“The Department of Chemistry is pleased to announce the recipients of the annual Townes R. Leigh Prizes for outstanding achievement by first year graduate students.�This award recognizes excellence in coursework, teaching, research, and written qualifying examinations. The recipients from the 2014-15 Ph.D. class are, pictured from left to right, John Cain, Robin Kemperman, Michael Sims, Juliette Experton, Emily Gill, Vinicius Cruzerio, Steven Shen, Steven Locicero, and Xiang Gao.”