Student Awards

Spring 2025 awards for students and postdocs

Veronica R Lingo — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:19:46 +0000

Spring 2025 awards for students and postdocs Veronica R Lingo Thu, 04/24/2025 - 15:19

Special Outstanding Service Award

The CU*iP organizing committee: Iona Binnie, Anya Garfov, Margie Bruff, Willa Arthur-Dworschack, Adalyn Gibson, and Allie Plocki.

The CU*iP organizing committee, composed entirely of volunteer students, proposed, organized, fundraised and hosted CU*iP 2025 at CU, Boulder. CU*iP is the American Physical Society Conference for undergraduate women and gender minorities in physics. This three day event enabled 180 undergraduate physicists from across the central and southern region of the US to attend talks and workshops with distinguished scientists, present and discuss their own research, network and enjoy social events.

Outstanding service awards

Arabella Quane: For outstanding service contributions to the Physics Department including leading an undergraduate research seminar.

Nicholas Golden: For outstanding service contributions to the Physics Department including leading an undergraduate research seminar for two years.

Kristin Oliver: For outstanding contributions as a site leader for Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC), and for especially stepping up in times of uncertainty

Aaron Barrios: For longstanding and sustained contributions to Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC), over 8 consecutive semesters (the longest of any PISEC volunteer ever!)

Syd Thomas: For leadership of the Physics COSMOS group (Community of Support for Marginalized Students).

Rachael Merritt: For contributions to the organization of CU*iP 2025. (Conference for undergraduate women and gender minorities in physics).

Sara Moore: For outstanding contributions to the leadership of CU Prime.

Luke Adams: For outstanding contributions to the leadership of CU Prime.

Outstanding teaching awards

Justin Nicoski: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 2020 teaching team

Jonan-Rohi Plueger: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 1125 teaching team, including getting to know each student as an individual and setting an outstanding example as a grader.

Benjamin Braun: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 3320 teaching team.

Joe McCarty: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 1120 teaching team.

Johnny Gallagher: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 1120 teaching team.

Tobias Oliver: For outstanding contributions as a teaching assistant for Phys 2010 (Algebra-based mechanics) and Phys 4340 (Introduction to solid state physics).

Andrés Villani Dávila: For outstanding contributions as a teaching assistant to the Phys 2010 (Algebra-based mechanics) teaching team.

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Three physics students awarded NSF Grad Research Fellowships

Kirsten Apodaca — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:45:56 +0000

Three physics students awarded NSF Grad Research Fellowships Kirsten Apodaca Wed, 04/16/2025 - 12:45

The National Science Foundation awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships to 12 CU Boulder students this year, including three physics students. CU Boulder Physics seniors Annalise Cabra, Luke Coffman, and Devayani Ravuri were among the recipients. An additional nine physics students and alumni received an honorable mention.

The highly competitive fellowship recognizes outstanding students across the United States in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines. Fellowship recipients receive three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $37,000, as well as professional development and research opportunities.

There was an overall reduction in the number of grad research fellowships awarded by the NSF this year, but CU Boulder ranked in the top 15 of institutions nationwide in terms of fellowships awarded.

“We’re incredibly proud of all of our graduates, and we especially applaud Anna, Devayani, and Luke who are most deserving of this national-level recognition,” said Tobin Munsat, professor and chair of physics.

CU Boulder Physics seniors Annalise Cabra, Luke Coffman, and Devayani Ravuri have been awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation.

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Five physics students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:18:21 +0000

Five physics students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 06/07/2023 - 13:18

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Physics Student Emma Simmerman awarded prestigious Astronaut Scholarship

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 23:24:52 +0000

Physics Student Emma Simmerman awarded prestigious Astronaut Scholarship Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 09/27/2018 - 17:24

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