Student Awards 2023
The 2023 annual Physics Department awards were presented to graduate and undergraduate students at a luncheon on May 18th 2023 to recognize their achievements in academics, research, teaching and outreach.
Graduate Student Awards
Kandula Sastry Graduate Thesis Award Vahini Reddy Nareddy
Quinton Teaching Assistant Award Catherine McCarthy, Prasanna More, Sofia Corba, Isaac Pliskin
Dandamudi Rao Scholarship Sizhe Chen
Undergraduate Student Awards
Kandula Sastry Undergraduate Award Vivek Chakrabhavi
Hasbrouck Scholarship Award Allison Powell
LeRoy F. Cook, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Lucas Barrett, Mor Evron
Morton and Helen Sternheim Award in Physics Alison Irwin
Richard Kofler’s Class of 1976-1977 Scholarship Ramin Gasimli, Mary Ryan
Edward S. Chang Award for Research Charles Veihmeyer, Emily Aslanian, Zachary Gotobed, Joelle Beck
Professor Kenneth and Joan Langley Award for Future Physicists Jee Hyun Kim
Ida and Joseph Simenas Scholarship Nicholas Yazbeck
Scott J. Simenas Undergraduate Physics Teaching Fellowship Dante Lamenza Naylor ('23-24), Shane Keiser ('23-24), Arthur Alves ('22-23)
Physics Student Speaker at CNS Senior Celebration Emily Laus
Campus and national awards
Distinguished Teaching award Ajit Kumar
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Catherine McCarthy
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