The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular celebrated faculty, staff, and students at its annual Honors Award Banquet and Hall of Fame Induction. The event was held on April 3 at the UT Student Union.
Hall of Fame Inductee
2025 Poster Competition Participants
- First place: Hannah Boyd, “Construction and Characterization of Multitargeting CRISPR-Cas Antimicrobial Treatments Against Virulent Staphylococcus Aureus.”
- Second place: Evgeny Turdakov, “Polymer End-Group Removal and Modification for Controlled Properties.”
- Third place: Zachary Sparks, “UV Light Intensity Effects on Polymer Curing Profiles.”
Undergraduate Student Awards
| Winner | Award |
|---|---|
| Victoria Rogers | AIChE Student Chapter Service |
| Morgan Smith | AIChE Professional Chapter Student Achievement Award |
| Lily Fawaz | Outstanding Academic Promise CBE Sophomore |
| Bayard Winegar | Outstanding CBE Junior |
| Hannah Boyd | Outstanding CBE Junior |
| Owen Klug | Kenneth M. Elliott Outstanding CBE Senior |
| Anderson King | Alpha Chi Sigma Albert Cooper |
Graduate Student Awards
| Winner | Award |
|---|---|
| Trisha Ganisyeje | Promise CBE Graduate Student |
| Christopher Cotter | Outstanding Achievement Graduate Student |
| Colt Griffith | CBE Graduate Teaching Assistant |
| Zhenghao Zhu | Best Paper of the Year |
| Abbey Merriman | Professor Jack Watson Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering Separations Research |
Departmental Faculty and Staff Awards
| Winner | Award |
|---|---|
| Amy Brewer | Outstanding Staff-Faculty Nomination |
| Sarah Large | Outstanding Staff-Staff Choice |
| Kerri Cline | Outstanding Staff-Student Choice |
| Belinda Akpa | Faculty Teaching Award |
| Bamin Komami | Thomas and Ruth Clark Excellence in Chemical Engineering |
Contact
Rhiannon Potkey (865-974-0683, rpotkey@utk.edu)
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