Chemistry Graduation and Prizes 2024

A total of over 80 students graduated with an Honours degree in chemistry from St Andrews in 2024 as well as around 20 postgraduates with a MSc or PhD. Before the University graduation ceremony in the Younger Hall, this was celebrated with a reception in the School of Chemistry, where the best students were awarded prizes for outstabding achievements.

The prizewinners are pictured below:

(L-R) Toby Fairs, Corinne Vallis, Anna Johnson, Hannah Weiss, Harry Burrows, Professor Chris Baddeley (Head of School), Dr Gordon Florence (Director if Teaching), Fraser Bell, Udeyveer Dhaliwal, Marek Karpisek, Monika Davies, Lian Leung, Emma Petersen

The prize list is as follows:

Gray Prize for the best essay on a prescribed topic in chemistry
Corinne Vallis, Udeyveer Dhaliwal, Anna Johnson, Marek Karpisek

Medal in BSc Biology and Chemistry
Hannah Weiss

OUP Book Prize for the best student in the 4th year BSc chemistry class
Lian Leung

Astra-Zeneca Prize for the best honours research project in biological chemistry
Hannah Weiss

GSK Prize for the best honours research project in organic chemistry
Udeyveer Dhaliwal

Drochaid Prize for the best honours research project in inorganic chemistry
Emma Petersen

Charles Horrex Prize for the best honours research project in physical chemistry
Fraser Bell, Toby Fairs, Marek Karpisek, Hannah Ruskin-Dodd

Education Prize for the best honours research project in chemistry education
Monika Davies

Forrester Prize for the best graduating students in the 4th and 5th year classes
Udeyveer Dhaliwal, Hannah Weiss

Irvine Jubilee Prize and Medal for the most distinguished graduating MChem student
Udeyveer Dhaliwal

This year the Head of School Award went to former School President Harry Burrows.