Chong received the UCLA 2022 Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ) Glenn T. Seaborg Award, which is presented every year and recognizes outstanding achievements of early-career faculty in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, UCLA. The Glenn T. Seaborg award places an emphasis on honoring the recipient’s research and scholarly impact, as well as outstanding teaching, mentoring, and professional services.

This award is sponsored by the Beta Gamma (ΒΓ) chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ), the only national co-educational, professional chemistry fraternity in the United States. The Beta Gamma (ΒΓ) chapter of Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ) at UCLA was founded on March 30, 1935.

This award is presented at the annual Glenn T. Seaborg Award Banquet held at the Hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica on the evening of May 7th, 2022. Thank you so much for the reception!

This award is also reported by UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry.