Awards

Women in Physics and Astronomy (WomPA) is an association that strives to foster a sense of community among women in the U’s Department of Physics & Astronomy, encourage networking and mentoring across disciplines and career stages, educate women and others about issues important to the advancement of women in STEM fields, and increase the visibility of women in physics and astronomy.

The Department of Physics & Astronomy welcomes your financial support in helping its women undergraduate and graduate students. For more information, visit https://umarket.utah.edu/ugive/index.php.

The department offers a degree in physics and a degree in physics teaching. Within the physics degree, the department has three emphases: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Applied Physics, and BioMedical Physics. Last year marked the first year that the astronomy and astrophysics emphasis was available to students, and 2018 marks the first year that the other two emphases are available.

Last year 11 undergraduates were awarded bachelor’s degrees in physics; another received a bachelor’s in physics teaching; and one student received a bachelor’s in physics with an emphasis in astronomy and astrophysics.

Students who obtained a Ph .D . in 2017-2018 are:

College of Science Distinctions

Faculty • Tabitha Buehler—Undergraduate Teaching Excellence • Inese Ivans—for Fostering Undergraduate Research Excellence

Department of Physics & Astronomy Distinctions

University Faculty Awards • Christoph Boehme—Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Research Award • Jordan Gerton—Distinguished Teaching Award • Jordan Gerton—John R. Park Fellowship • Pearl Sandick—Early Career Teaching Award • Anil Seth—Early Career Teaching Award

Department Faculty Award • Clayton Williams—Faculty Recognition Award for Undergraduate Mentoring

Other Faculty Awards • Adam Beehler—Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology • Christoph Boehme—Silver Award in Physics/Materials, International

EPR Society • Paolo Gondolo—Elected fellow of the American Physical Society

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