Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Science, Vahe Bandarian, was selected as one of the 2023 ACS fellows. Vahe Bandarian is a biological chemistry Professor and has been at University of Utah since 2015. He graduated with his B.S. at California State University-Los Angeles in 1992, went on to get his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998, and was a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan.

According to Chemical & Engineering news, ACS began this tradition in 2009 as a way to recognize and honor ACS members for outstanding achievements and contributions to science. To read more about the American Chemical Society and the 42 selected fellows, visit here.