Gaining public recognition for giving personal


attention. Luis A. Colón, the A. Conger Goodyear Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of the Graduate School, is a model mentor and teacher. He’s known for hosting barbecues for his classes and paying conference fees for students who can’t. But it’s his passion for encouraging and teaching how to do really good science that earns Colón the respect and admiration of his students, peers and (with one of his recent honors) former President Barack Obama.


Honors he has earned: • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Chemical Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry


• 2016 Eastern Analytical Symposium Award for Outstanding Achievement in Separation Science


• 2016 American Chemical Society Award for Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical Sciences


• 2015 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring


• 2012 Geoffrey Marshall Mentoring Award from the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools


Who’s hired his students: AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Lilly and Pfizer.


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