Announcing the 2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Recipients

2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 18 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2024. These faculty are within the first five years of their academic careers, have each created an outstanding independent body of scholarship, and are deeply committed to education. Each Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar receives an unrestricted research grant of $100,000.

Chibueze Amanchukwu

The University of Chicago

Ion and Molecular Solvation to Control Electrochemical Processes

Raphaële Clément

University of California, Santa Barbara

Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Scott Cushing

California Institute of Technology

Understanding When Quantum Mechanics Controls Macroscopic Devices Using Novel Forms of Light

Joseph Gerdt

Indiana University Bloomington

Uncovering the Chemistry of Microbial Symbioses

Todd Gingrich

Northwestern University

Computational Tools for Stochastic, Far-From-Equilibrium Chemical Kinetics

Kelsey Hatzell

Princeton University

Next Generation Materials for Energy and Climate Applications

Guosong Hong

Stanford University

Deep-Tissue Light Delivery and Imaging Enabled by Chemistry Advances

Xiongyi Huang

Johns Hopkins University

Bringing New Catalytic Functions to Metalloenzymes

Quentin Michaudel

Texas A&M University

Harnessing New Modes of Reactivity for the Precise Synthesis of Polymers with Tailored Properties

Lisa Olshansky

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Emergent Properties from Dynamicity: Investigating Conformational Control in Biomimetic Inorganic Systems

Giulia Palermo

University of California, Riverside

Dynamics and Mechanisms of Genome Editing Systems through the Lens of Computer Simulations

C. Wyatt Shields IV

University of Colorado Boulder

Synthetic and Living Microrobots for Directed Transport in Biomedicine

Junpeng Wang

The University of Akron

Molecular Solutions to Challenges in Materials for a Sustainable Future

Alison Wendlandt

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Selective Catalytic Isomerization Reactions

Sidney Wilkerson-Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Advancements in the Chemistry of Non-stabilized Carbenes - Synthesis of Orphaned Cyclopropanes

Dianne Xiao

University of Washington

Reimagining Porous Materials for a Sustainable Future

Rong Yang

Cornell University

Advancing Polymer Synthesis via Non-covalent Interactions

Michael W. Zuerch

University of California, Berkeley

Symmetry and Beyond: Unveiling the Mysteries of Quantum Materials and Complex Interfaces

About the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

The purpose of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., is to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances throughout the world. Established in 1946 by chemist, inventor, and businessman Camille Dreyfus as a memorial to his brother Henry, the Foundation became a memorial to both men when Camille Dreyfus died in 1956. Throughout its history the Foundation has sought to take the lead in identifying and addressing needs and opportunities in the chemical sciences through a series of programs and awards. Learn more about the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation by visiting its website.