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Awards and Prizes

2011 Ernest M. Lyman Prize
2011 Ernest M. Lyman prize winners (left to right) Lulu Li, Nicholas Langellier, Maximo Menchaca
2011 Award Winners
2011 award winners featured (left to right) include David Barnes (Anthony Summer Research Award), Stephanie Brandt (Richard K. Cook Scholarship), Andrew Ian Chen (Robert E. Hetrick Outstanding Senior Thesis Award)
2011 Award Winners
2011 award winners featured (left to right) include Ian Crane (Excellence in Physics Award), Kiaran Dave (A.C. Anderson Undergraduate Research Scholar), Scott Fong (Robert A. Stein Award)
2011 Award Winners
2011 award winners featured (left to right) include Akshay Ghalsasi (Robert A. Stein Award), Rebecca Glaudell (Commonwealth Edison/Beryl Bristow Endowed Award), Shannon Glavin (Commonwealth Edison/Beryl Bristow Endowed Award)
2011 Award Winners
2011 award winners featured (left to right) include Anthony Ho (Yee Ng Award), Thomas Hymel (Lewis C. Hack Scholarship), Novarah Kazmi (Excellence in Physics Award)
2011 Award Winners
2011 award winners featured (left to right) include Lulu Li (Ernest M. Lyman Prize), Nikhita Mansukhani (Laura B. Eisenstein Award), Felicia Martinez (Excellence in Physics Award)
2011 Award Winners
2011 award winners featured (left to right) include Kyle David McQuaid (Anthony Summer Research Award), Colleen Meagher (Lorella M. Jones Summer Research Award), Mark Meyer (Lorella M. Jones Summer Research Award)
2011 Award Winners
2011 award winners featured (left to right) include Benjamin Montet (Robert E. Hetrick Outstanding Senior Thesis Award), Suerfu (Richard K. Cook Scholarship)
2011 Outreach Achievement Winners
2011 Outreach Achievement winners (left to right) Maximo Menchaca, Andrew Ian Chen

Undergrad Awards

  • A.C. Anderson Undergraduate Research Scholar
  • Anthony Summer Research Award
  • Commonwealth Edison/Beryl Bristow Endowed Award
  • Ernest M. Lyman Prize
  • Excellence in Physics Award
  • Laura B. Eisenstein Award
  • Lewis C. Hack Scholarship
  • Lorella M. Jones Summer Research Award
  • Richard K. Cook Scholarship
  • Robert A. Stein Award
  • Robert E. Hetrick Outstanding Senior Thesis Award
  • Shell Foundation Undergraduate Research Scholar
  • Undergraduate Outreach Achievement Award
  • Yee Seung Ng Award

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