Lucille M. Wert Student Scholarship
Purpose
To recruit persons into the profession of Chemical Information.
Sponsor
American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Information
Description
Designed to help persons with an interest in the fields of Chemistry and Information to pursue graduate study in Library, Information, or Computer Science.
Stipend
$1,500
Criteria
- A Bachelor's Degree with a major in Chemistry and related disciplines
- Acceptance into graduate Library, Information, or Computer Science program in an accredited institution
- Library, Information, or Computer experience preferred
History
In 1989, the Division established the annual Student Scholarship Award to recognize chemists pursuing graduate studies in information, library, or computer science, leading to a career in chemical information. The Award consists of a certificate and stipend. It is usually presented at an ACS Local Section meeting in the vicinity of the recipient's residence or school. The award was renamed in 1996 to honor the late Lucille M. Wert.
To apply, send the following items:
- Letter of application giving the reasons you should be considered for the award to: Marge Matthews
- Transcript of Undergraduate studies
- Three letters of reference
- Resume
- GRE scores (optional)
Deadline for Applications: February 1st of the year in which the award is presented.
Past Recipients
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| 2018 | Joshua Borycz University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN |
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| 2016 | Allison Langham University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
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| 2015 | Siu Hong Yu Western University London, Ontario |
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| 2014 | Ellen Strobel University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN |
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| 2013 | Kristin Briney University of Wisconsin Madison, WI |
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| 2012 | Bin Chen Indiana University Bloomington, IN |
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| 2011 | Elsa Alvaro Indiana University Bloomington, IN |
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| 2010 | Yuening Zhang Indiana University Bloomington, IN |
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| 2009 | Kristin Whitman Landon IP, Inc. |
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| 2008 | Huijun Wang Indiana University Bloomington, IN |
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| 2007 | Andrea Wright University of South Carolina Columbia, SC |
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| 2006 | Olivia Bautista. Sparks University of Arizona Tucson, AZ |
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| 2005 | Jeffrey Loo Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
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| 2004 | Amanda K. Fair Long Island University Purchase, NY |
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| 2003 | Victoria Wei. Zhang McGill University Montreal, Canada |
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| 2002 | Hong Zhang Indiana University Bloomington, IN |
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| 2001 | Philip M. Edwards State University of New York at Buffalo and University of Michigan |
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| 2000 | Susanne Hantos University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada |
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| 1999 | Timothy Waugh Indiana University Bloomington, IN |
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| 1998 | Svetlana Korolev Wayne State University Detroit, MI |
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| 1997 | Margaret M. Buck Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ |
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| 1996 | Heather Frese University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI |
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| 1995 | Octavia Perryman University of Texas Austin, TX |
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| 1994 | Whitney Baker University of Kansas Lawrence, KS |
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| 1993 | Linda Halliburton State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, NY |
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| 1992 | Robyn Stewart University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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| 1992 | James J. Heinis University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC |
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| 1991 | Craig Jenkins University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC |
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| 1991 | Hankom Leann University of Iowa Iowa City, IA |
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| 1990 | Eric A. Johnson Syracuse University Syracuse, NY |
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| 1989 | Joan M. Evans Drexel University Philadelphia, PA |
