Undergraduate Education: Student Awards

John K. Golden and Samuel T. Harrold Win 2008 Goldwater Scholarships
University of Rochester Physics sophomore John K. Golden and junior Samuel T. Harrold have been named 2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars.

The Goldwater Scholarship, which is endowed by the U.S. Congress to honor the late Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, is designed to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.

Sophomore John K. Golden (class of 2010), left, is earning a BS in Physics and a BA in Mathematics. John is the Social Coordinator and a member of the Society of Physics Students and won the 2007 Iota Book Award. Currently, he is doing research with Prof. Nicholas Bigelow.	Junior Samuel T. Harrold (class of 2009), right, is earning a BS in Physics and a BS in Mathematics. He is the Secretary and a member of the Society of Physics Students, and in 2007, he won a Department of Energy National Undergraduate Fellowship in Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Sciences while an REU undergraduate at Rochester. Currently, he is doing research with Professor Daniel Watson.

Kristin M. Beck Wins 2007 Physics Honors Prize

The Department of Physics congratulates Kristin M. Beck, the 2007 recipient of the Physics Honors Prize, which is awarded annually to the top-performing undergraduate in the freshman/sophomore Honors Physics sequence. Kristin's instructors in PHY 141, 142, 143, and 237 selected her from a pool of six qualified candidates. (left: Kristin receives her award from Professor Frank Wolfs, Physics Undergraduate Advisor)