Vanderbilt University Prize For Undergraduate Research

Pictured at the July 10, 2009 Awards luncheon are (l-r):
S. Victoria Greene, Executive Dean of the College of Arts & Science, and Prof. of Physics.
Richard Haglund, Prize Commitee Chair, Director of Graduate Studies, and Prof. of Physics.
Amanda Stevie Bergman, Finalist (Smith College)
Oleg Sergeevich Ovchinnikov, Winner (Univ. of Tennessee at Knoxville)
Dennis Hall, Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, Prof. of Physics and
Prof. of Electrical Engineering

Not present: Finalist Karan Pankaj Jani (Penn. State University)

2007 Recipient (3rd Annual):  Jordan McDonnell  Franklin & Marshall College

Pictured at the June 29th, 2006 award luncheon are (l-r): 
S. Victoria Greene, Prize Committee Chair
J. Michael Burgess, University of Alabama, Huntsville (finalist)
Jordan McDonnell
Robert Scherrer, VU Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Chair.
Other finalists unable to attend were David Hernandez, University of Arizona, and Layne Price, University of Texas, Arlington.

Pictured at the June 29th, 2005 awards dinner are (l-r):
Dennis Hall, Associate Provost for Research & Graduate Education
William F. McConville Jr., Pennsylvania State University (finalist)
Cary L. Pint,  University of Northern Iowa  (finalist)
Joshua Haislip
S. Victoria Greene, Prize Committee Chair and Dir. of Graduate Studies
Robert Scherrer, VU Dept. of Physics and Astronomy Chair.
Other finalists not able to attend were Travis Denton, Middle Tennessee State University and Stephanie Moyerman, Harvey Mudd College.

2005 Recepient (1st Annual):    Michael Fogel    Univ. of California, Berkeley    APEX-SZ Observation Simulations

Alicia Aarnio (Smith College): The Stellar Moving Group Associated with HD 141569 (Finalist)
David Lopez Mateos (MIT): CMS Heavy Ion Physics (Finalist)
Adam Scheer (Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln): Uncovering the Secrets of Radiation Induced Damage to DNA: Measurement and Calculations on Uracil (Finalist)

Pictured: (l to R) Prof. Greene, Michael Fogel, Adam Scheer, David Lopez, and Prof. Scherrer

For more information, contact Dr. Robert Scherrer at
robert.scherrer@vanderbilt.edu