At the 2024 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony on May 3, 19 biochemistry majors were among the 173 students honored for their academic excellence, public service, and undergraduate research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
“Students, you’ve each followed your own path to reach this day, but there are a few things you have in common,” said Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin, who presided at the ceremony. “You’re passionate about your field of study, you’re motivated to push yourself a little beyond your comfort zone, and you’re able to work across — to collaborate with people who might have very different backgrounds and ideas and ways of looking at the world.”
Mnookin also praised the students for their deep commitment to sharing their knowledge beyond the borders of the campus “in our proud Wisconsin Idea tradition.”
Below is more information about the awards, as well as the biochemistry major recipients and their faculty advisors.
Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships: Generous grants from the Hilldale Foundation and the Wisconsin State Legislature provide for awards of $3,000 each to undergraduate students and $1,000 to their faculty/staff advisors to work in collaboration on research projects.
- Katarina Aranguiz (Chris Todd Hittinger)
- Joseph Baumgardt (Elizabeth Wright)
- Nate Clemons (Reinier Hernandez)
- Emma Dunbar (Michael Cox)
- David Givand (Krishanu Saha)
- Wanyi Guo (Douglas McNeel)
- Ella Martell (Christian Capitini)
- John Merrick (Cynthia Czajkowski)
- Natalie Winn (Amy Erbe Gurel)
- Sherrie Wu (Lindsay Kalan)
Sophomore Research Fellowships: Generous grants from the Brittingham Wisconsin Trust, the Kemper K. Knapp Bequest, and the Provost’s Office provide for awards of $2,500 each to undergraduate students and $500 to their faculty/staff advisors to work in collaboration on research projects.
- Gavin Chang Biochemistry (Jason Cantor)
- Katelyn Jacobs (Susan Thibeault)
- Emma Kluge (Catherine Fox)
- Mia Lor (Jeff Martell)
- Hung Nguyen (Seungpyo Hong)
- Lateef Saheed (David Ehrlich)
- Claire Schleicher (Vatsan Raman)
- Matt Shen (Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly)
- Sophia Winterhalter (Scott Coyle)
Goldwater Scholarship: The Goldwater Scholarship provides $7,500 for undergraduate study to students who demonstrate great potential for, and commitment to, a research career in the field of mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
- Katarina Aranguiz
Congratulations to all of the students recognized at this year’s ceremony!