The Thomas B. Brown Memorial award for senior research in physics is awarded for research results, originality in conception or in execution of research, diligence, and clarity of oral and written reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Alfred B. Focke award celebrates excellence in experimental physics research, and is given to the graduating senior who, in the opinion of the Physics faculty, has done the most noteworthy piece of experimental research as a senior project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mindlin Prize for Innovative Ideas in Science is awarded to the author of the most innovative paper in the sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Established in 1994 with gifts from the class of 1967 and Jon’s widow, the Jon A. Wunderlich (’67) Prize is awarded to a physics major who has demonstrated remarkable creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Rojansky Writing Award is named for Vladimir (Ro) Rojansky, who came to the College as an emeritus professor after retiring from Union College. Following his death, his wife Milla requested that contributions be made to HMC in lieu of flowers, and the Rojansky Award was created from that seed money. Ro was recognized not only for his work in quantum mechanics, but also for his clear and concise writing. The Rojansky Writing Award is given annually for the outstanding term paper in the sophomore quantum mechanics course, Physics 52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The John and Ellen Townsend Award is given to the outstanding physics major in Physics 116.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Graydon and Louise Bell Prize was created in 1999 in honor of the first member of the HMC physics department and his wife. It is awarded at the start of the fall semester to a senior physics major for outstanding scholarship, creativity, and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Physics Community Award is given annually to the student or students who most notably foster a welcoming environment and a sense of community among physics students. This award was established by the physics faculty in 2020 through the Physics Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Brown Award The Thomas B. 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Kent-Dobias<\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/td> Jake R. Fish<\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/td> Kali L. Allison<\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/td> Neal C. Pisenti<\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/td> Vedika Khemani<\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/td> Andrew P. Higginbotham<\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/td> Eric J. Baxter<\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/td> Stephanie M. Moyerman<\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/td> Ryan S. Yamada<\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/td> Joseph Checkelsky<\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/td> Nathaniel P. Stern<\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/td> Michael Schubmehl<\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/td> Michael J. Rust<\/td><\/tr> 2000<\/td> Jason W. Brudvik<\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/td> Kevin L. Moore<\/td><\/tr> 1998<\/td> Gwendolyn Rae [Bell] Porter<\/td><\/tr> 1997<\/td> Steven Lee Johnson and Wendy R. Panero<\/td><\/tr> 1996<\/td> Matthew J. Evans and Noah O. Kubow<\/td><\/tr> 1995<\/td> Deborah E. Smith<\/td><\/tr> 1994<\/td> Matthew Z. Hughes and Joseph H. Thywissen<\/td><\/tr> 1993<\/td> Eric C. Branlund and Christopher L. Coleman<\/td><\/tr> 1992<\/td> Theodore A. Sjodin<\/td><\/tr> 1991<\/td> C. Brown and Charles A. Sackett<\/td><\/tr> 1990<\/td> Donald W. Hoard<\/td><\/tr> 1989<\/td> Regina L. [Dudey] Neiman and Peter G. Tenenbaum<\/td><\/tr> 1987<\/td> Donald C. Scott<\/td><\/tr> 1986<\/td> Christopher E. Saxer<\/td><\/tr> 1985<\/td> David Piehler<\/td><\/tr> 1983<\/td> Michael F. Hundley<\/td><\/tr> 1982<\/td> James M. Cline and Henry C. Kapteyn<\/td><\/tr> 1981<\/td> Erik C. Sowa and William J. Spiesman<\/td><\/tr> 1980<\/td> Lee Fife<\/td><\/tr> 1979<\/td> Joseph G. Shanks<\/td><\/tr> 1976<\/td> Scott E. Fraser and Scott E. Smith<\/td><\/tr> 1975<\/td> Alan D. Chave<\/td><\/tr> 1974<\/td> Francisco Valdes<\/td><\/tr> 1973<\/td> Richard Cline<\/td><\/tr> 1972<\/td> Glenn E. Johnson<\/td><\/tr> 1971<\/td> Robert O. Hettel<\/td><\/tr> 1970<\/td> Chris Cunningham<\/td><\/tr> 1969<\/td> Lloyd A. Regier<\/td><\/tr> 1968<\/td> Ronald H. Campbell<\/td><\/tr> 1967<\/td> Michael B. Simmonds<\/td><\/tr> 1966<\/td> Dennis H. Eaton, Kenneth L. Orloff, and Craig Van Degrift<\/td><\/tr> 1965<\/td> James E. Enstrom<\/td><\/tr> 1964<\/td> Gary A. Welch and Bruce W. Worster<\/td><\/tr> 1963<\/td> Fred F. Tomblin<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Focke Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2024<\/td> Matthew Chalk<\/td><\/tr> 2023<\/td> Ella Rose Blake<\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/td> Kaveh Gabriel Pezeshki and Chloe Sarah Taylor<\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/td> Rachel Lim Barcklay and Henry Louis Fetsch<\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/td> Nina M Brown<\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/td> Cai Cash<\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/td> Calvin Leung<\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/td> Kevin Eades<\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/td> Aaron Rosenthal<\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/td> Sheena K. Patel<\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/td> Robert E. Kealhofer<\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/td> Julien B. Devin<\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/td> Brendan D. Folie<\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/td> David A. Berryrieser<\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/td> Ian K. Wright<\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/td> Se\u00e1n M. Meenehan and Peter J. Scherpelz<\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/td> Emily R. [Hogan] Roberts<\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/td> Colin V. Parker and Daniel T. Strenge<\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/td> Katherine L. Perdue<\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/td> Zoe [Boekelheide] DeCamp and Adele C. Tamboli<\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/td> Jason M. Hogan<\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/td> Nicholas P. Breznay<\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/td> David A. Mann<\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/td> Whittier R. Myers<\/td><\/tr> 1998<\/td> Thaddeus D. Ladd<\/td><\/tr> 1997<\/td> E. Martien<\/td><\/tr> 1996<\/td> Jonathan Tourtellot<\/td><\/tr> 1995<\/td> Samuel K. Sun<\/td><\/tr> 1994<\/td> ChinSung Bae and Jason D. Rhodes<\/td><\/tr> 1993<\/td> Kurt L. Adelberger<\/td><\/tr> 1992<\/td> Bryan W. Reed<\/td><\/tr> 1991<\/td> Stephen I. Applebaum and Douglas T. Ridgway<\/td><\/tr> 1989<\/td> Mark W. Johnson, John A. McNeil, and Ronald John Zasadzinski<\/td><\/tr> 1987<\/td> Phillip C. Harvey and Christopher P. Hickie<\/td><\/tr> 1986<\/td> Steven R. Spielman<\/td><\/tr> 1985<\/td> Matthew J. Carey and Jodi I. [Lamoureaux] Christiansen<\/td><\/tr> 1983<\/td> Glenn S. Sasagawa<\/td><\/tr> 1982<\/td> Joel R. Berendzen<\/td><\/tr> 1981<\/td> Donald J. Holmgren<\/td><\/tr> 1980<\/td> John S. Carr<\/td><\/tr> 1979<\/td> Gregory N. Hassold<\/td><\/tr> 1978<\/td> Gary D. Mohler<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Mindlin Prize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2023<\/td> Jiaping Li<\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/td> Anna Rose Barth<\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/td> Matthew Stephen Fox<\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/td> Colin Mackenzie Adams<\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/td> Cai Cash<\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/td> Calvin Leung<\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/td> Shifrah Aron-Dine and Jim Wu<\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/td> Andrew Turner<\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/td> Stephanie M. Moyerman<\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/td> David Liao<\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/td> Jonathan [Pearson] Pearson Magoon and Nathaniel P. Stern<\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/td> Whittier R. Myers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Wunderlich Prize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2024<\/td> Lucien Tsai<\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/td> Kaveh Gabriel Pezeshki<\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/td> Anna Rose Barth<\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/td> Catherine Holland Frank<\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/td> Eli Joseph Weissler<\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/td> Andrew Mather Bishop<\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/td> Jonas Leif Kaufman<\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/td> Xinyue Cai<\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/td> Alberto J. Ruiz<\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/td> Christopher D. Cotner<\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/td> Hong W. Sio<\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/td> Alex N. Steinkamp<\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/td> Junbo Park<\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/td> David W. Mar<\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/td> David Liao<\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/td> William Steven Kolthammer<\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/td> Jonathan [Pearson] Pearson Magoon<\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/td> Seth M. Foreman and Jeremy J. Liu<\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/td> Alexander C. Johnson<\/td><\/tr> 1998<\/td> Paul U. Berry<\/td><\/tr> 1997<\/td> Steven Lee Johnson<\/td><\/tr> 1996<\/td> Daniel C. Bradley and Radhika [Sondhi] Sondhi-Bradley<\/td><\/tr> 1994<\/td> Dean E. Dauger<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Rojansky Writing Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2023<\/td> Collin Fitzpatrick and Elena Williams<\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/td> Xiaobei Zhang<\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/td> Coleman Jacob Gliddon and Chaehyeong Park (Pomona)<\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/td> Anna Rose Barth<\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/td> Matthew Stephen Fox<\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/td> Evan Joseph Hubinger<\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/td> Andrew Mather Bishop<\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/td> Brynn Elise Arborico<\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/td> Shifrah Aron-Dine<\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/td> Kevin Hale and Xiuyuan Lu<\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/td> Fangzhao Alex An<\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/td> Taylor McAdam<\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/td> Paul L. Riggins<\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/td> Laura Poindexter<\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/td> Benjamin D. Roig<\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/td> Se\u00e1n M. Meenehan and Benjamin Diamond Preskill<\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/td> Kevin J. Zielnicki<\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/td> Lia R. Corrales<\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/td> David C. Hambrick<\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/td> Andrew J. Mugler<\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/td> Andrew Iannaccone<\/td><\/tr> 2000<\/td> Zachary B. Walters<\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/td> Jeremy J. Liu<\/td><\/tr> 1998<\/td> John Sanborn<\/td><\/tr> 1997<\/td> Jason A. Fredrickson<\/td><\/tr> 1996<\/td> Thaddeus D. Ladd<\/td><\/tr> 1995<\/td> E. Martien<\/td><\/tr> 1993<\/td> Jason L. Regier<\/td><\/tr> 1992<\/td> Eric G. Furze<\/td><\/tr> 1990<\/td> Sean K. O’Keeffe and Jason D. Rhodes<\/td><\/tr> 1989<\/td> Carol Wawrukiewicz<\/td><\/tr> 1987<\/td> F. Scott Porter<\/td><\/tr> 1984<\/td> Steven R. Spielman<\/td><\/tr> 1983<\/td> Tom Wang<\/td><\/tr> 1982<\/td> A. Middleton<\/td><\/tr> 1981<\/td> Michael F. Hundley<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Townsend Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Window<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2023<\/td> Bradley Joseph Gonmiah<\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/td> Jiaping Li<\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/td> Rebecca Fallon Chan<\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/td> Shion E Andrew<\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/td> Cameron Bryce Gray<\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/td> Beili Hu<\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/td> Adam Robert Busis<\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/td> Xinrui Yan<\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/td> Jim Wu<\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/td> Brett Berger<\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/td> Andrew Turner and Yantao Wu<\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/td> Jake R. Fish<\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/td> Julien B. Devin<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Bell Prize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2023<\/td> Tanvi Krishnan<\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/td> Albany Eve Blackburn<\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/td> Mariesa Henriette Teo<\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/td> Anna Rose Barth<\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/td> Henry Louis Fetsch<\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/td> Beili Hu and Eli Joseph Weissler<\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/td> Kemper Ludlow<\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/td> Calvin Leung and Yossathorn Tawabutr<\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/td> Jim Wu<\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/td> Zeph Arvanitis<\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/td> Lucas T. Brady<\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/td> Julien B. Devin and Paul L. Riggins<\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/td> Hong W. Sio<\/td><\/tr> 2009<\/td> David A. Berryrieser and Vedika Khemani<\/td><\/tr> 2008<\/td> Andrew P. Higginbotham<\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/td> Peter J. Scherpelz<\/td><\/tr> 2006<\/td> Matthew D. Reed<\/td><\/tr> 2005<\/td> Colin V. Parker<\/td><\/tr> 2004<\/td> David Liao<\/td><\/tr> 2003<\/td> Christopher T. Rodolfa<\/td><\/tr> 2002<\/td> Jason M. Hogan and Nathaniel P. Stern<\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/td> Nicholas P. Breznay and Lara Mercurio<\/td><\/tr> 2000<\/td> Michael J. Rust and Paul G. SanGiorgio<\/td><\/tr> 1999<\/td> Alexander C. Johnson and Whittier R. Myers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Physics Community Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2023<\/td> Arianna Meinking<\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/td> Eric Corona and Anna Marie Soper<\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/td> HMC Women in Physics Group<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Rojansky Service Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2005<\/td> Ryan S. Yamada<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Outstanding Athlete<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 1992<\/td> Eric Charles Johnson<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Physics Clinic Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 2014<\/td> Anthony L. Corso<\/td><\/tr> 2007<\/td> Matthew Williams<\/td><\/tr> 2001<\/td> Benjamin D. Hadden<\/td><\/tr> 1997<\/td> Carl W. Coryell-Martin and Antony N. Selim<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Radley Prize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 1992<\/td> James F. Patterson<\/td><\/tr> 1990<\/td> Robert Knop and J. Williamson<\/td><\/tr> 1985<\/td> William J. Hovingh<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Brown Award Honorable Mention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th> Winner<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 1969<\/td> Scott F. Lange and George B. Zimmerman<\/td><\/tr> 1968<\/td> Stanley A. Dodds and Howard M. Koble<\/td><\/tr> 1967<\/td> Robert E. Kelley and Andrew J. Van Horn<\/td><\/tr> 1965<\/td> Michael E. Gilpin and Eric I. Thorsos<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>