Published: May 10, 2024

Outstanding Graduate for Service Award

Tyler McMaken: For outstanding service contributions to the physics department over six years including:

  • Leadership of the CU-Prime Student Group which provides connection and mentorship between Physics graduate and undergraduate students. This leadership has involved coordinating a regular research talk series, hosting annual debates, teaching the 'Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry' class (Phys 1400) and most recently organizing the inaugural ‘Physics Undergraduate Research Expo’.
  • Founding and growing the ‘Grand Canonical Ensemble’ (the Physics Department music group).
  • Outstanding teaching contributions to the department both as a TA and lead instructor.

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPhysics Award for Graduate or Undergraduate TA Excellence

Luke Adams: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 2020 teaching team

Cai Cash: ÌýFor invaluable contributions to the Phys 2010 and 2020 teaching teams for many semesters, creating a welcoming, encouraging environment for many students as well as working behind the scenes to analyze and improve the structure of the class.Ìý

John Dirkmaat: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 2600 and Phys 2210 teaching teams over the 2023-24 academic year. In both semesters he has really gone above and beyond in helping the students learn, doing extra help session hours, and working individually with students to be sure they are fully understanding the material.Ìý

Charles Hurrell: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 2150 (experimental Physics 2) teaching team. Charles has been instrumental in the success of Phys 2150 this semester, going above and beyond to set up and fix labs as students had problems with them and reschedule students who missed labs

Tin Nguyen: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 2010 teaching teams over several semesters

Gabriella Seifert: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 1240 teaching team both working individually with students and suggesting ideas to improve the class.Ìý

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPhysics Award for Outstanding Service

Iona Binnie: For outstanding service contributions to the Physics department, including leadership of the Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (WaGMiP) group and development of plans for the 2025 APS Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CU*iP), which will be held at CU-Boulder.

Cai Cash: For outstanding contributions to the Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC) program over many semesters.

Luke Coffman: ÌýFor outstanding service contributions including co-leading the Society of Physics Students (SPS), writing a proposal and winning a Dean's Innovation Fund grant and using it to organize the inaugural Physics Undergraduate Research Expo.Ìý

Alex Fix: For outstanding contributions to the Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC) program.

Anya Grafov: For outstanding service contributions to the Physics department, including development of plans for the 2025 APS Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CU*iP), which will be held at CU-Boulder.

Owen Grimes: For outstanding service contributions including co-leading the Society of Physics Students(SPS), writing a proposal and winning a Dean's Innovation Fund grant and using it to organize the inaugural Physics Undergraduate Research Expo.Ìý

Cameron Hares: For outstanding contributions to the Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC) program.

Joanna Lis: For outstanding service contributions to the Physics department, including leadership of the Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (WaGMiP) group.

Claire Savard: For outstanding service contributions to the Physics department over many years, in particular to the 'R^3' departmental diversity committee, the graduate application fee waiver program and the 'grand canonical ensemble' music group.Ìý

William Javier Solorio Hernandez: For outstanding service contributions to the Physics department, including leadership of the Community of Support for Marginalized Students (COSMOS) group.