Fresh from White House awards ceremony, Zare wins another prestigious award

On Wednesday, Jan. 6, Richard Zare, second from the left in the second row, attended a White House ceremony for the winners of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Today, the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society named him the winner of the 2010 Theodore William Richards Award and Medal. Official White House photo by Samantha Appleton. Click on photo to enlarge.

In recognition of achievement in the advancement of chemistry, RICHARD ZARE has won the 2010 Theodore William Richards Award and Medal. The award, announced by the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society today, includes two medals – a silver medal for display and a gold medal. Zare will receive the award on March 4 at Harvard University at a meeting of the Northeastern Section of the society. Zare, the Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science, was at the White House last week to receive a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. That award was announced last summer.