On May 16, 2022, the department celebrated the achievements of our undergraduate and graduate students with awards presentation:
- Maya Burhanpurkar
- Elizabeth Guo
- Samantha O’Sullivan
Hertz Fellowship
- Shuvom Sadhuka
- Wenjie Gong
Soros Fellowship for New Americans
-
Zubia Hasan
- Andrei Radu
- Allen Richard
- Gong Wenjie
Carol Davis Prize
Awarded to a Physics concentrator in recognition of their efforts to build a more inclusive and welcoming environment in the Physics Department.
- Denisse Cordova Carrizales – for creating and leading the Primus group for first generation and low-income students
White Prize
Awarded annually to Teaching Fellows who have demonstrated excellence in the teaching introductory courses in physics.
- Brendon Bullard
- Helena Casademunt
- Maine Christos
- Erin Crawley
- Eliot Fenton
- Soumya Ghosh
- Richard Huang
- Madelyn Leembruggen
- Nathan Leitao
- Jerry Ling
- Richard Liu
- Lauren Niu
- Paloma Ocola
- Hyungmok Son
- Alyson Spitzig
- Houri Christina Tarazi
- Noah Toyonaga
- Ziyan Zhu
Merit Fellowship Nominations
Each year, the department chooses an outstanding experimentalist and theorist for nomination for a Merit Fellowship. The nominees must have passed their qualifying exams and have an approved dissertation prospectus. The winners of the Merit Fellowship are chosen by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from among all nominations from all departments.
- Qianshu Lu – outstanding theorist
- Nathaniel Vilas – outstanding experimentalist
Gertrude and Maurice Goldhaber Prize
Awarded annually to the outstanding theoretical and experimental graduate students who have passed their qualifying oral examinations in the preceding year.
- Patrick Ledwith – best theory student
- Grace Pan – best experimental student
David J. Robbins prize
“The purpose of the prize is to enable recipients to enjoy the cultural activities and recreation that enriched David J. Robbins' short life.”
- Carissa Cesarotti
- Erin Crawley
Awarded in recognition of their outstanding work in developing and teaching the new "Physics Foundations" prep course.