Assistant Professor Keary Engle, PhD, in the Department of Chemistry, has received many awards related to his development of efficient and sustainable methods of creating new compounds for medicines, research and agriculture. Among these honors are the Novartis 2019 Early Career Award, the Amgen 2020 Young Investigator Award and the Eli Lilly and Co. 2020 Organic Chemistry Award. Engle also was named a 2020 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, becoming the first person from an institution without an undergraduate component to win the award for teacher-scholars. Additionally, Engle won the Office of Naval Research 2020 Young Investigator Award; he and his team will use their catalytic chemistry skillset to help the Office of Naval Research create energetic materials.