– photos by Joel Laino
- Head Table, standing l to r: Dr. Christina Woo (Harvard University, will introduce Dr. Bertozzi at the award ceremony) Dr. Bibiana Campos Seijo (Editor C&EN News, National ACS, Esselen Award Committee), Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi, Prof. David Walt. Seated l to r: Ms. Amanda Yarnell (Editorial Director C&EN News), Dr, Andrew Scholte (2019 Chair, NESACS) Mrs. Sarah Scholte.
- Dr. Bertozzi’s invited guests l to r: Dr. Sarah Luchansky (Vertex), Dr. Sloan Siegrist (UMass, Amherst), Dr. Catherine Klapperich (Boston University), Dr. Stephen Canham (Novartis), Dr. Lisa Marcaurelle (GSK), and Dr. Justin Kim (Dana Farber).
- Representing the Esselen family (l to r): Silas (Buck) Foot and his wife Joan Esselen Foot, Dr. Katherine Esselen, Jack Esselen and his wife Catherine and Katherine’s husband Mr. Alan Kurd.
- Representing the Esselen family (l to r): Dr. Laura Bachrach, Ms. Jane Esselen Blocker, Mr. Peter Hanson, Mr. Michael Hanson, Mr. Timothy Poole and Dr. William Bachrach.
- Esselen Committee Table (seated l to r): Mrs. Irene Vouros, Dr. Paul Vouros (past Chair), Dr. Martin Idelson (past Chair); (standing l to r) Dr. Sivan Subburaju and Dr. Anna Sromek (past Chair and 2019 NESACS Chair-Elect).
- Dr. David Walt (2019 Chair, Esselen Award Committee) speaks to the history of the award before introducing Jack Esselen for the presentation to Dr. Bertozzi.
- The 2019 Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest medal.
- Gustavus John Esselen IV and Dr. Carolyn R. Bertozzi shortly after the award presentation.
- Gustavus John Esselen IV, Dr. Carolyn R. Bertozzi, and Dr. David Walt
- Jack Esselen catches up with Dr. Martin Idelson and Mrs. Irene Vouros both longtime supporters of the Award and this event.
- Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi with Dr. Lisa Marcaurelle (Bertozzi Post-Doc, NESACS Councilor and Glaxo SmithKline) Dr. Cathy Costello (NESACS Councilor and Boston University), and Dr. Dorothy Phillips (ACS Director- at-large , and NESACS Trustee)
- Dr. Dingchang Lin with Dr. Elizabeth Draganova (Chair,YCC) and Brian D’Amico(NESACS Board) and Dr. Doris Lewis (NESACS, past-Chair).
- Dr. Sivan Subburaju (McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School), Dr. Clive Baveghems (Boston University), and Dr. Kyle Cole (Therapeutics, Inc.).
- Dr. Ralph Scannell (NESACS Director-at-Large), Dr. David Harris (NESACS Director-at-Large and Genzyme), Dr. Lynne Sole (X4 Pharmaceuticals).
- Dr. Mindy Levine (Immediate past chair, NESACS), Dr. Doris Lewis (Past chair, NESACS), Dr. J. Donald Smith, Dr. Robert Umans, and Dr. Martin Idelson (past Chair, Esselen Committee).