The 1st Annual Omar Farha Award for Research Leadership

The Northwestern University Department of Chemistry proudly announces the establishment of

The Omar Farha Award for Research Leadership

Awarded for stewardship, cooperation and leadership in the finest pursuit of research in chemistry. This award will be given annually to an outstanding research scientist working in the department.

This Inaugural 2011 Award recognizes Omar Farha for his leadership, his high standards, his creativity and his responsible and rapid response to crisis. Omar Farha has established a very high standard by which future Northwestern researchers will be measured.