Committees may have more than one person (Chair) in charge of the programs or events.
2026 Committees
Awards committee
Stephanie Watson (chair)
Sunita Thyagarajan
Eric Cotton
Louise Hellwig (chair)
Saraswathi Narayanan
Larissa D’Souza
Sunita Thyagarajan (chair)
Christine Chin Choy
Beatrice Salazar
Maryland Chemist of the Year award
Eric Cotton (chair)
Jillian Malbrough
Ioan Marginean
Louise Hellwig (co-chair)
Kelly Elkins (co-chair)
PJ Mitchell
Sarah Zimmermann
YCC + Local section volunteer awards
Chris Avanessian (chair)
Tamara Henderson
Stephanie Watson
Louise Hellwig (chair)
Jan Kolakowski
Robert von Tersch
Teaching awards
Kelly Elkins (chair)
PJ Mitchell
Larissa D’Souza
Saraswathi Narayanan (chair)
Kelly Elkins
Robert von Tersch
US National Chemistry Olympiad
Beatrice Salazar (chair)
Ayse Gul Yavuz Cular
Jillian Malbrough
Committee for undergraduate posters
Ayse Gul Yavuz Cular (chair)
Ioan Marginean
Tamara Henderson
Summer internship support grant
Louise Hellwig (chair)
Christine Chin Choy
Sarah Zimmermann
Chris Avanessian
The Maryland Section has eight awards:
Braude Award – L. Hellwig, Ph.D. Chair
Ira Remsen Award – D. Ferraris, Ph.D. Chair
Maryland Chemist of the Year Award, B. Salazar, M.S. Chair
Senior Awards – M. Eiss, Ph.D. Chair
Student Awards – S. Narayan, Ph.D. Chair
Student Travel Awards – L. Hellwig, Ph.D. Chair
Volunteer Award (nomination by current chair of the local section)
Younger Chemist Award (YCC) – O. H. Wilkins. Ph.D. Chair
Any other award requires approval by the respective committees.
