Recent history of achievement by USU
Physics undergraduates
Rhodes Scholar: Lara Anderson (2004)
Rhodes Scholar (finalist): Sydney Chamberlin
(2008)
Marshall Scholar: Lara Anderson (2004)
Fulbright Student Scholar: Jan Marie Andersen
(2007)
NSF Graduate Fellows: Lara Anderson (2005),
Nathan Carruth (Honorable mention, 2007, 2009)
Society of Physics Students Outstanding Student Award for
Undergraduate Research: Jodie Barker-Tvedtnes (2008), Sydney
Chamberlin (Honorable Mention, 2009)
Society of Physics Students Outstanding Leadership
Scholarship: Jodie Barker-Tvedtnes (2008)
Society of Physics Students Zone 15 Associate Councilor: Jodie
Barker-Tvedtnes (2008), Doug Ball (2009)
Research
presentation awards: Chris Olsen (CEDAR, 2003), Jon Thompson (CEDAR, 2009); Lara
Anderson (Dirac, 2003); Arlynda Wright Jorgensen (APS, 1998), Keith Warnick (APS, 2006), Jan Marie Andersen
(APS, 2006), Jennifer Albretsen (APS, 2007), Sydney Chamberlin (APS, 2007)
Goldwater Scholars
|
Student (BS year) |
University nominee in |
Result |
|
Lara Anderson (Õ04) |
2001 |
Scholar award (2 years) |
|
Jamie Jorgensen (Õ04) |
2002 |
Scholar award |
|
David Hatch (Õ05) |
2004 |
Scholar award |
|
Heidi Wheelwright (Õ07) |
2006 |
Scholar award |
|
Keith Warnick (Õ08) |
2006 |
Honorable mention |
|
Jennifer Albretsen (Õ09) |
2007 |
Scholar award (2 years) |
|
Jodie Barker-Tvedtnes (Õ09) |
2007 |
Honorable mention |
|
Jodie Barker-Tvedtnes (Õ09) |
2008 |
Scholar award |
|
Tamara Jeppson (Õ09) |
2008 |
Scholar award |
|
Sydney Chamberlin (Õ09) |
2008 |
Honorable mention |
|
Taren McKenna (Õ11) |
2009 |
Scholar award |
|
BJ Myers (Õ10) |
2009 |
Honorable mention |
College of Science Undergraduate Researcher of the Year
|
Student |
Year |
Adviser |
|
David Hatch (Õ04) |
2004 |
Mike Taylor |
|
Jan Marie Andersen (Õ07) |
2007 |
Tom Wilkerson |
|
Sydney Chamberlin (Õ09) |
2009 |
Charlie Torre |
Eccles Undergraduate Research Fellows
|
Student |
Year |
Adviser |
|
Jonathan Abbott (Õ07) |
2005 |
JR Dennison |
|
Kathryn DuHadway (Õ06) |
2005 |
David Peak |
|
Andy Spencer (Õ06) |
2005 |
Jim Wheeler |
|
Jennifer Albretsen (Õ09) |
2007 |
JR Dennison |
|
Cade Perkins (Õ08) |
2007 |
TC Shen |
|
Jodie Tvedtnes (Õ09) |
2007 |
Mike Taylor |
|
Sydney Chamberlin (Õ09) |
2008 |
Charlie Torre |
|
BJ Myers (Õ10) |
2008 |
David Peak |
|
Andrew Pound (Õ09) |
2008 |
Jim Powell |
|
Richard Wilson (Õ09) |
2008 |
Mark Riffe |
|
Amberly Evans (Õ11) |
2009 |
JR Dennison |
|
Cody Mart (Õ10) |
2009 |
TC Shen |
|
Dillon Morse (Õ10) |
2009 |
Charlie Torre |