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Congratulations to the Class of 2021!

by Danielle Doughty | Department of Chemistry |
Categories: Alumni, Events, Students

17 undergraduate Chemistry Majors were awarded their degrees and honored for their accomplishments in a Departmental Zoom Celebration on June 3, 2021.

On Thursday, June 3, the 17 members of Courses 5 and 5-7 graduating class of 2021 were honored for their achievements and recognized by the department on the eve of the official MIT Online Commencement. Chemistry faculty and graduates gathered together over Zoom in a combination undergraduate awards and commencement celebration that was presided over by Department Head Troy Van Voorhis and Associate Department Head Sylvia Ceyer. The celebration was streamed live on YouTube for the graduates’ families and friends, in addition to fellow students and chemistry staff members, to view. Video tributes honoring the graduates’ years in the Department of Chemistry, and congratulatory messages from departmental staff, faculty, and alumni were presented, in addition to the graduates’ SB degrees and individual awards.

The Graduating Class of 2021

Agata Bikovtseva

Julia Clarke

Zhenkai Huang

Ameena Iqbal

Alby Joseph

Anna Khoroshilov

Gyuna Kim

Susan Kong

Eleane Lema

Siam Muquit

Ben Nguyen

Lin Rogers

Dayanne Rolim Carvalho

Miller Tan

Rachel Weissman

Harrison Wang

Deborah Wen

The 2020 Undergraduate Awards

First-Year Chemistry Achievement Award
For outstanding academic achievement in chemistry
Ana Florescu-Ciobotaru
Shicheng Hu
Cholapat Carongchayakul

Outstanding Sophomore Achievement Award
For outstanding achievement in academics, research, and service to the Department of Chemistry
Vin Armelin

Outstanding UROP Presentation Award
For outstanding undergraduate research and in recognition of the best presentation at the 2021 Chemistry UROP Symposium
Alby Joseph

Alpha Chi Sigma
For outstanding achievement in scholarship, research, and service to the Department of Chemistry
Harrison Wang

Research
For outstanding contributions in the area of research
Agata Biovtseva
Ameena Iqbal
Dayanne Rolim Carvalho
Rachel Weissman

Royal Society of Chemistry Certificate of Excellence
For outstanding scholarship
Zhengkai Huang
Alby Joseph
Eleane Lema
Deborah Wen
Anna Khoroshilov

Service
For significant contributions in the area of service to the Department of Chemistry
Siam Muquit
Miller Tan