Graduate Student Award Recipients 2024-2025

John L. Margrave Thesis Award
In recognition of an outstanding thesis
Kangjie (Harry) Bian & Yigao Yuan

The Norman Hackerman Fellowship in Chemistry
In recognition of demonstrated commitment and achievement
Karla Silva

Hasselman Fellowship
For academic excellence in the field of Chemistry
Yixian Wang

Stauffer-Rothrock Fellowship
In memory of E.S. Rothrock, Rice alumnus
Aliyu Ahmad

Harry B. Weiser Research Award
In recognition of excellence in chemical research
Yuya Nakatani, Mengxi Zhang, Andres Sanchez Alvarado

Harry B. Weiser Teaching Award
In recognition of student teaching excellence
Nickie Nunez, Natalie Collins, Danielle Chew-Martinez, Alex Chavez, Arghadip Dey

Harry B. Weiser Leadership Award
In recognition of outstanding leadership to improve the experience of other graduate students
Karla Silva, Lul Sharif, Mengxi Zhang, Santiago Hendrichs, Yuya Nakatani, Brian Funk, Kaitlyn Birkhoff

Richard Turner Memorial Award
In recognition of a truly outstanding Organic Chemistry graduate student
Young Do Kwon

Stephen C. Hofmann Fellowship
In recognition of outstanding early achievement towards the Ph.D. Degree
Emma Simmons