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:
Physics Scholarship Recipients:
Erika LeBakken, recipient of the H. Tiit Tohver Scholarship, which is awarded to a senior Physics major.
Jackson Carr, recipient of the Physics Faculty Scholarship, which is awarded to a junior Physics major.
2014-2015 Robert and Edith Bauman Endowed Scholarship in Physics:
Jackson Carr
Islam Khan
Priyanka Patel
Rotary Spain Hickman Estess 6860 Scholarship:
Islam Khan
God at the Speed of Light Scholarship:
Erika LeBakken
Alabama Space Grant Consortium Scholarship Recipients:
Jackson Carr
William Davis Haselden
UAB REU program:
Lamario Williams
Wells Fargo Summer Scholarship
Lamario Williams
American Heart Association Post-Baccalaureate fellowship at UAB:
Jake White
Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention:
Luke McClintock
Dr. Camata presented certificates in recognition of undergraduates’ research efforts during the 2013-2014 Academic Year and presentations at the 2014 UAB Expo:
Hunter H Allman (Camata)
Erika J Lebakken (Nordlund)
Renny T Medved (Hilton)
Aidan O'Beirne (Jarome)
David Haselden (Eberhardt)
James Jones (Zvanut)
Joshua D Wetuski (Stanishevsky)
Chapin Cavender (Parpura) – 2nd place BEST POSTER PRESENTATION
Jake J White (Catledge) - 1st place BEST POSTER PRESENTATION
Matthew D Sorensen (Jeffers/Camata) - 1st Place BEST ORAL PRESENTATION
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 2013-2014 Academic Year:
Jackson Carr
Renny Medved
Chapin Cavender
William Davis Haselden
Erika LeBakken
Dr. Camata, Dr. Todd Devore, Coordinator of Undergraduate Laboratories, and Dr. Mary Ellen Zvanut, Associate Chair and Physics Graduate Program Director, announced the 2014 Physics Outstanding Students:
Ethan J White - Outstanding Physics Undergraduate
Nate Brady - Outstanding Physics TA Student
Jamin Johnston - Outstanding Physics MS Student
Nate Brady - Outstanding Physics PhD Student
Nate Brady - Samuel B. Barker Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies nominee
Renato Camata & Ethan White Nate Brady & Mary Ellen Zvanut
