On April 21, the Department of Physics recognized the 2023 undergraduate physics and engineering physics award recipients during an awards ceremony. The following are the undergraduate students in the Department of Astronomy who won.

Helen Cowan Freshmen Book Awards

The Helen Cowan Book Award was established to recognize physics and engineering physics majors who have achieved excellent grades in their first-year physics course

• Jackson Cook
• Sam Farnsworth
• Adam Krieps
• Mingyi Xu

Physics Sophomore Awards

The Physics Sophomore Awards are funded by the Dr. David C. DeMartini Endowed Fund in Physics, established on May 30, 2003 by Dr. DeMartini. This fund promotes and recognizes high standards in scholarship among undergraduate physics and engineering physics majors.

• Dasha Crocker
• Ian Harris
• Bennett Hughes
• Salim Karimov
• Omar Kotrach
• Dustin Pigg
• Jack Stethem
• Ashley Tarrant

Physics Junior Awards

The Physics Junior Awards are funded by the Jack C. and Charlotte D. Smith Scholarship Fund, established on June 7, 1991 by Charlotte Smith in memory of Jack Smith. This fund promotes and recognizes high standards in scholarship among undergraduate physics and engineering physics majors.

• Sam Bellman
• Harrison Blake
• Nigel Krekeler
• Anya Phillips

Physics Senior Awards

The Physics Senior Awards are funded by the Alpheus W. and Adah B. Smith Endowment Fund in Physics, established on February 7, 1997, by the Board of Trustees in memory of the Smiths. This fund promotes and recognizes high standards in scholarship among undergraduate physics and engineering physics majors.

• Jonah Ammons
• Daniel Boyea
• Ethan Fahimi
• Alex Giovannone (Physics but works in the planetarium)
• Matt Lastovka
• Caitlin O'Brien
• Mackenzie Scott

Bunny and Thomas Clark Scholarship

The Bunny and Thomas Clark Scholarship Fund was established in 2006 by the OSU Board of Trustees with gifts from Bunny and Thomas Clark. This scholarship was created to award and recognize female students who show strong service to the Department of Physics.

• Erin Duell
• Maya Legersky