Sandra Rosenthal, the Jack and Pamela Egan Professor of Chemistry and director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, has been named the winner of this year’s Charles H. Herty Medal by the Georgia Section of the American Chemical Society.
The award is given to recognize outstanding chemists in the Southeast U.S. who have made significant contributions to their field.
Rosenthal, who also is a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is being recognized for her development of nanocrystal probes for neuroscience and white-light emitting nanocrystals as well as her contributions to improving STEM education across Tennessee.