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Departmental Awards for Undergraduates

E.G. Clark Memorial Scholarship                      Submit Recommendation by March 21, 2012

An annual scholarship to a rising senior, with a concentration in physics, who has demonstrated an outstanding aptitude for the study of physics with two letters of recommnedation. Awarded in the spring semester.    

The Don Edward Harrison Jr. Award for Excellence in Physics      Submit Recommendation by Dec. 2, 2011

To be awarded to the senior(s) with the highest demonstrated achievement in physics.  The selection will be made by the undergraduate committee at the end of the fall semester, based on the entire academic record, the preliminary oral and written presentations of the senior research project, and two letters of recommendation.          

The Alumni Research Prize                               Submit Recommendation by March 21, 2012
To be awarded to the senior(s) with the highest demonstrated achievement in physics research.  Performance in classes will not be a criterion. Awarded in the spring semester, funded by the Alumni Association.     
Physics Undergraduate Research Prize

Same as the Alumni Research Prize, but awarded by the Physics Department in years when the Alumni Prize is not available.