The Elias Burstein Prize – Paul Masih Das
Provided from an endowment established by friends, colleagues,
and students of Elias Burstein, upon his retirement as Mary Amanda Wood
Professor of Physics on June 30, 1988. Awarded to the graduate student in
Condensed Matter Physics judged by the Physics Department to have a made a
significant contribution to our understanding of the subject.
Herbert B. Callen Memorial Prize –Asja Radja and Jason Rocks
Provided from an endowment established by the family,
friends, colleagues, and students of Herbert B. Callen to honor his memory.
Awarded to a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow judged by the Physics and
Astronomy Department to have made significant contribution to statistical
physics.
Arnold M. Denenstein Prize – Sebastian Hurtado
Provided from an endowment established by the family,
friends, and colleagues of Arnold M. Denenstein to honor his memory and his
contributions to science. Awarded annually to a graduate student, judged by the
Physics and Astronomy Department, who shows the most promise of becoming and
outstanding experimental physicist.
William E. Stephens Prize – Ali Ghorashi and Tongtian Liu
Provided from an endowment established by the family and friends of the late Williams E. Stephens, pioneer nuclear physicist, former Chair of the Physics Dept., former Dean of
The College, and a faculty member of the University of Pennsylvania for nearly forty years. Awarded annually to the graduating physics major who has demonstrated, during the course of his or her undergraduate course work, the most promise for a successful career as a scientist, based on overall performance in all aspects of the undergraduate program as judged by members of the Physics and Astronomy faculty. W. E. Stephens served the Dept. of Physics and the University with distinction from 1942 until his death in 1980.
Thomas H. Wood Prize – Kaila Helm and Kiran Raja
Awarded annually to the undergraduate student in introductory physics who has demonstrated, during the course of their undergrad coursework, the greatest proficiency in assimilating the concepts of physics, based on overall performance in all aspects of the undergrad program as judged by members of the physics faculty.