CU chemistry undergraduates were prominently represented
among awardees at the 2008 and 2009 McKnight competitions in Molecular
Sciences, sponsored by the University of Texas southwestern campus.
Seniors Anish Shah (photo, left) and Noam Prywes (photo, right) placed first
and second, respectively, in the Chemistry portion of the competition this
year and undergraduate Rathi Srinivas took first place in the Molecular
Biophysics division at last year's competition. Anish worked on a collaborative
project for Professors Scott Snyder and Brent Stockwell, and Noam's project was
supervised by Professor Ruben Gonzalez. Professor Gonzalez was also
Rathi's advisor during the 2008 competition. McKnight awards carry cash
prizes of $2,000 for the first place finisher and $1,000 for the second place
finisher in each category. You can learn more about the McKnight
competition on the
awards website.
