AChemS XLI Award Winners


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.

To see past award winners, click here.
2019 MAX MOZELL AWARD
Barry Green, PhD
Yale School of Medicine

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.
2019 ACHEMS YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Daniel Wesson, PhD
University of Florida

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.
2019 AJINOMOTO AWARD
Marco Tizzano, PhD
Monell Chemical Senses Center

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.
2019 BARRY JACOBS MEMORIAL AWARD
Andreas Keller, PhD
Rockefeller University

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.

2019 POLAK YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDEES

  • Honggoo Chae, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  • Annika Cichy, Northwestern University
  • James Howard, Northwestern University
  • Cordelia Running, Purdue University
  • Shaina Short, University of Utah
  • Zhenxing Wu, Ohio State University

2019 POLAK POSTDOCTORAL TRAVEL AWARDS

  • Claire A. de March, Duke University
  • Daniel Ramirez-Gordillo, University of Colorado Denver
  • Cinzia Cecchetto, University of Graz
  • Yushu Chen, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  • Lucas A. Stetzik, University of Florida

2019 DON TUCKER MEMORIAL AWARD

  • Jordan Ross, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

2019 ACHEMS AWARD FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

  • Ahmad Zedan, University of California

2019 ACHEMS TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS FOR DIVERSITY

  • Louis Colling, Florida State University
  • Teresa Findley, University of Oregon
  • Kalene Jasso, University of Florida
  • Erika Calvo-Ochoa, Western Michigan University
  • Andrew Moran, University of Utah
  • Yannick Dzowo, University of Colorado
  • Brigit High, University of Colorado
  • Camila Barrios-Camacho, Tufts University
  • Thomas Myers, Eastern Michigan University
  • Samuel Littich, University of Colorado

2019 ACHEMS STUDENT TRAVEL/HOUSING AWARDS

Raul Alfaro Brandon Chelette Yu-Chieh Chen Lissa Davis Alyson Dennis
DAnnika Dworschak Renee Hartig Molly Higgins BenoƮt Jobin Jess Kanal
Eui Kim Norah Koblesky Carina Koeppel Kirill Korshunov Aishwarya Kulkarni
Fanny Lecuyer Giguere Kayla Lemons Gary Liu Jenna Longo Justin Losacco
Raena Mina Paulina Morquecho Campos Lisa Ohman-Gault Allyson Pel Robert Pellegrino
Sara Petty Alexa Pullicin Andrew Riquier Vivek Sagar Anish Sarkar
Mary Schreck Karleigh Smith Benjamin Tiano Daan van Nieuwenburg Aashutosh Vihani
Zachary Whiddon Madison Wierenga Shiuan-Tza Wu Yuli Wu Fangshu Yao
Ahmad Zedan Xingjian Zhang Kevin Zhu