Congratulations to the 2026 E.K.C. Lee Event award winners, and thank you to all our sponsors! Thank you also to our E.K.C. Lee lecturer, Professor Aaron Rossini!

Edward K.C. Lee Fellowship Award:  Lena Gerritz

Joan Rowland Award:  Nehal Idris

Hal Moore Award:  Brian Daniels

Wolfsberg Award:  Praveen Ranganath Prabhakar

Michael E. Gebel Graduate Awards: Maria Flores, Regina Luu, Dhivya Manickam

Michael E. Gebel Undergraduate Awards: Aaron Alog, Audrey Nguyen, Emily Truong

Jacqueline Smitrovich Prize:  Erin Fuller

Don L. Bunker Award: Melody Sun

Outstanding Contribution to the Department: Alexis Ravenscroft

Most Promising Future Faculty: Catherine Seo

Departmental Mentorship Award: Aleksander Bartnik

Departmental Service Award: Sophia Padilla

Contributions to the Chemistry Department Teaching Program by a TA - 1st Year: Courtnie Kom

Contributions to the Chemistry Department Teaching Program by a TA - Continuing: Chris Badolian, Carolina Gatewood

American Institute of Chemists: Elisa Olivas

NSF GRFP Recipients: Brooke Dorsey

NSF GRFP Graduate Honorable Mentions: Rakel Ang, Jonghyun Won, Steven Le, Hannah Priller, Catherine Rouch, Henry Schrecker, Jeffrey Dykstra, Victoria Medvedeva, Katarina Patitucci, Wendy Tran

NSF GRFP Undergraduate Honorable Mentions: Paaras Shah, Melody Sun