March 1, 2014
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Illinois chemistry alumna Sara Skrabalak received the 2014 ACS Award in Pure Chemistry at the March ACS meeting. Her research involves the creation of multi-functional materials useful in catalysis, biotechnology, energy, and environmental remediation.
She is presently Associate Professor at Indiana University. Skrabalak was previously honored by being chosen as a Cottrell Scholar, Sloan Fellow and Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar.
Professor Kenneth Suslick was her University Illinois research advisor. She received the T. S. Piper Thesis Research Award for her dissertation titled: Porous Materials Prepared by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis.