The Jeff Byers Memorial Graduate Award in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is now accepting nominations.

The award was created to recognize a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry or the Department of Chemical Engineering who exhibits academic excellence, integrity, a collaborative spirit, compassion towards others, and who passionately contributes to the advancement of peers and to the disciplines of science and engineering. Recipients receive $2,000 to be awarded Spring 2013.

Nominations by faculty, staff or students are due April 21, 2013. Please visit http://byers.austin.utexas.edu for more information and to submit a nomination.