Young-Shin Jun, professor of energy, environmental & chemical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been chosen to receive a 2025 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering award from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
The awards program, initiated as part of the 2011 International Year of Chemistry celebrations, acknowledges and promotes the work of women chemists and chemical engineers worldwide. Awardees are chosen based on excellence in basic or applied research, distinguished accomplishments in teaching or education, or demonstrated leadership or managerial excellence in the chemical sciences. Of particular interest are nominees with a history of leadership and/or community service during their careers.
Jun will receive her award during the IUPAC World Chemistry Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in July 2025.
“IUPAC is the largest chemistry professional organization in the world,” said Joshua Yuan, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor and chair of the Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering. “Winning this major award in IUPAC again manifested Young-Shin’s excellence and impact at a global stage.”
Jun also has been appointed chair of the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Committee on Science by the ACS president and board of directors. She leads efforts to champion frontier research in chemistry, formulate ACS policy statements and recognize outstanding chemists and chemical engineers. She served as chair of the Science & Technology Subcommittee from 2020-2024 and has been a member since 2017.