Department Citation

For outstanding scholarship by a graduating senior with major in Astrophysics or joint major in Physics and Astrophysics. The recipient of this award needs to have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 in the department.

2024

Joshua Bromley (Undergraduate) (Astronomy & Physics)

2023

Ningyuan Xu (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)

2022

Yilun Ma (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)

2021

Erandi Chavez (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)

2020

Nicholas Rui (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)

2019

Jose Nijaid Arredondo (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)

2018

Samantha Wu (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)

2017

Leo Steinmetz (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)

2016

Nathan Tantivasadakarn (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)

2015

Han Soe Aung (Undergraduate)

2014

Kevin Yu (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)
Kevin is a double major with Astrophysics and Physics. His research has involves a comparison of the relationship between stellar and dynamical masses of simulated galaxies to observations. He will begin work as a Software Engineer at FiveStars Loyalty Inc., in SF.

2013

Peter Blanchard (Undergraduate) (Astronomy)
Peter had a superb academic record as a double major in astronomy and physics. He began working with Professor Alex Filippenko in searching for supernovae using KAIT, was upgraded to using the Nickel 1-meter telescope at Lick Observatory remotely from Evans Hall and ultimately was allowed to work on the 3-meter Shane telescope at Lick Observatory. He is currently attending Harvard University to get his graduate degree.

2010

Joel Leja

2009

James D. McBride

2008

Robert Da Silva

2007

Jeff Yen

2006

Richard Adam Kirian

2005

Maureen Teyssier

2004

Michael Fogel

2003

Kate Marvel

2002

Erik Shirokoff

2001

Melissa Enoch

2000

Ki Won Yoon

1999

N/A

1998

Nathan Lundblad

1997

Francesco Krattiger

1996

Cindy Hancox

1988

Julian Clark Cummings

1983

Michael Abram Strauss

1978

Alan David Minsk

1977

Richard Glenn Spencer

1975

Sten Felix Odenwald, Jr.

1970

David Wayne Wingert

1968

Jean Anne Eilek

1967

Robert Campbell Gilman