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Chemistry Department 2007 Outstanding Graduate

(2007, Nick Gislason)

Recipient, WWU Foundation Program for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Excellence

(2006, Kevin Bufkin)

Finalist, Western Association of Graduate Schools Outstanding Master's Thesis Award

(2006, Scott Wilkinson)

WA State Science & Engineering Fair, 1st Place Overall

(2005, Karl Plank)

International Science & Engineering Fair, 1st Place Nationally, 4th Internationally (Chemistry)

(2005, Karl Plank)

Beckman Scholar Award

(2005-6, Nick Gislason)

Intel Science Talent Search Finalist, 8th Place Nationally

(2005, Karl Plank)

ACS Div. of Analytical Chemistry Undergraduate Award

(2005, Nick Gislason)

Hypercube Computational Chemistry Award

(2004, Scott Wilkinson)

National Science Foundation Doctoral Fellowship

(2002, Amber Hamilton)

Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship

(2002, Amber Hamilton)

WWU Presidential Scholar Award

(2002, Amber Hamilton)

Hypercube Computational Chemistry Award

(2001, John Flanagan)

Best Undergraduate Poster WWU chemistry scholars week

(2001, Amber Hamilton)

Materials Research Society Undergraduate Research Initiative Award

(2001, Amber Hamilton)

US Presidential Scholar Award

(2000, Steven Hickman)

Sigma Xi Poster Award

(2000, Katherine Foland)

Intel Science Talent Search Finalist

(2000, Steven Hickman)

Howard Hughes Doctoral Fellowship

(1999, Joseph Mougous)

Chemistry Department Outstanding Graduate

(1999, Joseph Mougous)

Physics Department Outstanding Graduate

(1999, Blake Purnell)

ACS Puget Sound Undergraduate Research Symposium: Best Research Project

(1999, Pat Kohl)

Council on Undergraduate Research Summer Research Fellowship

(1999, Pat Kohl)

American Vacuum Society Dorothy and Earl S. Hoffman Award

(1999, Doug Scott)

Finalist, Western Association of Graduate Schools Outstanding Master's Thesis Award

(1999, Robert Baker)

Hypercube Computational Chemistry Award

(1999, Chuck Schelle)

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

(1999, Pat Kohl)

Ford Foundation Fellowship

(1999, Joseph Mougous)

ACS Puget Sound Undergraduate Research Symposium: Best Research Project

(1998, Joseph Mougous)

Woodring Scholarship

(1998, Blake Purnell)

Hypercube Computational Chemistry Award

(1998, Blake Purnell)

Chuck Schelle.
 

Carbon nanotubes oriented with liquid crystals.
 

A mixed molecular monolayer on HOPG.