Steven Labalme

Steven Labalme is a fourth-year at the University of Chicago with a passion for chemistry. He researches sustainable catalysis, running industrially and pharmaceutically important chemical reactions more efficiently and with less waste for economic and environmental gains. Steven has lectured rooms of 350+ students and overseen 20 graduate-student teaching assistants (TAs) as a TA himself. In his South Side Chicago community, he tutors at a local under-resourced, predominantly African-American K-8 school. For his contributions to education and scholarly research, Steven has been recognized nationally as a Goldwater, Astronaut, American Chemical Society, Great Minds in STEM, and Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar. Steven is a former Varsity AAA ice hockey player and an avid runner. He spends his remaining free time zooming around Chicago on the 'L' with his long-time girlfriend, exploring new neighborhoods and cuisines.