The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry congratulates the 21 Chemistry and Biochemistry majors who were recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa at its spring meeting. Upon joining, they will be inducted into the national honor society at The University of Texas at Austin chapter's fall reception on Sunday, December 7th in the Texas Union Ballroom, at which Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Richard Flores will be the keynote speaker. Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest honor society in the United States; its three Greek letters translate to "love of learning is the guide of life." The newly-elected Chemistry and Biochemistry majors are as follows:
Htin Aung
Viswatej Avutu
Colleen E. Bertoni
William Wesley Brown
Kathleen S. Casstevens
Shuaishuai Guo
Donghyun Kim
Husayn Aslam Ladhani
Mordechai Shlomo Lavi
Ian Ellis McCoy
Leila Caroline A. Posch
Chi Lun Pui
Kathryn Trinh Rimmer
Whitney Ann Rome
Rachel Glyn Shaver
Shyam Mohan Sivasankar
Mi Hye Song
Paul Arya Tavakolian
Jon Dezil Miranda Varias
Nicole Leda Varnado
Noel Hong-Kei Wat