Chemistry Student Award Recipients

2023 Chemistry Undergraduate Student Awardees

W.E. Billups Fellowship
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research internship

Alex Lin, Timmy Mansfield, Haofan Wang

Paul S. Engel Fellowship
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research internship

Adam Thomas, Jonathan Makhoul, Agustin Valles, Fatima Akilo, Simon Yellen

George Holmes Richter Memorial Fellowship Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research internship

Maria Telesforo, Mohammad Bilal

Zevi & Bertha Salsburg Memorial Fellowship in Chemistry
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research internship

Victor Caycedo, Cole Holladay, Megan Hoang, Zicheng Wang, Ryan MacMurray

Arthur L. Draper Award (Class of 2024)
Awarded in recognition of exceptional performance in chemistry coursework

Alex Lin, Maria Hancu, Gabriel Saenz, Maria Telesforo, Claire Yang, Adam Thomas, Xiaowei Chen, Timmy Mansfield

Distinction in Research and Creative Work (Class of 2023)
The Distinction in Research and Creative Work is a University award for select undergraduates, granted at commencement, which appears on the transcript and diploma. Students must apply within their department or program to be considered for the award and the application must be supported by a letter from a faculty member. Applicants must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 in courses completed at Rice. Further information and application process can be found here.

Anna Chung, Sonia He, Evan Lenkeit, Julia Love, Annette Jones, David Nemoto, Anavi Serna, Gulnihal Tomur