AChemS Annual Awards
AChemS offers a number of awards that recognize the accomplishments of our members at several stages of their careers and that support the participation of students and postdocs.
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2018 MAX MOZELL AWARD
John Carlson, PhD
Yale University
For Outstanding Achievement in the Chemical Senses is intended to recognize the accomplishments of a senior scientist working in the chemical senses. The research record should provide evidence of excellence and contributions that have a major impact on research in the chemical senses.
2018 ACHEMS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Joel Mainland, PhD
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
For Research in Olfaction or Nasal Chemosensation is awarded to an outstanding junior scientist whose research record should provide evidence of excellence and contributions that have had or are likely to have a major impact on research in the field of olfaction.
2018 AJINOMOTO AWARD
Yuki Oka, PhD
Caltech
For Young Investigators in Gustation or Oral Chemosensation is awarded to an outstanding junior scientist whose research record provides evidence of excellence and contributions that have had or are likely to have a major impact on research in the field of gustation.
2018 BARRY JACOBS MEMORIAL AWARD
Sanne Boesveldt, PhD
Wageningen University & Research
For Research in the Psychophysics of Human Taste and Smell is awarded to an outstanding junior scientist whose research record provides evidence of excellence and the promise to emerge as a leader in the field.
2018 POLAK YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDEES
- Melissa Haley, Stony Brook University
- Thorsten Kahnt, Northwestern University
- Krishnan Padmanabhan, University of Rochester
- Marta Pallotto, NIH/NINDS
- Roberto Vincis, Stony Brook University
- Yun-Feng Zhang, University of Pennsylvania
2018 POLAK POSTDOCTORAL TRAVEL AWARDS
- Federica Genovese, Monell Chemical Senses Center
- James Howard, Northwestern University
- Jian-You Lin, Brandeis University
- Hillary Schiff,Stony Brook University
- Cedric Uytingco, University of Florida
2018 DON TUCKER MEMORIAL AWARD
- Jennifer Sun, Yale University
2018 ACHEMS AWARD FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
- Sophie Breuer, Abteilung Neuropädiatrie
2018 ACHEMS TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS FOR DIVERSITY
- Nathalee Belser, Duke Medical Center
- Louis Colling, Florida State University
- Patrice Hubert, University of Connecticut
- Keith Perkins, Rutgers University
- Kathleen Phelps, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Kyndal Schade, University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
- Sanaya Stocke, University of Louisville
- Bradly Stone, Brandeis University
2018 ACHEMS STUDENT TRAVEL/HOUSING AWARDS
Kristi Apa |
Caitlin Baumer Harrison |
Anna Sophie Breuer |
Ke Chen |
Julie Colvin |
Debarghya Dutta Banik |
Michael Farruggia |
Mira Fitzek |
Franziska Haag |
Jisoo Han |
Ilona Har Paz |
Renee Hartig |
Linnea Herzog |
Molly Higgins |
Kanghyun Kim |
Kayla Lemons |
Ruojun Liang |
Laura Martin |
Allison Matia |
Laetitia Merle |
Raena Mina |
Andrew Moberly |
Julia Mohrhardt |
Paulina Morquecho Campos |
Narendra Mukherjee |
Maximilian Nagel |
Elbrich Postma |
Vicente Ramirez |
Andrew Rinke |
Louis Saites |
Mary Schreck |
Rolf Skyberg |
Rachel Stanford |
Susanne Stickel |
Jennifer Sun |
Cecilia Tremblay |
Justin Virk |
Raphael Wallroth |
Wen Mai Wong |
Chao Xie |
Wexin Yu |
Alexandra Zygowska |