Dr. Chong Sook P. Sung, former director of the IMS Polymer Program and professor emeritus in the University of Connecticut’s Department of Chemistry, has made a generous $50,000 endowment to expand opportunities for polymer program students. The fund will provide support for conference travel and other professional development activities—experiences that can be pivotal in shaping early research careers.

For Dr. Sung, the gift is both practical and personal. Reflecting on her own path at UConn, she noted that standing out as a woman and an international scholar required creativity and persistence—especially when it came to building support for research.

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