Fellowships and Awards
The Richard Wolfgang Prize
Established in 1971 in memory of Richard Leopold Wolfgang, M.A. Hon 1962, and member of the faculty from 1956 – 1971, it is awarded each year for the best doctoral theses by graduating chemistry students.
T.F. Cooke Award
Established to recognize excellence as a teaching assistant, the award is bestowed each year to several graduate students based on their teaching evaluations and faculty recommendations.
Chemistry Graduate Research Fellowship Awards
These awards were started in 2019 to recognize, support, and encourage mid-career graduate students in their 3rd – 4th year. The fellowships are named after former faculty and scientists who have been associated with the Department of Chemistry: Jerome A. Berson, Donald Crothers, Peter B. Moore, Lars Onsager, Charlotte Fitch Roberts, John Tully, Harry Wasserman, and Kenneth Wiberg.