A ceremony to honor Héctor Abruña, the Émile M. Chamot Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, will be held Thurs., Oct. 23. At the event, Abruña will be presented with the 2025 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences by H. Scott Walter, president of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. The 4 p.m. ceremony will take place in the Meshri Family Auditorium, Baker Laboratory Room 200. The ceremony will also be livestreamed via Zoom with passcode 123456.
“We are pleased to have this opportunity to celebrate Prof. Abruña’s innovative work with the Cornell community,” said Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences. “He and his research group offer an inspiring example of work that can have outsized scientific and public impact. Indeed, this research can change energy storage globally. We are so lucky it is happening in our College and University.”
The biennial Dreyfus Prize recognizes an individual for “exceptional and original research in a selected area of chemistry that has advanced the field in a major way.” Abruña was recognized for “revolutionizing the fundamental understanding of electrochemical interfaces using X-ray, TEM, and mass spectrometric methods and for the development of novel materials for electrochemical devices.” He will give a presentation during the ceremony, then take questions.
“Through pioneering techniques and new materials, Abruña is driving major advances in energy storage and sustainable transportation. We are proud to recognize these scientific contributions with this year’s Dreyfus Prize in Electrochemical Processes,” said Milan Mrksich, chair of the Scientific Affairs Committee and board member of the Dreyfus Foundation, who will be speaking at the ceremony. He is also the Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University.
The Dreyfus Prize is the highest honor conferred by the Dreyfus Foundation, which for over 75 years has been dedicated to the advancement of the science of chemistry, chemical engineering and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances throughout the world.
Linda B. Glaser is news and media relations manager for the College of Arts and Sciences.
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