Andrei Sanov Receives COS Distinguished Achievement in Science Education Award
Congratulations to Dr. Andrei Sanov, who was selected by the College of Science to receive their Distinguished Achievement in Science Education Award for 2025.
Every year the College of Science recognizes outstanding faculty and advisors for their noteworthy participation in representing and contributing to the teaching and advising mission of the University. The Distinguished Career Teaching Award is given in recognition of a long career as an outstanding classroom teacher and mentor of students at different levels and in diverse settings. Congratulations, Andrei!
Andrei Sanov - Bio
Dr. Andrei Sanov is a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Physics at the University of Arizona. He earned an M.S. degree in Physics and Applied Mathematics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1992 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California in 1996. After a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado he joined the University of Arizona faculty in 1999.
His research interests include photoelectron imaging spectroscopy and dynamics of molecular and cluster anions. In recognition of his work, he received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Beckman Young Investigator Award in the Chemical and Biological Sciences, the Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, and was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society. He held the title of the Weed Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (2011-2014) and was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award in Chemistry by the University of Southern California (2019). His educational accomplishments were recognized by the Favorite Teacher Award from the UA Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (2005), the College of Science Innovation in Teaching Award (2013), and the Distinguished Career Teaching Award (2016).