LEAH JOHNSON WILL RECEIVE UAH'S 1ST DOCTORATE IN CHEMISTRY AT COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES MAY 4

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 27 -- The University of Alabama in Huntsville issued the following news release:

Leah Johnson, the first student to earn a doctorate in chemistry at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), stands outside the UAH Materials Science Building on April 7, 2026, with her "chemist LEGO" model of the molecule she studied for her dissertation. Johnson will receive her Ph.D. in chemistry from UAH on May 4, 2026, during commencement ceremonies at the Von Braun Center Propst Arena.

When Leah Johnson is awarded her Ph.D. in chemistry from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) on May 4, the event will mark a milestone for the student and the university: Johnson is the first graduate of the chemistry doctoral progr...