O’Brien and Klein Scholarships

DAVID F. O’BRIEN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN CHEMISTRY

The O’Brien Graduate Fellowship is approaching 20 years in support of CBC Graduate Students. This Scholarship was established by family, friends and colleagues in memory of David F. O’Brien, who was a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Arizona. Dr. O’Brien loved his work and was a highly respected scholar and colleague. He also was a devoted teacher and mentor. The David F. O’Brien Fellowship is awarded to students who have completed their third year of graduate studies for outstanding research performance. The Fellowship supports travel to interdisciplinary scientific meetings, such as the Gordon Conference. Professor O’Brien’s research emphasis was focused on the chemistry and biochemistry of self-assembled nanostructures and polymerized surfactant assemblies. The fellowship in his honor is awarded to a Chemistry or Biochemistry graduate student who has demonstrated the ability to carry out independent research in a scholarly and enthusiastic way. The David F. O’Brien Graduate Fellowship was awarded at the 9th Annual CBC Research Symposium held in August of 2022. We were very excited that Nancy O’Brien was able to participate and to meet the 2022-2023 Fellow, Tasmia Ahmed, from the Lee Research Group.

L–R: Tasmia Ahmed (recipient), Nancy O’Brien, and Devin Seka and Alessandra Fistrovich (applicants) Read CBC information about the O’Brien Fellowship

HOWARD P. KLEIN EARLY CAREER EXCELLENCE AWARD

The Klein Early Career Excellence Award was established in Fall 2022 from a generous gift by CBC alumnus Howard P. Klein, Chemistry PhD, class of 1968. This award is provided to Chemistry or Biochemistry graduate students who have demonstrated extraordinary success in research early in their graduate career in CBC. Students completing their first or second year of graduate studies are eligible. The inaugural recipient of the Howard P. Klein Early Career Excellence Award is Rajat Ravi from the Ziurys Research Group. He was selected August 2022 at the 9th Annual CBC Research Symposium.

Rajat Ravi, awardee of the Howard P. Klein Early Career Excellence Award Tasmia Ahmed, awardee of the David F. O’Brien Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry