News from the Passer Award Committee, Fall 2025

Funding Opportunity to support teaching: 

Are you looking for some professional development funds to support travel for workshop and training programs to advance your teaching skills? 

Instructors at two- and four-year colleges or universities without advanced degree programs in the chemical sciences can apply for the Dorothy and Moses Passer Education Grant

Congratulations to our recent awardees: 

Dr. Wayne Hung, Assistant Professor at Southern Oregon University, has been awarded a grant to attend the ACS New Faculty Workshop in July 2025. 

Dr. Denise Femia, Associate Professor of Chemistry at La Salle University, has been awarded a grant to attend the 2025 Playposium, a June workshop focused on game-based active learning and playful pedagogy. 

Dr. Kyle Knust, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Millikin University, has been awarded a grant to attend the 2025 Axion Labs & Training Institute Advanced Topic in Chromatography (HPLC & GC) course, a July course designed to advance instrumentation skills and expertise.

Jamie Schneider, Chair, Passer Award Committee