To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) named Donna Blackmond, PhD, co-chair of the Department of Chemistry, to its 2019 list of Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. She joined  11 other honorees from around the world, each selected for their excellence in basic or applied research, distinguished accomplishments in education or demonstrated leadership in the chemical sciences. Blackmond will receive her award in July at the IUPAC’s World Chemistry Congress in Paris.