UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Chemistry Student Award Recipients

2025 Chemistry Undergraduate Student Awardees

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

Tyton Ballew, Rebecca Tang, Carolyn Brown

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

Samantha Cox, Anathea Carrigan, Ryan MacMurray, Miles Gantcher, Caleb Solozano

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

Xinyi Rai, Kathy Cai

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

Mariam Elsharkawy, Jessie Lee, Mark Munyi, Oluwatomisin Adesanya, Andrew Maughon, Simona Kao, Jasmine Huang

Russell Shearn Moody Pathway Research Fellowship
Awarded to a promising chemistry undergraduate in partial support of a chemistry summer research internship

Sophia Lyu

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

Christopher Rodriguez

Arthur L. Draper Award (Class of 2025)
Awarded in recognition of exceptional performance in chemistry coursework

Mohammad Bilal, Cole Holladay, Luke Moore, Kathryn Phung, Paige Sutter, Agustin Valles, Ray Xiang

Distinction in Research and Creative Work (Class of 2025)
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.

Cole Holladay, Kathryn Phung, Paige Sutter, Simon Yellen