#  Winners of 2024 Harvard Student Prizes 

 





May 07, 2024

 

 

 *On May 6, 2024, the department celebrated the achievements of our undergraduate and graduate students with awards presentation:*

 **Jack T. Sanderson Memorial Prize in Physics**  
for graduating seniors with the highest GPA among concentration courses

- **Mincheol Park**

 **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.

- **Mincheol Park, "**for his work as an exceptional Course Assistant who goes above and beyond to support his peers. And, his work as the Chair of Chilloquium, a series of weekly moderated conversations between students and experienced career physicists, to expand the networks of our Physics community."
- **Emma Weller**, "for her exceptional dedication to SPS and the Physics community. Emma is a diligent and consistent member of the SPS Events and Panels team who does not hesitate to get involved and show her community spirit. Countless students have benefited from poundages of pumpkins tossed out the window and gallons of LN ice-cream served."
- **Victoria Zhang** and **Qijia Zhou**, "for their work as the Co-Presidents of the Society of Physics students to bring the community together through various fun and creative programs, while sharing their love of physics with the greater Harvard community. Thanks to their efforts, the Harvard chapter of SPS was awarded the Distinguished Chapter of the Year award for 2022-2023."

 **White Prize**  
Awarded annually to Teaching Fellows who have demonstrated excellence in teaching introductory courses in Physics.

- **Caelan Brooks**
- **Miles Butler**
- **Chandrika Chandrashekar**
- **Dominic Chang**
- **Diyaselis Delgado Lopez**
- **Aurelien Dersy**
- **Fan Du**
- **Elise Koskelo**
- **Joyce Kwan**
- **Madelyn Leembruggen**
- **Moriah Lim**
- **Ted Liu**
- **Noah Miller**
- **Anmol Raina**
- **Barbara Skrzypek**
- **Ophelia Sommer**
- **Shivesh Sood**
- **Noah Toyonaga**
- **Arthur Tsang**
- **Gemma Zhang**

 **Merit Fellowship Winners**  
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, and the award allows students to focus their time on research and or writing. This year two Physics students were awarded a Merit Fellowship.

- **Maine Christos**
- **Patrick Ledwith

 **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.

Sort    Experimentalists: 

  Theorists 

   - **Sukru Furkan Ozturk**
- **Muqing Xu**
 
 

 - **Junkai Dong**
- **Nishad Maskara**