Andrew McCabe is the recipient of the Drago Chemistry Award.  This award is given to a rising senior based on academic achievement, laboratory skills, promise in the field of Chemistry and recommendations by the faculty of the Department of Chemistry.

About Andrew:

As soon as I was old enough to be in school I knew that I loved science. While my childhood dreams of being a paleontologist have faded with time, my love of the subject hasn't. I knew by the time I was in high school that I wanted to teach, and have since reinforced that by taking up a position TAing Principles of Chemistry for Janet Hunting. I have worked in multiple labs at IC, initially Akiko Fillinger's lab studying the generation of hydrogen peroxide from a copper oxide film, and more recently in Mike Haaf's lab studying the potential of 1-hydrosilatrane as a reducing agent for enantioselective epoxide opening reactions. I spent a summer working with Professor Nick Race at the University of Minnesota studying the catalytic potential of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes. Upon graduation from IC I intend to continue in academia by entering graduate school. 

Other Academic Achievements:

Dean's List

ACS Analytical Chemistry Undergraduate Award

Oracle Honor Society

Sigma Xi Honor Society

Scholar Athlete 

Liberty League All Academic Team

Shirley Hockett Scholarship

NSF REU Grant

Ithaca College Summer Scholars Grant