The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing chemical sciences, selected Keary Engle, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, for its 2019 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. The award supports “exceptional young academic researchers at an early and crucial stage in their careers.” Engle concentrates his research on organic chemistry methods, seeking to streamline the synthesis of new complex molecules with applications to pharmaceuticals or agriculture. He is also committed to educating the younger generation of scientists at Scripps Research and won the Outstanding Mentor Award at the institute in 2017.