2024 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of eight new Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2024. The award honors young faculty in the chemical sciences who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship and are deeply committed to education with undergraduates. Each Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar receives an unrestricted research grant of $75,000.

Robert Berger

Western Washington University

Moving Beyond Perovskites for Solar Energy Conversion Applications

Maren Buck

Smith College

New Strategies for the Preparation of Chemically-Fueled Hydrogel Actuators

Daniela Fera

Swarthmore College

Dissection of Protein Kinase Interactions and Their Effects on Immune Cells

Michael Groves

California State University, Fullerton

Using Machine Learning to Understand Gas Sensing Properties of 2D Materials

Miles Johnson

University of Richmond

Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions Enabled by Novel Aminophosphine Ligands

Nathan Kidwell

William & Mary

Accelerated Chemical Transformations in the Atmosphere

Seann Mulcahy

Providence College

Exploiting Atropisomerism in Bioactive Biaryl Heterocycles

Kana Takematsu

Bowdoin College

Driving Protons with Light in Unconventional Solvent Environments

Christina Vizcarra

Barnard College

Understanding and Inhibiting the Biochemical Activities of Formins

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.