Awards Archive

Current students: to apply for an award, please see our awards application page. Awards applications typically open in mid-spring each year.

History of Distinguished Alumni Awards

2025-26 Alfred Goshaw 2024-25  Tao Han and Randall Smith 2023-24 John Beacom and Senthil Sundaram 2022-23  Steve Nahn and Ann Silversmith 2021-22  back in person for a celebration of the 2019-20 winners! 2020-21  pandemic – no alumni awards this year 2019-20  Geoff Fox, Nancy Brickhouse, ceremony cancelled due to pandemic 2018-2019 Greg Piefer, Ted Strait 2017-2018 Janet Seger, Michael Zarnstorff 2016-2017 Barbara Wilson, Ray Fonck 2015-2016  Howie Baer, Siu Au Lee, Stephan Meyer 2014-2015  Mark Devlin, Mark Pederson, Tim Stelzer 2013-2014  Roger Stuewer 2012-2013  David Fahey, Lloyd Hackel 2011-2012  Eric Braaten, Allen Caldwell, Gary Hill, Ronald Lockwood 2010-2011  Thomas R. O’Brian 2009-2010  Greg Jaczko, Steven Vigdor 2008-2009  The Honorable Bill Foster, John Wiley, Phyllis Fleming 2007-2008  William Jury, Paul Kaesberg, Wesley Traub 2006-2007  W. Paul Menzel, Stephen L. Olsen, Michael Witherell 2005-2006  Daniel Freedman, Tom Holley, Tom Weller 2004-2005  Arthur Hundhausen, Jay Davis 2003-2004  Anne Kinney 2002-2003  J. Anthony Tyson, John Lynch 2001-2002  Dale Meade, Jeff & Lily Chen 2000-2001  Fay Ajzenberg-Selove

Student Awards

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Undergraduate Awards

  • Maritza Stapanian Crabtree Scholarship

    • Abigail Fagerlin

  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Josephine Tetzlaff

  • Hagengruber Scholarship

    • Preston Schenk

  • Marshall Onellion Scholarship

    • Chris Pate

  • Peter and Cheryle Jolivette Scholarship

    • Krishna Lakkaraju

  • Jean M. and Gene M. Bernstein Scholarship

    • Yuhan Jiang

  • Liebenberg Family Scholarship

    • Mihir Manna

Ingersoll Awards

  • Best Coursework in Physics 247

    • Sudhi Sharma (Spring 2025)

    • Jack Ciske (Fall 2025)
  • Best Coursework in Physics 248

    • Yufei Shen (Spring 2025)

    • Didat Ebne Didar (Fall 2025)
  • Best Coursework in Physics 249

    • Sunman Cao (Spring 2025)

    • Daniel Zikel (Fall 2025)

Graduate Awards

  • Van Vleck Fellowship

    • Dmitry Zverevich

  • James Nelson Humphrey Award

    • Braden Buck

  • Cornelius P. & Cynthia C. Browne Fellowship

    • Samuel Kramer

  • Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award

    • Zaynab Yardim

  • M. B. Webb Award

    • Owen Eskandari

  • Albert R. Erwin, Jr. and Casey M. Durandet Award

    • Faizah Siddique

  • Karl Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award

    • Yiting Wang

  • The Wonders of Physics Outreach Award

    • Raheem Hashmani

Teaching Assistant Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Nidhi Kandathpatinharuveetil

  • Best TA Spring 2025

    • Isaac Barnhill

  • Best TA Fall 2025

    • Michael Martinez

  • TA Rookie of the Year

    • Austin Rosypal

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Assistant

    • Collin Welke

Staff Awards

  • George Ott Award

    • Steven Oliva

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Undergraduate Awards

  • Maritza Stapanian Crabtree Scholarship

    • Maire Lucero

  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Ruben Aguiló Schuurs

  • Hagengruber Scholarship

    • Nathan Wagner

  • Liebenberg Family Scholarship

    • Elias Mettner

  • Jean M. and Gene M. Bernstein Scholarship

    • Christopher Fan

  • Thaxton Fellowships

    • Zijun He, Alyssa Jankowski, William Jarvis, Jeana Kim-Bolt

Ingersoll Awards

  • Best Coursework in Physics 247

    • Peter Sellwood (Spring 2024)

    • Rui Wang (Fall 2024)
  • Best Coursework in Physics 248

    • Nico Chou (Spring 2024)

    • Christopher Pate (Fall 2024)
  • Best Coursework in Physics 249

    • M Clark (Spring 2024)

    • Lindsey Hmielewski (Fall 2024)

Graduate Awards

  • Robertson Leach Award

    • Anirudh Yadav

  • Gerald W. & Tui G. Hedstrom Award

    • Alicia Mand

  • Carl & Brynn Anderson Award

    • Omar Mohamed

  • Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award

    • Lekshmi Thulasidharan

  • James Nelson Humphrey Award

    • Jaglul Hasan

Teaching Assistant Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Ricardo Dos Santos Ximenes Filho

  • Best TA Spring 2024

    • Samuel Kramer

  • Best TA Fall 2024

    • Mason Kennedy

  • TA Rookie of the Year

    • Benjamin Beyer

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Assistant

    • Valeria Díaz Moreno

Staff Awards

  • George Ott Award

    • John Wallace

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Undergraduate Awards

  • Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship

    • Ruben Aguilo Schuurs

  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Paulina Engovatov

  • Hagengruber Scholarship

    • Zachary Petersen

  • Liebenberg Family Scholarship

    • Leo Seen

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award
    • Jenna Karcheski
  • Thaxton Fellowships
    • Natasha Azad, Valeria Diaz Moreno, Krishna Alexander Lakkaraju, and Nadia Talbi

Ingersoll Awards

  • Best Coursework in Physics 247

    • Carl Yao

  • Best Coursework in Physics 248

    • Leo Xu

  • Best Coursework in Physics 249

    • Mihir Manna

Graduate Awards

  • Robertson Leach Graduate Student Award

    • Paul Buttles
  • Allan & Arline Paul Award

    • Rachel Myers

  • Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award

    • Priyadarshini Rajkumar

  • Van Vleck Award

    • Utku Saglam

  • James Nelson Humphrey Award

    • Georgia Stricklen

  • Cornelius P. and Cynthia C. Browne Fellowship

    • Ho Fung Tsoi

Departmental Teaching Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Shu Tian Eu

  • Best Teaching Assistants

    • Carter Fox (Spring 2023)

    • Zachary Jerzyk (Fall 2023)

  • Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year

    • Joyce Lin

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Assistant

    • Collin Welke

Staff Awards

  • George Ott Award

    • Gabe Bernhardt

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Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award

    • Lucy Steffes

  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award

    • Brooke Kotten

  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Jenna Karcheski

  • Liebenberg Family Scholarship

    • Andrii Hopanchuk

  • Thaxton Fellowship

    • Vanessa Bello Ruiz, Nadia Talbi, Alex Tellez, and Ella Sabo

Ingersoll Awards

  • Best Coursework in Physics 247

    • Mihir Manna

  • Best Coursework in Physics 248

    • Shaula Yan

  • Best Coursework in Physics 249

    • Joshua Stadler

  • Best Overall in Physics 247-248-249

    • Erica Magee

Graduate Awards

  • Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award

    • Jessie Thwaites

  • Albert R. Erwin, Jr. & Casey M. Durandet Award

    • Anna Cooleybeck

  • Alan & Arline Paul Award

    • Jacky Yip

  • Charles Mendenhall Award

    • Sam Norrell

Departmental Teaching Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Bradley Kumm

  • Best Teaching Assistants

    • Stephen McKay (Spring 2022)

    • Shu Tian Eu (Fall 2022)

  • Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year

    • Owen Eskandari

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Assistant

    • Chloë Edgington

Staff Awards

  • George Ott Award

    • Peter Weix

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Undergraduate Awards

  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award

    • Mika Xu

  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Elyse Incha

  • Hagengruber Scholarship

    • Drake Miller

  • Liebenberg Family Scholarship

    • Isaac Barnhill

Ingersoll Awards

  • Best Coursework in Physics 247

    • Ella Chevalier

  • Best Coursework in Physics 248

    • Shunjie Zhu

  • Best Coursework in Physics 249

    • Will Cerne

Graduate Awards

  • Alan & Arline Paul Award

    • Ricardo Ximenes

  • Karl Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award

    • Lekshmi Thulasidharan

  • Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder Award

    • Shu Tian Eu

  • Charles Mendenhall Award

    • Matt Cambria

Departmental Teaching Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Scott Lucchini

  • Best Teaching Assistants

    • Keenan Smith (Spring 2021)

    • Minhal Gardezi (Fall 2021)

  • Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year

    • Justin Marquez

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Assistant

    • Jake Murawski

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award

    • Briana Wirag

  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award

    • Katiya Fosdick

  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Haley Stueber

  • Hagengruber Scholarship

    • Gage Siebert

  • Liebenberg Family Scholarship

    • David Kwak

  • Albert Agustus Radtke Award

    • Kenny Jia

Graduate Awards

  • Phyllis Jane Fleming Award

    • Kayla Leonard DeHolton
  • Albert R. Erwin, Jr. & Casey Durandet Award

    • Jimena Gonzalez Lozano
  • Alan & Arline Paul Award

    • Chen-Hsun Jay Chan

  • Van Vleck Award

    • Sai Chaitanya Tadepalli

    • Bindesh Tripathi

  • Karl Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award

    • Scott Lucchini
  • Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder Award

    • Rachel Sassella

Departmental Teaching Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Weng-Him Cheung

  • Best Teaching Assistants

    • Bindesh Tripathi (Spring 2020)

    • Daniela Girotti-Hernandez (Fall 2020)

  • Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year

    • Matt Cambria

  • Pandemic In-Person Teaching Assistant Awards

    • Mrunal Korwar

    • Piotr Marciniec

    • Soren Ormseth

    • Kunal Sanwalka

    • Richard Toohey

    • Winnie Wang

    • Weng-Him Cheung

    • Yurii Kvasiuk

    • Linipun Phuttitarn

    • John Podczerwinski

    • Arjav Sharma

    • Keenan Smith

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award

    • Yitong Liu
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award

    • Haley Stueber
  • Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship

    • David Szymulewski
  • Hagengruber Scholarship

    • Calvin Osinga
  • Liebenberg Family Scholarship

    • Gage Siebert

Graduate Awards

  • Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award

    • Alex Pizzuto
  • Phyllis Jane Fleming Award

    • Joelle Baer Corrigan
  • Hallet H. and Mary F. Germond Award

    • Ibrahim Safa
  • Van Vleck Award

    • Yue Hu
  • Karl Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award

    • Scott Lucchini

Departmental Teaching Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Michael Cervia
  • Best Teaching Assistants

    • Greg Loges (Spring 2019)
    • Scott Lucchini (Fall 2019)
  • Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year

    • Abigail Bishop

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award

    • Lauren Laufman
    • Ariana Blair
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award

    • Mari McPheron
  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Arianna Ranabhat
  • Albert Agustus Radtke Scholarship

    • Luquant Singh
  • Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship

    • Gage Siebert
  • Hagengruber Scholarship

    • Keegan Downham
  • Liebenberg Family Scholarship

    • Brandon Radzom

Graduate Awards

  • Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award

    • Susan Sorensen
  • Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award

    • Ping-Yu Li
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award

    • Qinrui Liu
  • Elizabeth Hirschefelder Scholarship

    • Emily Lichko
  • Hallet H. and Mary F. Germond Award

    • Leah Tom
  • Cornelius P. and Cynthia C. Browne Award

    • Zachary Buckholtz
  • James Nelson Humphrey Award

    • Barış Özgüler
  • Van Vleck Award

    • David Gold
  • Karl Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award

    • Adrian Fraser

Departmental Teaching Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Ben Lemberger
  • Best Teaching Assistants

    • Josh Karpel (Spring 2018)
    • Mitch McNanna (Fall 2018)
  • Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year

    • Benjamin Harpt

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award

    • Alexandra Brukhovetsky
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award

    • Sara Branson
  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Molly Hetzel
  • Albert Agustus Radtke Scholarship

    • Eli Mueller
  • Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship

    • Sam Carman
  • Hagengruber Scholarship

    • Cory Cotter
  • Liebenberg Family Scholarship

    • Jerry Zhang

Graduate Awards

  • Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award

    • Leslie Taylor
  • Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award

    • Joe Olson
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award

    • Nathan Holman
  • Elizabeth Hirschefelder Scholarship

    • Joelle Baer
  • Hallet H. and Mary F. Germond Award

    • Alex Opremcak
  • Cornelius P. and Cynthia C. Browne Award

    • Ben Lemberger
  • James Nelson Humphrey Award

    • Harsha Gurram

Departmental Teaching Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Joshua Karpel
  • Best Teaching Assistants

    • Mitch McNanna (Spring 2017)
    • Scott Lucchini (Fall 2017)
  • Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year

    • Alex Pizzuto

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award

    • Celeste Keith
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award

    • Oliver Hitchcock
  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Jozef Trokan-Tenorio
  • L. R. Ingersoll Prizes

    • Spring & Summer 2017:
      • Cooper Goss (103)  Justin Laridaen (104)
      • Weidi Dai (201)  Kangbo Li (202)
      • Jack Nuckles (207)  Isaac Mades  (208)
      • Jonathan Stensberg (241)
    • Fall 2016:
      • Logan Yeager (103)  Marcus Voigt (104)
      • Jimmy Soeherman (201)  Severin Deng (202)
      • Alex Blair (207)  Kayla Bauhs (208)
      • Jeff Wade (241)  Oliver Hitchcock (247)
  • Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship

    • Kevin Langhoff

Graduate Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Nick Brewer
  • Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Award

    • Hyunsue Kim
  • Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award

    • Edward Leonard
  • Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award

    • Justin Walker
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award

    • Rishabh Khandelwal (Spring 2017)
    • Benjamin Hokanson-Fasig (Fall 2016)
  • Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Scholarship

    • Chad Bustard
  • Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Support Award

    • Zhenyi Qi
  • Elizabeth Hirschefelder Scholarship

    • Rachel Myers

Departmental Teaching Awards

  • Best TA

    • Mitch McNanna (Spring 2016)
    • Alex Scherer (Fall 2016)
  • Rookie of the Year

    • Evan Heintz

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award

    • Leah Fulmer
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award

    • Rachel Gruenke
    • Benjamin Hoscheit
  • Bernice Durand Research Scholarship

    • Maggie Beheler-Amass
  • L. R. Ingersoll Prizes

    • Spring & Summer 2015:
      • Siddak Kanwar (103) Brent Janssen (104)
      • Daniel Kurniawan (201) Sherkhan Sauyrtayev (202)
      • Brett Paris (202) Samantha Miller (207)
      • William Ferris (241) Tom Stone (248)
    • Fall 2015:
      • Hao Yu (103) Wei He (201) Rachel Maguire (202)
      • Thomas Gu (207) Colin Grosh (241)
      • Roger Waleffe (247) Kevin Langhoff (249)
  • Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship

    • Colin Adams
  • Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award

    • Eli Mueller

Graduate Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence

    • Andrew Loveridge
  • Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Award

    • Emily Lichko
  • Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award

    • Matthew Beck
  • Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award

    • Usama Hussain
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award

    • Edward Basso (Fall 2015)
    • Deepak Mallubhotla (Spring 2016)
  • Van Vleck Award

    • Leon Maurer

Departmental Teaching Awards

  • Best TA

    • Leon Maurer (Spring 2015)
    • Alex Loving (Fall 2015)
  • Rookie of the Year

    • Alex Scherer

Service Awards

  • Distinguished Service

    • Professor Emeritus Marv Ebel

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Jennifer Witt
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Mackenzie Meyer
  • Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Mackenzie Meyer
  • Hagengruber Undergraduate Support Fund: Joshua Cherek
  • L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2013-2014: Meichen Pan (103) | Alex Rokni (104) | Thejas Wesley (201) | Jonathon Gulliver (202) | William Maes (208) | Noah Johnson (248)
  • L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2014-2015: Vik Patel (103) | Eric Peloza (104)| Daniel Vigil (201) | Nicolaas Angenent-Mari (202) | Kari Fossum (207) | Victoria Cooley (208) | Tom Stone (247) | Idris Boukahil (249)
  • Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Ruifeng Xie
  • Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Luke Hartman

Graduate Awards

  • Carl and Brynn Anderson Graduate Physics Fund: Nick Brewer
  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Danny Crow
  • Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Award: Stephanie Kubala
  • Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Anna Korver
  • Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award: Todd Garon
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award: Ruiyang Feng (Fall 2014) | Adrian Fraser (Spring 2015)
  • Van Vleck Award: Tyler Ruggles

Department Awards

  • Best TA: JRichard Sayanagi (Spring 2014) | Cameron King (Fall 2014) | Joe Olson (Spring 2013)
  • Rookie of the Year: Andrew Hard

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Chunling Yan
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Ethan Kay
  • Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Anna Christenson
  • Hagengruber Undergraduate Support Fund: Joshua Cherek
  • L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2012-2013: Dustin Richter (103) | Natalie Dosch (104) | Yunsheng Ji (201) | Boru Wang (202) | Xiaoqing Li  (207) | Samuel Kellen Hartwick (208) | Cory Hawley (248)
  • L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2013-2014: Cody Lane (103) | Katherine Umhoefer (104) | Michael Soukup (201) | William Maes (207) | Xiaoqing Li (208) | Weifan Chen (247) | Cory Hawley (249)
  • Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Stephen Taylor
  • Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Kevin Meaney

Graduate Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Jianjia Fei
  • Albert R. Erwin, Jr.-Casey M. Durandet Graduate Student Award: Laura Dodd
  • Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Award: Xian Wu
  • Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award: Matthew Ebert
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award: Duncan Pettengill (Fall 2013) | Matthew Meehan  (Spring 2014)
  • Van Vleck Award: Todd Garon | Canran Xu

Department Awards

  • Best TA: Zach Simmons (Spring 2013) | Zachary Williams  (Fall 2013)
  • Rookie of the Year: Dahan Kim

Service Awards

  • Distinguished Service Award: Carl Anderson

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Briana Indahl
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Andrew Alt | Natalia Antropova | Anna Christenson
  • Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Ayah Almousa
  • Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Physics Undergraduate Scholarship: James Sebald
  • L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2011-2012: Paul Merchant (103) | Amy Zelko (104) | Mengcheng Qi (202) | Aaron Stemo (207) | Pornampai Narenpitak (208) | Chunling Yan (248)
  • L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2012-2013: Xiongcheng Gu (103) | Fengchun Miao (104) | Shane Wehler (201) | Joel Neher (202) | Zijian Tao (207) | Bai Wang (247) | Tianyao Wu (249)
  • Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Brian Zutter
  • Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Laura Fleming

Graduate Awards

  • Cornelius P. and Cynthia C. Browne Fellowship: Marty Lichtman | Michael Wood
  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Nicole Vassh
  • Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Family Award: Christopher Anderson | Ian Wisher
  • Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Bethany Riley
  • Mendenhall Graduate Award: John Gamble
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award: William Cottrell (Fall 2012) | Mohandas Pillai (Spring 2013)
  • Van Vleck Award: Amrit Poudel | Vladimir Zhdankin | Yuxuan Wang | Samuel Ducatman

Department Awards

  • Best TA: Nicole Vassh
  • Rookie of the Year: Ryan Foote

Department Service Awards

  • Distinguished Service Award: Clint Sprott

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Laura Fleming | Amanda Joers | Karissa Metko
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Blaine Law | Mohandas Pillai | Antonio Puglielli | Adam Wright
  • Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Danny Jones | Alexandra Schroeder
  • Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Physics Undergraduate Scholarship: Natalia Antropova | Eric Hendries
  • L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2010-2011: Zachary Zinda (103) | Rachael Ann Lester (104) | Patrick Bollom (207) | Sharon Lu (207) | Eric Hendries (248) | Stephane Cooperstein (248)
  • L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2011-2012: Tory Nestler (103) | Aaron Follansbee (104) | Jincheng Huang (207) | James Sebald (247)
  • Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Georgios Stratis
  • Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Craig Price
  • Astronomy Department Awards
    • Lowell Doherty Award for Excellence in Astronomy: Ali Bramson
    • Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Family Award: Blakesley Burkhart

Graduate Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Michael Wood
  • Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Award: Kara Maller
  • Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Peisi Huang | Christine Lewis | Meghan McGarry | Isobel Ojalvo | Andrea Peterson
  • Germond Graduate Award: Saurabh Maiti
  • Mendenhall Graduate Award: Tomas Hernandez | Joshua Weber | Ian Wisher
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award: Huaike Guo (Spring 2012)
  • Van Vleck Award: Christopher Anderson | Tomas Hernandez | Saurabh Maiti | Kenny Rudinger | Joshua Weber | Ian Wisher

Department Awards

  • Best TA: James Hostetter (Spring 2011) | Michael Wood (Fall 2011)
  • Rookie of the Year: Brendan Shanahan

Department Service Awards

  • Distinguished Service Award: Robertson Leach

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Jessie Otradovec
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Blaine Law | Jessie Otradovec | Nadia Qutaishat | Sara Stanchfield | Aaron Swander | Adam Wright
  • Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Carli Peters
  • Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Physics Undergraduate Scholarship: Danny Jones | Alexandra Schroeder
  • L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2009-2010: Da Yin (103) | Yinshan Chen (104) | Ke Chu (201) | Yaming Jiang (202) | Tyler Will (207) | Dana Bellissimo (208) | Georgios Stratis (248)
  • L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2010-2011: Linbailu Jiang (103) | Andrew Wiederhold (104) | Xiaoyi Qu (201) | Zhiyun Jiang (202) | Yicheng Li (207) | Leah Alstad (208) | Azeem Zaman (247)
  • Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Craig Price
  • Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Audra Amasino | Scott Moe | Rich Pang | Antonio Puglielli
  • Astronomy Department Awards
    • Lowell Doherty Award for Excellence in Astronomy: Jacob Miller | Victoria Hartwick

Graduate Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Valerie Plaus
  • Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Award: Kara Maller
  • Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Emily Barrentine | Meghan McGarry | Isobel Ojalvo | Valerie Plaus | Chiu-Tien Yu
  • Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Family Graduate Award: Kelsey Morgan
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award: Chien Yeah Seng (Fall 2010) | Fangzhou Zhang (Fall 2010) | Isobel Ojalvo (Spring 2011)

Department Awards

  • Best TA: Zach Deland (Spring 2010) | Jacob Feintzeig (Fall 2010) | Michael Wood (Fall 2010)
  • Rookie of the Year: Nicole Vassh

Department Service Awards

  • Distinguished Service Award: Chun Lin

Undergraduate Awards

  • Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Victoria Hartwick (Astronomy) | Alexandra Schroeder (Physics)
  • Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Jake Covey | Alejandro de la Rosa | Craig Price | Aaron Swander | Ruxiu Zhao
  • Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Megan Jones
  • Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Physics Undergraduate Scholarship: Jane Kaczmarek | Jake Miller | Alexandra Schroeder
  • L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2008-2009: Tyler Van Dyck (103) |Anna Jean Moreland (104) |Kexian Zhu (201) | James Mott (202) | Xiong Xiong (207) | Timothy John Wendorff (208) | Ruxiu Zhao (248)
  • L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2009-2010:Tyler Van Dyck (104) | Alexander Matthew Diedrich (201) | Andrew Lang (202) | Li Xuan Tan (207) | Anna Pendleton (208) | Eric Katzelnick (247)
  • Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Jonathan Bohn | Jonathan Jara-Almonte | Alex Lang | Lauren Levac | Jacob Swan

Graduate Awards

  • Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Vikram Adhikarla
  • Raymond G. & Anne W. Herb Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship:Steven Hart
  • Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Karen Andeen | Amanda  Gault | Laura Gladstone | Meghan McGarry | Chiu-Tien Yu
  • Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Family Graduate Award: Claudia Cyganowski (Astronomy)
  • Emanuel R. Piore Award: Matthew Brookhart (Fall 2009) | Zack DeLand (Spring 2010)

Department Awards

  • Best TA: Valerie Plaus (Spring 2009) | Michael Wood (Fall 2010)
  • Rookie of the Year: Zack DeLand

Campus Awards

  • Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards Innovation in Teaching: Dhananjay Dhokarh

Department Service Awards

  • Distinguished Service Award: Mary Stapanian | Juliette Apkarian