The Senior Thesis Award for graduating seniors
2021
- Jointly awarded to: Matias Lopez, Grace Newman and Tomas Virgen
2020
- Harry (Xiaolong) Chen, who presented a talk titled "Topological Entropy Calculation in 2D Fluid Flows using Limited-time Tracer Particles" on work done in collaboration with Kevin Mitchell (PI, UCM) and Spencer Smith (Mt. Holyoke)
Previous Grossman awardees
Previously, the Grossman awards were given each year two awards are presented to graduating seniors in the physics major to recognize their excellence and achievements in undergraduate research and learning. One Grossman award was awarded for the overall achievement for the student during his/her undergraduate study and one for research achievement.
2012
- Cameron Jennings (overall), "A New Method of Electron Trapping: Superconductor-Semiconductor Heterostructure Quantum Dots"
- Michael Tennenbaum (research), "Temperature and Magnetic Field Dependent Optical Spectroscopy of Neodymium doped Gadolinium Gallium Garnet"
2011
- Jessica Clayton (overall), "Optical Properties of ZnO Nanowires"
- Alan Blatt (research), "Co-operative searching using purely repulsive interactions"
