UAB Physics undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff all gathered for the department’s Annual Awards Day on April 17, 2015. Dr. David Shealy, Professor and Chair, welcomed everyone and expressed congratulations for the students’ many accomplishments this past year.

Dr. Renato Camata, Director of Undergraduate Students, acknowledged the dedication and hard work of our undergrads. Honor Students making the President’s and Dean’s List were asked to stand and be recognized. Dr. Camata also recognized students’ achievements throughout the year:

Departmental Scholarship Recipients for 2015

Jackson Carr, recipient of the H. Tiit Tohver Scholarship, which is awarded to a senior Physics major.

Aidan O'Beirne, recipient of the Physics Faculty Scholarship, which is awarded to a junior Physics major.

Robert and Edith Bauman Endowed Scholarship in Physics

Jackson Carr, 2014-15
Islam Khan, 2014-15
Aidan O'Beirne, 2014-15, 2015-16
Brian Trammel, 2015-16


Islam Khan & Dr. Camata

Goldwater Scholarship 2015-16

 
Luke McClintock


Dr. Camata presented certificates in recognition of undergraduates’ research efforts during the 2014-2015 academic yearand presentations at the 2015 UAB Expo:

Luke McClintock
Lamario Williams


Luke McClintock, Dr. Camata, & Lamario Williams


Chapin Cavender
Andrew Cornwell
James Jones
Islam Khan
Aidan O'Beirne


James Jones, Islam Khan,& Chapin Cavender


He also presented certificates to our SPS officers in recognition of dedicated service to the UAB Chapter of the Society of Physics Students during the 2014-2015 Academic Year:

Jackson Carr
Chapin Cavender
James Jones
Islam Khan
Clayton Allison
Robert Collins
James David Gear
Cody Jett


Jones, Khan, Cavender, Carr, and Dr. Camata




Dr. Camata thenintroduced the recipient of the 2015 Outstanding Physics Undergraduate Senior, Chapin E. Cavender:


Dr. Camata and Chapin Cavender


Dr. Todd Devore, Coordinator of UAB Undergraduate Physics & Astronomy Laboratories, announced the 2015 Outstanding Physics Teaching Assistant recipient, Nathan Ridling.


Dr. Devore and Nathan Ridling

Dr. Mary Ellen Zvanut, Associate Chair and Physics Graduate Program Director, recognized the outstanding achievements of several graduate students, including:

Jamin Johnson, Industrial Internship with Bama Mining & Milling, Fall 2015

Ketan Goyal, Industrial Internship with CISCO-San Jose, Summer 2014

Spencer Smith, Carnegie Department of Energy Fellow, 2014-15

Ustan Sunay, NREIP Fellowship with NRL, Summer 2015

Anthony Brayer, Research at Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, Summer 2015