Women Chemists Committee Awards
The Pittsburgh Women Chemists Committee (WCC) recognizes excellence in the chemical sciences through two awards honoring distinguished service and professional achievement.
Award for Encouraging Women into the Chemical Sciences
This award recognizes significant accomplishments by any individual who has stimulated or fostered the interest of women in chemistry, promoting their professional development as chemists or chemical engineers. Nominees for the award may come from any professional setting in the greater Pittsburgh area: academia, industry, government, or other independent facilities. The award will be granted regardless of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, and educational background.
Nominees need not be members of the WCC or the ACS.
Award Winners
2025 Dr. Kimberly Woznack
2024 Dr. Michelle M. Ward
Award for Excellence in the Chemical Sciences
This award recognizes the achievements of women chemists and chemical engineers in the greater Pittsburgh area who have a record of accomplishment in their field. The nominee can be within any stage of their professional career in academia, industry, or government. The award will be granted regardless of race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, presence of disabilities, and educational background.
Nominees need not be members of the WCC or the ACS.
Award Winners
2025 Dr. Maria Kurnikova
2024 Dr. Velvet Blair Journigan
Call for Nominations!
If you have someone you feel is deserving of these awards, please consider nominating them. All applications are due by August 30, 2026. Submit all nominations through the Award Nomination Form. The flyer is attached below.
