Margaret C. Etter Student Lecturer Awards 2024

Named in honor Professor Margaret C. Etter (pictured),each Scientific Interest Group (SIG) and the Canadian Division have the opportunity to invite one student to receive an award and to present a lecture in one of the sessions organized by that SIG. Selections are based upon submitted abstracts and are independent of whether the student presenter originally requested an oral or poster presentation. Award winners are determined by the elected officers of the SIGs. Students who accept the invitation will receive a monetary award of $250, which is independent of any requests for support via the ACA Travel Awards.  

We are proud to announce the following recipients of the 2025 ACA Etter Student Lecturer Awards:

Awardee: Karly Forker

Session: 2.1.6

SIG: Best Practices

Abstract: 331: Modeling is Believing? How AlphaFold2 Can Mislead Molecular Interpretation

Awardee: Sarah Narehood

Session: 2.1.2

SIG: BioMac

Abstract: 317: STRUCTURAL BASIS FOR THE CONFORMATIONAL PROTECTION OF NITROGENASE FROM O2

Awardee: Jordan Dialpuri

Session: 4.2.1

SIG: Canadian

Abstract: 64: NucleoFind: A Deep-Learning Network for Interpreting Nucleic Acid Electron Density

Awardee: Rachael Kretsch

Session: 4.1.2

SIG: CryoEM

Abstract: 378: Complex Water Networks Visualized through Cryogenic Electron Microscopy of RNA

Awardee: Maria Carreira

Session: 2.1.3

SIG: Industrial

Abstract: 124: Leveraging generative modeling to analyze multiple related cryo-EM datasets

Awardee: Wojciech Dec

Session: 1.2.4

SIG: Light Sources

Abstract: 338: Integrated Platform for Assessing the Quality of Macromolecular Models

Awardee: Dongyoun Chung

Session: 4.2.6

SIG: Materials

Abstract: 205: Time-resolved X-ray diffraction studies of mineral transformations in aqueous solutions

Awardee: Adam Thibodeaux

Session: 1.2.2

SIG: MicroED

Abstract: 189: High-Throughput, Automated Molecular Replacement for Small Molecule MicroED Data

Awardee: Emily Willimas

Session: 2.2.5

SIG: Neutron

Abstract: 42: Neutron Scattering Study of a Frustrated Kagome-Strip Structure: Na2Co3(AsO4)2(OH)2

Awardee: Kennedy Agyekum

Session: 2.1.5

SIG: Powder

Abstract: 85: Hydride ions in Group II Metal (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) Titanate Oxyhydrides

Awardee: Kaushik Borthaku

Session: 4.2.5

SIG: SAS

Abstract: 54: Determining accurate conformational ensembles of intrinsically disordered proteins at atomic resolution

Awardee: Gabriella N Ruiz

Session: 1.2.2

SIG: Service

Abstract: 311: Using Electron Diffraction and Diffuse Scattering to Investigate the Vacancy Network of Prussian Blue

Awardee: Renata Layse De Paula

Session: 1.1.5

SIG: Small Molecule

Abstract: 32: The nitro-chloro substitution on two quinolinone-chalcones: from molecular modeling to antioxidant potential

Awardee: Vishakha Choudhary

Session: 4.1.4

SIG: YSIG

Abstract: 157: Investigating Macrolactone Formation by Thioesterase Domains through Incorporation of an Unnatural Amino Acid