- Department History Slide Show
- 2024 Awards Ceremony [Slides, Photos]
- 2023 Awards Ceremony [Video, Slides, Photos]
- 2022 Awards Ceremony [Video, Slides, Photos]
- 2021 Awards Ceremony (online) [Video, Video with CC, Slides, Slides with Photos]
- 2020 Awards Ceremony (online) [Video, Video with CC, Slides, Slides with Photos]
- 2019 Awards Ceremony [Slides, Photos]
- 2018 Awards Ceremony [Photos]
- 2017 Awards Ceremony [Photos]
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Herbert H. Chen Award
Given annually to one junior in Physics and Astronomy for outstanding scholarship. This award is typically based mostly on outstanding coursework, but research may also be a consideration.
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Young Paik
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1991
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Joe Tien
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1992
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Satyadev Patel
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1992
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George Kastis
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1994
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Ali Mokhberi
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1995
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Steven Dawson
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1996
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Oscar Villareal
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1997
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Steven Drasco
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1998
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Edwin Sirko
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1999
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Nathaniel Hamlin
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2000
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Benjamin Dilday
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2001
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Mary Griffith
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2002
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Ian Crossfield
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2003
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Kaveh Shoorideh
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2004
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James Kim
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2005
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Michael Blume
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2006
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Justin Little
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2007
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Maxwell David Radin
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2008
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Matthew Michael Hickman
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2009
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Jacob Edman
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2010
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Zepyoor Khechadoorian
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2017
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Kyle Callahan
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2018
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Kyungseop Yoon
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2019
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| Jayakrishnan Radhakrishnan | 2020 |
| Natali Fisher | 2021 |
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Leon Zhang
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2022
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| Shelley Tong | 2023 |
| Keyan Moradi | 2024 |
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Outstanding Graduating Senior Scholarship Award
Given annually to one graduating senior in Physics and Astronomy for outstanding scholarship.
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Jeffrey Justice
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1970
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Charles Munch
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1972
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John Dishaw
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1973
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David Robson
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1974
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David Tolleth
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1974
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Jeff DeCurtins
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1974
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Roger McWilliams
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1975
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Kim Griest
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1976
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Alan Rice
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1977
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Richard Eykholt
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1978
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Michael Dugan
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1980
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Karl Runge
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1981
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Richard Scaletter
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1982
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Michael E. Potter
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1983
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Margaret Wen-Mei Chen
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1984
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Donald W. Roberts
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1985
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Stuart Weinberger
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1986
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Steven Donovan
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1987
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Thomas Baumann
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1988
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Axel Kratel
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1989
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Alan DeWeerd
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1990
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Carl Edman
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1991
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Michl Binder
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1992
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Joe Tien
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1993
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Paul Urayama
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1994
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James Danielson
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1995
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Ali Mokhberi
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1996
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Elizabeth Tong
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1997
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Steve Dawson
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1998
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Corey Reed
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1999
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Thanh Dang
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2000
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Edwin Sirko
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2001
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Nader Nassif
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2002
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Mary Griffith
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2003
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Ian Crossfield
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2004
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Chris Gilbreth
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2005
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James Kim
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2006
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Brett Friedman
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2007
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Ryan Francis Trainor
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2008
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Maxwell David Radin
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2009
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Matthew Michael Hickman
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2010
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Michael Kevin Girard
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2011
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Wesley Tanner Fuhrman
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2012
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James Kameron Mitchell
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2013
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Jeremy Adam Cooper
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2014
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Elliot Persico
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2015
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Hunter Allison
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2016
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Kevin K. Ly
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2017
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Thomas Schmidt
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2018
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Kyle Callahan
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2019
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| Wenjie Huang | 2020 |
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Carsen Gore
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2021
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| Alexander Galkin | 2022 |
| Natali Fisher, Lawson McCoy | 2023 |
| James Corcoran | 2024 |
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Outstanding Graduating Senior Research Award
Given annually to one graduating senior in Physics and Astronomy for outstanding research.
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| Danny Attiyah | 2020 |
| Michelle Ficht | 2021 |
| Maham Hasib | 2022 |
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Hasib, Leshan Zhao
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2022
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| Leon Zhang | 2023 |
| Christine Nguyen | 2024 |
| Shane O'Brien | 2024 |
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Outstanding Graduating Senior Service Award
Given annually to one graduating senior in Physics and Astronomy for outstanding service to the department, which includes teaching and outreach.
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| Lisabeth Santana | 2020 |
| Henry Amir | 2021 |
| Elvira Cruz-Cruz | 2021 |
| Jay Radhakrishnan |
2022
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| Natali Fisher, Doan Sean Tuan Phong | 2023 |
| Justin Lee | 2024 |
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Outstanding Graduating Senior Research and Service Award
Given to a graduating senior, usually for outstanding research, but can include service to the department, which includes teaching and outreach.
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George Brooks
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1975
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Phil Goodman
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1976
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Stanley R. Shanfield
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1977
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David Murphy
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1978
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Timothy P. Armstrong
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1980
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Richard Scalettar
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1981
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Richard M. Stein
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1983
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Richard M. Stein
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1984
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Lisa Lorenc
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1986
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Mary Adriaans
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1987
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Scott Olsen
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1988
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Daryush Agahi
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1989
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John Ellithorpe
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1990
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Yoko Inokuma
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1991
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Mitchell Troy
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1992
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Woon Choong
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1993
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Ken Miyaki
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1994
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Thomas Tierney
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1995
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Cawley Vaccarella
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1996
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Frank Albert
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1997
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Rob Badzey
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1998
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Steven Drasco
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1999
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Sean Merritt
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2000
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Monica Dunford
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2001
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Mahmood Miah
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2002
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Francisco Leport
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2003
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Christina Green
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2004
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Victoria Rojo
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2005
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Andrew Willsie
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2006
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Melissa Tong
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2007
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James Wenner
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2007
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Michael Peter Champion
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2008
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Caitlin Sikora
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2009
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Laura Michele Innes
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2010
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Kevin Slagle
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2011
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Mitchell Hsing
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2012
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Jared Gregory Vasquez
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2013
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Anais Gharabegian
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2014
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Nicholas Steven Timmons
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2015
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Sky Phillips
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2016
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Snow Lu
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2017
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| Savannah Shively | 2018 |
| Rochelle Radzyminski | 2019 |
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| Peer-Choice Award for a Graduating Senior: Awarded to a graduating major in recognition of qualities or accomplishments that are deemed worthy of recognition by their peers. These can be in any area, including (but not limited to) being a positive role model, performing an important service to the department and/or to other students, or displaying exemplary leadership skills. |
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| Andres Gutierrez | 2024 |
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| Outstanding Non-Graduating Undergraduate Research Award Awarded to a continuing major for outstanding research in Physics & Astronomy. |
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| Kaustubh Simha | 2024 |
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| Outstanding Non-Graduating Undergraduate Scholarship Award Awarded to a continuing major for excelling in one or more of the following areas: course work, GPA, participation in office hours with TAs or instructors, sustained engagement throughout the curriculum, questions/answers during class and/or superior help to peers in the SPS room or other venues (e.g. discussion boards). |
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| Jake Harrison Hagerson | 2024 |
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| Outstanding Non-Graduating Undergraduate Service Award Awarded to a non-graduating major for outstanding service to the department, including teaching and outreach. |
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| Shelley Tong | 2024 |
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| Peer Choice Award for a Non-Graduating Major Awarded to a non-graduating major in recognition of qualities or accomplishments that are deemed worthy of recognition by their peers. These can be in any area, including (but not limited to) being a positive role model, performing an important service to the department and/or to other students, or displaying exemplary leadership skills. |
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| Gunner Braunhausen | 2024 |
| Justin Cahaan | 2024 |
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| Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research | |
| Chris Chen |
2022
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updated 02.05.2025 |
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