The Department of Physics and Astronomy held its annual Award Ceremony on April 9, 2026. Undergraduate and Graduate students were recognized for the awards they received this past year. Congratulations to all the award winners this year!
Physics and Astronomy Award Winners 2026
Thomas Lain Essay Award
Graduate: Ranjani Ramachandran, Kimika Arai, Mahdi Sedighi, Daniel Porras
Undergraduate: Melanie Torres, Gabriella Cavallo, Akif Yildirim
Peter F.M. Koehler Predoctoral Fellowship
Ali Beheshti
The Z Daniels Fellowship
Helena Richie
Garfunkel Teaching Award
Liam Doyle, Elizabeth Meador
The Halliday-Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Giana Deskevich
Halliday Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster
Abigail Bakkenist
Julia Thompson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Scientific Writing
Alexa Marcoz
Emil Sanielevici Undergraduate Research Award
Lucas Respicio
Peter F.M. Koehler Academic Achievement Award, Sophomore/Junior Level
John Cicero
Peter F.M. Koehler Academic Achievement Award, Junior/Senior Level
Spencer Freeman
Mark L. Campbell Award for Physics and Astronomy Majors
Sara Carrigan, Ethan Simpkins
Sigma Pi Sigma Inductees
Pranav Ande, Abigail Bakkenist, Spencer Freeman, Sara Carrigan, Truc Chu, John Cicero, Eliana Crew, Giana Deskevich, Thomas Eble, Evan Enwright, Lucas Pasdo, Jannet Trabelsi, Jayden Wisniewski