Two doctoral students to receive awards

Two Kansas University doctoral students will receive awards for their research in pharmaceutical chemistry at the annual American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists meeting and exposition.

Eric Wayne Crick of Greenville, Ky., and Arvind Kumar Chappa of Lawrence are among about 38 graduate students who were selected to present their research at the symposia. The meeting is set for Sunday through Thursday in San Antonio.

Crick will receive an award based on his research in analysis and pharmaceutical quality at KU.

Chappa will receive an award based on his research in drug design and discovery at KU.

The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists is a professional scientific society of 13,000 members.