ACS Award for Research at an Undergraduate Institution: Joseph J. Pesek

Sponsor: Research Corporation for Science Advancement

Citation: For his research on the synthesis and characterization of chromatographic separation materials and the development of analysis methods and protocols.

Current position: professor of analytical chemistry, San Jose State University

Education: B.S., chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., analytical chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles

Pesek on his biggest research challenge: “When we first introduced silica hydride as a support material for HPLC, it was met with considerable . . .