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Dozens of members of the College of Sciences community were honored during celebrations held in March and April 2025.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EPlease join us in congratulating the following honorees:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EANAK Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOutstanding Faculty ANAK Award\u003C\/strong\u003E: Susan Lozier, Dean and Betsy Middleton and John Clark Sutherland Chair, College of Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECenter for Teaching and Learning Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInnovation and Excellence in Laboratory Instruction Award\u003C\/strong\u003E: Emily Weigel, Senior Academic Professional, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUndergraduate Educator Award\u003C\/strong\u003E: Mary Holder, Senior Academic Professional, School of Psychology\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETA and Future Faculty Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/blog.ctl.gatech.edu\/2025\/03\/11\/2025-ta-future-faculty-awards\/\u0022\u003ETwenty members of the College of Sciences community\u003C\/a\u003E were honored for teaching excellence during a ceremony in March 2025.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Sciences Student Excellence Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA. Joyce Nickelson and John C. Sutherland Prize\u003C\/strong\u003E: Phat Phan\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECynthia L. Bossart and James Efron Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E: Sabrina Downie\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMetha Phingbodhipakkiya Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E: Arya Akbarshahi\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert A. Pierotti Memorial Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E: Alexander Divoux, Jedrzej Konarkowski, Austin Shoemaker\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERoger M. Wartell, Ph.D., and Stephen E. Brossette, M.D., Ph.D. Award for Multidisciplinary Studies in Biology, Physics, and Mathematics: \u003C\/strong\u003ERehaan Naik\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirginia C. and Herschel V. Clanton Jr. Scholarship\u003C\/strong\u003E: Haelin Lee\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Chapter Sigma Xi Awards\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBest M.S. 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