Six Chemistry Researchers Receive 2020 SEED Awards
Research Corporation for Science Advancement announces six winners of its competitive Cottrell Plus SEED (Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery) Awards for 2020.
SEED Awards offer Cottrell Scholars the opportunity to start creative new research or educational activities, granting $50,000 for research projects or $25,000 for educational projects. All of the 2020 awards are for research.
“This year’s proposals were extremely strong and came from a diverse pool of Cottrell Scholars, institutions, and chemistry subfields,” said Senior Program Director Silvia Ronco. “With these awards, recipients will be able to jump-start innovative, high-risk, high-reward projects.”
Since 1994, the Cottrell Scholar program has honored and helped to develop outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research programs and their potential for academic leadership.
The SEED Award is one of the suite of Cottrell Plus awards given to advance the skills, knowledge and experience of Cottrell Scholars throughout their careers.
SEED accepts chemistry proposals in even-numbered years and physics and astronomy proposals from Cottrell Scholars in odd-numbered years. This year’s recipients represent different subfields within chemistry, such as materials, biochemistry, organic chemistry and catalysis.
2020 SEED Award recipients are:
Richard Brutchey, CS 2010, University of Southern California
SEED: Optimization of Quantum Dot Nanofabrication Based on High-Throughput Continuous Flow Chemistry
Mark Bussell, CS 1994, Western Washington University
Metal Phosphide-Oxide Hybrid Catalysts for Solar Fuels Production
Seth Herzon, CS 2012, Yale University
Practical methods for oxygen–oxygen bond formation
Hanadi Sleiman, CS 2002, McGill University
DNA Hydrogels Promoted by Small Molecules: Highly Scalable Synthesis and Stimuli-Responsive Applications in Tissue Regeneration
Brian Stoltz, CS 2003, California Institute of Technology
The Advancement of Small Molecule Electron Crystallography via MicroED: Leading the Transition from Proofs of Concept to Global Adoption
Ann West, CS 1999, University of Oklahoma
How Does an Anaerobic Microbial Pathogen Sense Oxygen Stress?
