Cólon selected to receive inaugural Robert Holland Jr. Award for Research Excellence and Contributions to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Luis A. Cólon, A. Conger Goodyear Professor of Chemistry, has been selected to receive Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s inaugural Robert Holland Jr. Award for Research Excellence and Contributions to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Professor Colón is one of six senior scientists with impressive records of scholarship, leadership, and impact who were selected for this award.
The awards, which honor the late Robert Holland Jr., an engineer and corporate executive who served on RCSA’s Board of Directors, welcome recipients as full members of the Cottrell Scholar community. Holland Award recipients will be introduced and will give presentations at this year’s Cottrell Scholar Conference, which will be held July 19-21 in Tucson. Prof. Colón was recognized as one of the “unsung heroes of chemistry” for the outsized impact of his programs on the increase in underrepresented minority faculty hired in chemistry departments in recent years.