Spring 2025 awards for students and postdocs
Special Outstanding Service AwardÌý
The CU*iP organizing committee: Iona Binnie, Anya Garfov, Margie Bruff, Willa Arthur-Dworschack, Adalyn Gibson, and Allie Plocki.Ìý
The CU*iP organizing committee, composed entirely of volunteer students, proposed, organized, fundraised and hosted CU*iP 2025 at CU, 91¸£ÀûÉç. 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.Ìý
Outstanding service awardsÌý
Arabella Quane: For outstanding service contributions to the Physics Department including leading an undergraduate research seminar.Ìý
Nicholas Golden: For outstanding service contributions to the Physics Department including leading an undergraduate research seminar for two years.Ìý
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 uncertaintyÌý
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!)Ìý
Syd Thomas: For leadership of the Physics COSMOS group (Community of Support for Marginalized Students).Ìý
Rachael Merritt: For contributions to the organization of CU*iP 2025. (Conference for undergraduate women and gender minorities in physics).Ìý
Sara Moore: For outstanding contributions to the leadership of CU Prime.Ìý
Luke Adams: For outstanding contributions to the leadership of CU Prime.Ìý
Outstanding teaching awardsÌý
Justin Nicoski: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 2020 teaching teamÌý
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.Ìý
Benjamin Braun: ÌýFor outstanding contributions to the Phys 3320 teaching team.Ìý
Joe McCarty: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 1120 teaching team.Ìý
Johnny Gallagher: For outstanding contributions to the Phys 1120 teaching team.Ìý
Tobias Oliver: For outstanding contributions as a teaching assistant for Phys 2010 (Algebra-based mechanics) and Phys 4340 (Introduction to solid state physics).Ìý
Andrés Villani Dávila: For outstanding contributions as a teaching assistant to the Phys 2010 (Algebra-based mechanics) teaching team.