2019 Undergraduate Prize Winners

4 Apr 2019

Annual undergraduate prizes in Chemistry were awarded yesterday to a number of students. The ceremony took place in the Aula Maxima.

Thanks to Eli Lilly and Oxford University Press for their continued support in these awards. Full details on this years winners are as follows:

Eli Lilly Chemistry Prize: Deirbhile Fitzgerald
This prize is awarded annually to the student who has obtained the highest mark in Chemistry and passed the Summer First University Examination in Science in 2016/17, at the first attempt, and who subsequently registers for an honours degree in Chemistry at UCC.

Photo (L-R): Dr. Caoimhe Keogh Hansen (Eli Lilly), Deirbhile Fitgerald and Dr. Humphrey Moynihan (Head of Chemistry at UCC).

Oxford University Press Book Prize: Hayley Furnell
The OUP award is presented to the student with the highest marks from 3rd Year Chemistry in the 2016/17 academic year.

Photo (L-R): Hayley Furnell and Dr. Humphrey Moynihan (Head of Chemistry at UCC).

Reilly Chemistry Prize: Anne Gayer
The Reilly prize is awarded to the candidate who has obtained first place in the fouth year BSc (Hons) degree examination in 2016/17 and has obtained first class honours. The prize is named in the memory of the late Professor J. Reilly, who was professor of Chemistry and Head of the Chemistry Department in UCC for the period 1924-1959.

Photo (L-R): Dr. Humphrey Moynihan (Head of Chemistry at UCC), Anne Gayer and Dr Florence McCarthy (Chair of Teaching & Learning).

The George Guilbault Medal: Anne Gayer
The George Guilbault medal is awarded to the student who has achieved the highest aggregate performance in 4th year Analytical Chemistry. The prize is named in the memory of the late Professor George G. Guilbault, who was the 1st Chair Professor of Analytical Chemistry at University College Cork.

Photo (L-R): Dr. Humphrey Moynihan (Head of Chemistry at UCC), Anne Gayer and Prof. Jeremy Glennon.