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Chemistry celebrates a record year for honors program

Chemistry is celebrating a record number of graduates who have completed the Emory College Honors Program. Administered by a faculty Honors Committee, these students complete intensive work in a chosen area that extends beyond ordinary course requirements and ordinary standards of performance. In chemistry, this includes the completion of at least one course at the graduate level and the submission of an honors thesis.

“Participation in the honors program calls on students to show a high level of independence in their research and the capacity to handle coursework at the level of a PhD student,” explains Director of Undergraduate Studies Dr. James Kindt.

“The rise in participation in the honors program reflects, I think, a broader increase in undergraduate research at all levels.”

Dr. James Kindt, Director of Undergraduate Studies

The twenty-two 2022 honors graduates break a record set just last year of 15 honors graduates. Dr. Kindt attributes the increase to increased awareness and student support. “As a reaction to the serious challenges imposed by the pandemic to undergraduate participation in research, the department (and in particular the program coordinator Emily Morran and director of undergraduate research Vince Conticello) have worked hard to make sure our majors know about and have access to opportunities both within and beyond the department.  The rise in participation in the honors program reflects, I think, a broader increase in undergraduate research at all levels.”

Congratulations, all!

2022 Honors Graduates in Chemistry

  1. Catharine Anderson
  2. Nithin Bagal
  3. Qinyan (Anna) Cai
  4. George Cheng
  5. Griffin Davis
  6. Sina Djafari Rouhani
  7. Tracy Eng
  8. Michelle Garrison
  9. Emma Giarracco
  10. Brittney Haney
  11. Kyl Kairys
  12. Emile Morin
  13. Seyed Arshiya Namazi
  14. Richard Nwakamma
  15. Carys Obertone
  16. Charles Qi
  17. Pushkar Shinde
  18. Ally Su
  19. Zitong Su
  20. Sean Wu
  21. Mengfei (Sophia) Xu
  22. Yiran Zhang