Awards and Prizes
The department recognizes student excellence through a number of prizes; physics and astronomy students also regularly win prestigious external awards.
Awards to incoming graduate students
We are pleased to announce that Riley Williams has been selected as one of eleven recipients of this year's Provost's Scholarships. These scholarships reduce the out-of-state tuition fees to the in-state fees for one year. Casey Moore has been awarded a Maxwell Scholoarship. Congratulations Riley and Casey!Achievement Awards for College Scientists
The ARCS Foundation provides scholarships (currently $10,000) to academically outstanding United States citizens studying to complete their degrees in science, medicine and engineering.
- 2011/12: Scott Shermer
- 2010/11: Patrick Dunn
- 2009/10: Greg Bolloten
- 2008/09: Greg Bolloten and Kelsey Clubb
- 2007/08: Faustin Carter
- 2006/07: Aisha Hunte, Liliana Lopez, and Jack Young
Marcy Research Fellowship
This departmental fellowship (currently $1000) recognizes graduate excellence in research, and is awarded annually.
- 2011: Samy Kamal and Srikar Srinath
- 2010: Kim Litwin and James Osborne
- 2009: John Brewer
- 2008: Matt Giguere
Eden Academic Excellence Award
The Eden Award (currently $1500) recognizes and rewards B.S. Chemistry and B.S. Physics majors for excellent performance in upper-division or advanced courses required in the major program.
- Fall 2011: Philip Cala, Drake Cannan, Yingquan He, Mayra Lopez-Thibodeaux, Yann Ly, Victor Rodriguez, Sebastian Rozo
- Spring 2011: Drake Cannan, Daniel Cuneo, Victor Rodriguez
- Fall 2010: Alex Miller, Howard Nguyen, Matthew Salazar
- Spring 2010: Daniel Cuneo, Alex Miller, Howard Nguyen, Steve Pehrson, Matthew Salazar
- Fall 2009: Mary Rose Marcaida, Kazue Matsuyama
- Spring 2009: Raymundo Becerra, Kazue Matsuyama, Steve Pehrson, Karina Roitman, and Masimi Yoshihara
- Fall 2008: Karina Roitman, Jason Smith, and Masimi Yoshihara
- Spring 2008: Daniel Shuldman and Elliot Fuller
- Fall 2007: Bart Gasiewski, Elliot Fuller, Fred Bates, Jamie Molaro
AAPT Outstanding TA Awards
The award is a free membership in AAPT for one year.- 2011: Greg Romine
- 2010: Patrick Dunn, Andrew Fittingoff, Darrel Lim
- 2009: Kim Litwin, Polin Yadak
- 2008: Michelle Krok
