exchanges between the United States and over 140 countries around the […]

March 31, 2025

Chemistry Students Place Third in Climate Solutions Hackathon

Categories: Awards, Students

Chemistry Students Place Third in Climate Solutions Hackathon The University of Utah’s Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy recently hosted their annual Climate Solutions Hackathon – an event where great minds come together to find creative solutions to a specific climate-related problem. This year’s hackathon was focused on finding solutions to the various aspects […]

March 26, 2025

U Chemistry Student Awarded Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

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Chemist is fourth consecutive Churchill Scholar from the U Cameron Owen, Churchill Scholar Photo Credit: Dave Titensor/ University of Utah Jan. 22, 2019— Cameron Owen of Boise, Idaho, a senior majoring in chemistry and physics and minoring in mathematics, has received the prestigious Churchill Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge in the United […]

October 25, 2024

Aria Ballance – Recipient of the 2024 Curie Club Outreach Award

Categories: Awards, Students

We are proud to annouce that Aria Ballance was the recipient of the 2024 Curie Club Outreach Award! This award will fund ($100-1,000) graduate students’ projects to bring chemistry to the community. As chemistry graduate students, we are passionate about this cool science, but sometimes, we fall short when engaging with the public. Think about […]

February 7, 2024

Lillee Casselman – Recipient of the Undergraduate Research Award by the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry.

Categories: Awards, Students

Lillee Casselman, an undergraduate student in the Saouma Group here at the U, was selected as the sole recipient for the undergraduate research award by the ACS division of inorganic chemistry. A little bit about Lillee and her project: “I started working in the Saouma Group spring 2021 and have been doing research with the […]

January 5, 2024

Outstanding Grad Student Kevin Beaver

Categories: Students

Tell us a little bit about you, what motivates and inspires you? As it relates to me as a chemist, my inspiration and motivations have always stemmed from nature and the environment. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, exploring and playing in the woods, waterways and wetlands. I then went on to obtain my […]

December 11, 2023