Department of Physics Student Awards

The Physics department gives the following awards each year to exceptional physics students at the annual Awards Convocation at the end of the spring term.

Award for Excellence in Physics by a First-Year Student

A cash award given to the first-year student exhibiting the highest achievement in physics course and laboratory work.

Research Award in Physics

A cash award given to a student who has excelled in independent research in physics.

Physics Department Award

A cash award to the student who has shown outstanding dedication to the discipline of physics as exhibited by service to the department, participation in events that foster an interest in physics, and the promotion of an attitude of service towards fellow students, colleagues, and the public.

William Spandow Scholarship in Physics

A scholarship award given to a sophomore or junior physics major exhibiting outstanding academic achievement in both physics and all other coursework. 

Mac Armour Physics Fellow

To continue its long history of involvement of undergraduate students in physics-related investigations, this award provides a summer stipend for research in the physics department. Mac Armour Physics Fellows work on innovative projects in the field and share the results of their work with the Rhodes community to inform and inspire their peers.

Past Physics Department Award Recipients