Below is a list of recent accolades awarded to the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department's undergraduate and graduate students. Congratulations!
Undergraduate Student Awards
Alumni Experiential Learning Award
Students are selected annually by the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh University. As part of the award, students will have the opportunity to participate in several research-focused opportunities over the summer. They also participate in the annual departmental Research Symposium held in the fall. Learn about the awardee research projects!
- Shengping Huang & David Kramer & Megan Stratton (2022)
- Samuel Agro & Rani Baidoun & Nicole Rawiszer & Jacob Thompson (2021)
American Chemical Society Award
The ACS scholastic achievement award is to recognize top-achieving seniors majoring in chemistry or chemical engineering in each of the colleges and universities in the Philadelphia Local Section which has an ACS approved department or an ACS Student Affiliate Chapter. The awardees are chosen by the chemical or chemical engineering departments of their schools.
- Eva Wolfe (2022)
- Sophia Mayone (2021)
- Kenny Honer (2020)
- Lindsay Slavit (2019)
- Joanne Huang (2018)
- George Yan (2017)
- Kaylynn Johnson (2016)
- Robert Dunleavy (2015)
- Michael Meloni (2014)
- Bradley Richard (2013)
- Liam Smith (2012)
- Ke Xue (2011)
- Andrew Bartinski (2010)
American Institute of Chemists Student Honor Award
The AIC Student Award Program honors outstanding seniors, post-baccalaureate, and post-doctoral students majoring in chemistry, chemical engineering or biochemistry. The awards are given in recognition of a demonstrated ability, leadership, and professional promise. Candidates are chosen and nominated by their faculty members in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
- Wesley Patel (2022)
- John Klikushin (2021)
- Jacob DeWitt (2020)
- Theodore Riotto (2019)
- Tanya Chakif (2018)
- Emily Speakman (2017)
- Judson Smull (2016)
- Molly O'Neill (2015)
- Sean Hoenig (2014)
- Adam Kleintop (2013)
- Rebecca Masel (2012)
- Allison Graf (2011)
- Thanh Ta (2010)
William H. Chandler Prize
The William H. Chandler Prize in Chemistry was established as the gift of Mrs. Mary E. Chandler in memory of her husband, Dr. William H. Chandler, Professor of Chemistry at Lehigh from 1871 until his death in 1906. He was also the second person to head the chemistry department, a librarian, and acting president of Lehigh in his time. The model for chemical laboratories in the United States was built by Chandler at Lehigh University in 1885, thus considering the Chandler Chemistry Laboratory as the first modern chemistry lab and revolutionized how chemistry was taught in the academic setting. The prize is awarded to the highest ranking student in each class (sophomore, junior, senior) majoring in chemistry or chemical engineering.
- Nolan Cremi & Jacob Thompson & Kiera Croland (2022)
- Joelle Chehade & Rani Baidoun & Stephen Crane (2021)
- Carly Roche & Daniel Lindenmuth & Tanya Chakif (2020)
- Stephan Crane & Rebecca Hong & Nastara Greenberg (2019)
- Lindsay Slavit & Han Zhang & Emily Speakman (2018)
- Holly Callahan & Thomas Macri & Justin Gottlieb (2017)
- Hannah Plaza & Yiyuan Zhang & Lena Barrett (2016)
- Brian Scheidle & Kaylynn Johnson & Nicolette Drescher (2015)
- Paige Elliot & Wesley Michaels & Deidre Baker (2014)
- Cayla Miller & Devin Bostick & John Barton (2013)
- Matthew Boyer & John Barton & Vanessa Kern (2012)
- Lauren Uffelman & William Napier & Alexander Bourque (2011)
- Nathan Bowser & Gregory Barnett & Michael DiRosato (2010)
John C. Chen Prize
The John C. Chen Prize recognizes students in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for their professional leadership amongst the chemical engineering field.
- John Klikushin & Megan Walker (2022)
- Margaretmary Doan & Brenden Huegel (2021)
- Atmiya Patel & Shailagne Yutuc (2020)
- Rachel Lambert & Gray Schick (2019)
- Daniel Gibbs & Donald Posch-Tafuri (2018)
- Benjamin Pingrey & Mark Schumm (2017)
- Wesley Michaels & Leah Tranovich (2016)
- Jennifer Brown & Cayla Miller (2015)
- Matthew Boyer & Kaitlin Keller (2014)
- Kristen Becht (2013)
Robert C. Hicks Prize
The prize is presented by Robert C. Hicks (Class of 1949) in honor of Robert C. Hicks, Jr. (Class of 1921). The Robert C. Hicks Prize is awarded to an outstanding student who ranks academically among the top four in chemical engineering at the end of their sophomore or junior year. Hicks attended Lehigh University where he was enrolled in the Chemical Engineering Department and graduated in 1949. Upon graduation, he became involved in many supportive and scholarship programs for incoming students in the field of chemical engineering.
- Joelle Chehade & Lauryn Holgado (2022)
- Kelby Anderson & Carly Roche (2021)
- Stephan Crane & Theodore Riotto (2020)
- Tanya Chakif (2019)
- Holly Callahan & Kexin Chen (2018)
- Hannah Plaza & Evan Pretti (2017)
- Michelle Mazzeo & Brian Scheidle (2016)
- Paige Elliot & Wesley Michaels (2015)
- Jennifer Brown & Cayla Miller (2014)
- Matthew Boyer (2013)
- William Napier (2012)
- John Barton (2011)
- Allison Graf (2010)
Harry M. Ullmann Prize
Harry Maas Ullmann was a professor of chemistry at Lehigh University from 1894-1938 and was chairman of the combined Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Departments from 1912-1938. A wing of the Chandler-Ullmann Chemistry Laboratory is named for him. His leadership shaped both basic and industrial chemistry at Lehigh for half a century. The prize is awarded to the highest ranking seniors majoring in chemistry and chemical engineering.
- Kelby Anderson (2022)
- Theodore Riotto (2021)
- Nick Fox (2020)
- Holly Callahan (2019)
- Evan Pretti (2018)
- Brian Scheidle (2017)
- Paige Elliot (2016)
- Justin Carter (2015)
- Devin Bostick (2014)
- Liam Smith (2013)
- Carly Hankins (2012)
- Vanessa Kern (2011)
- Alyssa Fritz (2010)
Graduate Student Awards
John C. Chen Endowed Fellowship
The John C. Chen endowed fellowship for Ph.D. candidates in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering was established through the generosity of Dr. Katherine L. Chen ’80G to honor her late husband’s memory as a beloved faculty member and ground-breaking researcher and as the one-time department chair of chemical engineering and dean of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. The award recognizes and supports PhD students in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for their high academic achievement and leadership qualities. Meet the Fellows!
- Monicka Kullappan (2022)
- John Sakizadeh (2022)
- Christopher Rzepa (2021)
- John McGlynn (2021)
- Daniyal Kiani (2020)
- Huijie Tian (2019)
- Gregory Dignon (2018)
- Leah Spangler & William Tiafan (2017)
Kenneth A. Earhart Award
The award was established by the Earhart family in memory of Kenneth A. Earhart, a chemist and research consultant of the Emulsion Polymers Insitute and 1930 graduate of Lehigh. The recipients are selected on basis of scholarly achievements in research, cooperation with other graduate students, helping other graduate students within the institute, and contribution to the overall activities of the institute.
- Adhika Setiawan (2022)
- Tiancheng Pu (2021)
- Nan Wu (2020)
- John McGlynn (2019)
- Samira Anbari Meybodi (2018)
- Kedar Joshi (2017)
- Midhun Jog (2016)
- Minseok Song (2015)
Mohamed El-Aasser Travel Award
This fellowship is made possible through an endowment established by Emeritus Professor Mohamed El-Aasser to recognize students in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for their research and classroom accomplishments. The monetary prize offers financial support for conference travel.
- Meishan Wu (2022)
- Christoher Rzepa (2021)
- Roshan Mammen Regy (2020)
- Shannon Collins (2019)
Leonard A. Wenzel Prize
Leonard A. Wenzel gave 52 years of service to Lehigh, including 21 as chairman of the department of chemical engineering. He was respected by his peers as a caring administrator who led a period of dramatic growth in the chemical engineering department and gave invaluable encouragement to young professors launching their research careers. The Leonard A. Wenzel Prize in Chemical Engineering is awarded to a graduate student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for recognition of excellence in the PhD qualifying exam.
- Bohyeon Kim & Yue Wu (2022)
- Jasreen Kaur & Myeongyeon Lee (2021)
- Shivani Desai & Adhika Setiawan (2020)
- Christopher Rzepa & Roshan Mammen Regy (2019)
- Daniyal Kiani (2018)
- Huijie Tian (2017)
- Gregory Dignon (2016)
- Matthew Urich (2015)
