Class of 2025 Celebration

Greetings Seniors and Undergraduate Awardees,

The Department of Chemistry is pleased to be holding our 42nd Annual Chemistry Undergraduate Awards Ceremony this year!  Please RSVP via the link below (preferably by May 7th, but late replies are also welcomed).

Where: Natural Sciences Complex 225 (Campus Map or Google Maps). The recommended parking lot is Cooke A or B (Google Maps)

When:  Sunday, May 18th, 2025. 12:00pm for Refreshments (a light lunch and desserts), with Ceremony to follow promprtly at 12:30pm.

A Message from the Chair

Dear Honorees, Graduates, Parents, Relatives and Friends,

On behalf of the Faculty and Staff of the Department of Chemistry, it is my great pleasure to congratulate the 2025 graduating class, at the bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD levels! Additionally, I congratulate our outstanding junior, sophomore, and first-year undergraduate students who are receiving awards and scholarships in recognition of their superior performance in the 2024-2025 academic year.

At the College of Arts and Sciences’ undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies, and at the Department of Chemistry’s Undergraduate Awards Ceremony, we celebrate academic success – a culmination of hard work and continued efforts. Our students have met goals and, throughout the past several academic years, have overcome unprecedented challenges and have thrived despite the prevailing circumstances, UB’s altered mode of instruction, and the myriad changes to life on campus. My colleagues and I on the Chemistry faculty are proud of students’ remarkable accomplishments and perseverance. We are indeed delighted to honor the achievements of our students as we experience their success in our Chemistry program – Bravo!

Our graduates join a distinguished group of alumni with presence all over the world who received degrees from UB’s Department of Chemistry. Graduates, be assured that you have been provided a solid foundation to embrace the many challenges ahead of you. We are confident of it and feel pride in your pursuit of excellence as you move forward into new and challenging journeys. The world needs you and your talents now more than ever, and you are prepared to deliver!

Congratulations and Best Wishes

Javid Rzayev, Chair

Join Our Celebration!

Congratulations and Best Wishes to our 2025 Graduates!

  • Jenna Augugliaro
  • Mary Blajszczak
  • Raymond Boadu
  • Zara Braimah
  • Tiffani Brown
  • Liangyao Chen
  • Christopher Clark
  • Angelina Consolazio
  • Giovanni DiVerde
  • Sayra Fernandez
  • Joe Ferrara
  • Nick Filipkowski
  • Ashleigh Gagnon
  • Natasha Gozali
  • Kehao Gu
  • Terron John
  • Clover Kagle
  • Hanna Kelly
  • Tj Kolpack
  • Kyumin Lee
  • Brianna Marker
  • Joseph Mihaly III
  • Faid Mohammed
  • Phuong Nguyen
  • Yang Ning
  • Mazzy Scherer
  • Ll Shabazz
  • Ekamjot Singh
  • Robert Suber
  • Boyu Sun
  • Owen Szeglowski
  • Breanna Totaro
  • Cheyanne Witmer
  • Elif Yildiz
  • Colton Zack

STUDENT AWARDS

For a complete listing of Undergraduate Awards and Recipients, see our Honors, Awards, Fellowships page.