Graduate Student Award Recipients 2025-2026

John L. Margrave Thesis Award
In recognition of an outstanding thesis
Nahima Saliba

The Norman Hackerman Fellowship in Chemistry
In recognition of demonstrated commitment and achievement
Linqi Cheng

Hasselman Fellowship
For academic excellence in the field of Chemistry
Kang Lu & Yuchen Rui

Stauffer-Rothrock Fellowship
In memory of E.S. Rothrock, Rice alumnus
N/A

Harry B. Weiser Research Award
In recognition of excellence in chemical research
Devesh Awasthi, Ha Bui, Ruiying Jiang

Harry B. Weiser Teaching Award
In recognition of student teaching excellence
Manuel Carmona Pichardo, Rose Bleyl, Damien Cooper, Aaron Lin

Harry B. Weiser Leadership Award
In recognition of outstanding leadership to improve the experience of other graduate students
Santiago Hendrichs, Kiana Cahue, Devesh Awasthi, Colette Sullivan, Emma Simmons, Kaitlyn Birkhoff

Richard Turner Memorial Award
In recognition of a truly outstanding Organic Chemistry graduate student
Emma Simmons

Stephen C. Hofmann Fellowship
In recognition of outstanding early achievement towards the Ph.D. Degree
Yijie Liu, Julio Cacho Bravo