2024 Natural Sciences Faculty and Staff Award winners

Awardees recognized for exceptional research, teaching, mentoring, service

Winners of the School of Natural Sciences' 2024 faculty and staff awards
● Exemplary Faculty Award: Anatoly Kolomeisky, Chemistry

● Breakthrough Research Award: Jim Tour, Chemistry

● Rising Star Award: Christos Mantoulidis, Mathematics

● Excellence in Postdoctoral Research Award: Jacob Russell , Mathematics

● Award for Outstanding Teaching: Betul Orcan-Ekmekci, Mathematics

● Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring Award: Julia Saltz , Biosciences

● Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award: Sylvia Dee , Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences

● Excellence in Outreach Award: Scott Solomon, Biosciences

● Outstanding Faculty Service Award: Angel Martí, Chemistry

● Ruth M. Parks Award for Distinguished Service: Debra Purtee , Mathematics

● Outstanding Staff Service Award: Meagan McKellar, Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences

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School of Natural Sciences 2024 faculty and staff award winners
Dean of Natural Sciences Tom Killian (center) with 2024 school faculty and staff awardees (from left to right) Jim Tour, Jacob Russell, Christos Mantoulidis, Scott Solomon, Killian, Meagan McKellar, Betul Orcan-Edmekci, Sylvia Dee, Debra Purtee and Angel Martí.