Veronica Bierbaum, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry, has been named recipient of an ACS 2021 national award, the “Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry” sponsored by Waters Corporation. The award recognizes her “pioneering contributions to gas phase ion chemistry, including detailed reaction mechanisms, quantitative thermochemistry, and novel astrochemistry, enabled by innovative developments in instrumentation.” The Awards Ceremony will take place at the ACS Spring 2021 National Meeting.