On Friday, April 25, the Madia Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics hosted the fifty-seventh annual Academic Achievement Awards ceremony in Kopchick Hall.
Forty-three students were recognized for their academic success during the 2024–25 year, receiving a certificate and an Ä¢¹½tv Co-op gift card. Several students had also been nominated for discipline-specific Division Awards from the American Chemical Society and/or were recognized for receiving a Foundation scholarship set up by various department alumni.
Seniors
Senior group photo
Maxine Brandt (physics)
Emma Cloak (chemistry education)
Noah Conroy (chemistry)
Brooke Eberly (biochemistry)
Alex Fleming (chemistry)
Brooke Gesford (chemistry)
Shelby Harnish (chemistry); Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh award
Gracie Kirkpatrick (chemistry)
Belinda Lin Xu (physics, biochemistry); Daniel Reiber Scholarship
Jonah Petruschke (biochemistry)
Caleb Rokosky (biochemistry); ACS Biochemistry Division Award; ACS Organic Chemistry Award
Brenden Smith (physics); Daniel Reiber Scholarship
Riley Sullivan (chemistry); ACS Physical Chemistry Division Award
Juniors
Junior group photo
Owen Boozer (biochemistry)
Parker Bradley (chemistry); ACS Inorganic Chemistry Division Award
Madeyln Sheffler (chemistry)
Seth Stewart (chemistry); ACS Analytical Chemistry Division Award; Ronald L. Marks Scholarship
Weike Ye (physics pre-engineering)
Sophomores
Sophomore group photo
Justin Behr (chemistry); William I. Heard Scholarship
Chloe Benden (biochemistry); Markovich ’74-Shutske Scholarship
Lucas Braun (physics pre-engineering)
Bruno Correa (biochemistry)
Grace Curtis (chemistry pre-pharmacy)
Nicholas Daniels (physics)
Abigail Douglas (chemistry pre-pharmacy)
Emily Griffith (chemistry pre-pharmacy)
Allison Krape (biochemistry)
Sydney McGuire (chemistry pre-pharmacy)
Derrick Nolan (chemistry)
Dominic Swantek (physics); Daniel Reiber Scholarship
Nicholas Wright (chemistry); William and Audrey Madia Scholarship
Freshmen
Freshman group photo
MacKenzie Byrd (physics pre-engineering); Jayne Giniewicz Scholarship
David Eastman (physics)
Charles Edwards (chemistry); Ronald L. Marks Scholarship
Emma Falk (physics)
Carlos Fernandez Garcia (chemistry)
Emily Flaus (chemistry pre-pharmacy)
Brandon Green (physics pre-engineering)
Jack Randolph (physics pre-engineering)
Peyton Rexrode (physics pre-engineering)
Victoria Santoro (biochemistry)
Julia Spade (chemistry)
Leah Stuck (chemistry pre-pharmacy)