2026 Chemistry Undergraduate Student Awardees
W.E. Billups Fellowship
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research fellowship.
Alexander Dua
Paul S. Engel Fellowship
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research fellowship.
Andrew Cherry, Oluwakamisi Adetunji, Andrew Maughon
Zevi & Bertha Salsburg Memorial Fellowship in Chemistry
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research fellowship.
Parker Jia, Xinyi Tai, Eva Qiao, Enoch Lee
Roger E. Hatton Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research fellowship.
Justin Feder
Russell Shearn Moody Pathway Research Fellowship
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research fellowship.
Matthew Gonzalez, Andi Xu
Stan and Reinnette Marek Undergraduate Research Award in Nanotechnology
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate to perform research in nanotechnology broadly defined under the guidance of a Rice Natural Science faculty member.
Payton Witte
Mark Wentland Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research fellowship.
Daniel Ren
Arthur L. Draper Award (Class of 2026)
Awarded in recognition of exceptional performance in chemistry coursework.
Sophia Lyu, Zicheng Wang, Ivan Yuan
Distinction in Research and Creative Work (Class of 2026)
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.
Kayla Bui, Sammy Cox, Afton Fults, Sophia Lyu, Miro Minchev, Caleb Solorzano