PHYS Awards Ceremony – ACS Fall 2023

Congrats to our many awardees! It was great to celebrate your accomplishments and influence within the chemistry community while spending the afternoon hearing about your current research endeavors. Awardees were also honored during the fall meeting at the PHYS Awards Ceremony held on Monday, August 14.

Journal of Physical Chemistry—PHYS Lectureships
The Journal of Physical Chemistry and PHYS Division Lectureship Awards honor the
contributions of investigators that have had major impacts in the field of physical chemistry in
the research areas represented by each section of the journal.

Basile Curchod, University of Bristol, 2023 JPC A Lecturer
Basile Curchod, University of Bristol, 2023 JPC A Lecturer
Konrad Meister, Boise State University, 2023 JPC B Lecturer
Konrad Meister, Boise State University, 2023 JPC B Lecturer
Justin Caram, Univ. of California—Los Angeles, 2023 JPC C Lecturer
Justin Caram, Univ. of California—Los Angeles, 2023 JPC C Lecturer

PHYS Division Junior Awards

Suri Vaikuntanathan, University of Chicago, 2023 Early-Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry
Suri Vaikuntanathan, University of Chicago, 2023 Early-Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry
For the development of powerful non-equilibrium statistical mechanical theories to understand the behavior of complex matter ranging from driven systems to biological self-assembly.
Josh Vura-Weis, University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign, 2023 Richard P. Van Duyne Early Career Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry
Josh Vura-Weis, University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign, 2023 Richard P. Van Duyne Early Career Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry
For development of the experimental and theoretical foundation of tabletop femtosecond extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy of photocatalysis.

PHYS Division Senior Awards

Anne McCoy, University of Washington, 2023 Jack Simons Award in Theoretical Chemistry
Anne McCoy, University of Washington, 2023 Jack Simons Award in Theoretical Chemistry
For her development and application of theoretical methods for analyzing the vibrational spectra & dynamics of floppy molecules and clusters.
Josh Vura-Weis, University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign, 2023 Richard P. Van Duyne Early Career Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry
Josh Vura-Weis, University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign, 2023 Richard P. Van Duyne Early Career Award in Experimental Physical Chemistry
For development of the experimental and theoretical foundation of tabletop femtosecond extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy of photocatalysis.

Marsha I. Lester Award for Exemplary Impact in Physical Chemistry

George Schatz, Northwestern University, 2023 Marsha I. Lester Award for Exemplary Impact in Physical Chemistry
George Schatz, Northwestern University, 2023 Marsha I. Lester Award for Exemplary Impact in Physical Chemistry
For broad-ranging contributions to leadership in physical chemistry, and to advances in reaction dynamics, plasmonics, self-assembly of soft materials, and other fields.