Kathy has been active in several student organizations, such as Graduate Student Forum and Women in Chemistry (serving as Co-Chair of Women In Chemistry (WIC) this past year) at Georgia Tech and recently helped organize a Graduate and Postdoctoral Diversity Summit at the National American Chemical Society Meeting this past spring in San Francisco. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Professor David Collard’s group.

The award is named in honor of Dr. Barbara Filner (1941-2009), a strong supporter, mentor, and leader in encouraging women to enter the sciences. Dr. Filner graduated from Queens College, New York, and received a PhD in Biology from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. She was an assistant professor at Columbia University before choosing to pursue a career in science policy and grants administration. Dr. Filner wanted to be remembered as a “Mentor to Women Scientists.” Thanks to the generosity of her family, friends, and colleagues, the Barbara Filner Award is helping to preserve her legacy.

Congratulations, Kathy!