Current students: to apply for an award, please see our awards application page. Awards applications typically open in mid-spring each year.
History of Distinguished Alumni Awards
2023-24 John Beacom and Senthil Sundaram
2022-23 Steve Nahn and Ann Silversmith
2021-22 back in person for a celebration of the 2019-20 winners!
2020-21 pandemic – no alumni awards this year
2019-20 Geoff Fox, Nancy Brickhouse, ceremony cancelled due to pandemic
2018-2019 Greg Piefer, Ted Strait
2017-2018 Janet Seger, Michael Zarnstorff
2016-2017 Barbara Wilson, Ray Fonck
2015-2016 Howie Baer, Siu Au Lee, Stephan Meyer
2014-2015 Mark Devlin, Mark Pederson, Tim Stelzer
2013-2014 Roger Stuewer
2012-2013 David Fahey, Lloyd Hackel
2011-2012 Eric Braaten, Allen Caldwell, Gary Hill, Ronald Lockwood
2010-2011 Thomas R. O’Brian
2009-2010 Greg Jaczko, Steven Vigdor
2008-2009 The Honorable Bill Foster, John Wiley, Phyllis Fleming
2007-2008 William Jury, Paul Kaesberg, Wesley Traub
2006-2007 W. Paul Menzel, Stephen L. Olsen, Michael Witherell
2005-2006 Daniel Freedman, Tom Holley, Tom Weller
2004-2005 Arthur Hundhausen, Jay Davis
2003-2004 Anne Kinney
2002-2003 J. Anthony Tyson, John Lynch
2001-2002 Dale Meade, Jeff & Lily Chen
2000-2001 Fay Ajzenberg-Selove
Student Awards
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2024
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Undergraduate Awards
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Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship
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Ruben Aguilo Schuurs
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Bernice Durand Research Scholarship
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Paulina Engovatov
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Hagengruber Scholarship
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Zachary Petersen
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Liebenberg Family Scholarship
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Leo Seen
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- Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award
- Jenna Karcheski
- Thaxton Fellowships
- Natasha Azad, Valeria Diaz Moreno, Krishna Alexander Lakkaraju, and Nadia Talbi
Ingersoll Awards
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Best Coursework in Physics 247
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Carl Yao
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Best Coursework in Physics 248
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Leo Xu
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Best Coursework in Physics 249
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Mihir Manna
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Graduate Awards
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Robertson Leach Graduate Student Award
- Paul Buttles
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Allan & Arline Paul Award
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Rachel Myers
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Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award
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Priyadarshini Rajkumar
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Van Vleck Award
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Utku Saglam
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James Nelson Humphrey Award
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Georgia Stricklen
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Cornelius P. and Cynthia C. Browne Fellowship
- Ho Fung Tsoi
Departmental Teaching Awards
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Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence
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Shu Tian Eu
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Best Teaching Assistants
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Carter Fox (Spring 2023)
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Zachary Jerzyk (Fall 2023)
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Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year
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Joyce Lin
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Outstanding Undergraduate Assistant
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Collin Welke
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Staff Awards
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George Ott Award
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Gabe Bernhardt
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2023
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Undergraduate Awards
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Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award
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Lucy Steffes
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Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award
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Brooke Kotten
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Bernice Durand Research Scholarship
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Jenna Karcheski
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Liebenberg Family Scholarship
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Andrii Hopanchuk
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Thaxton Fellowship
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Vanessa Bello Ruiz, Nadia Talbi, Alex Tellez, and Ella Sabo
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Ingersoll Awards
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Best Coursework in Physics 247
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Mihir Manna
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Best Coursework in Physics 248
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Shaula Yan
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Best Coursework in Physics 249
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Joshua Stadler
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Best Overall in Physics 247-248-249
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Erica Magee
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Graduate Awards
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Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award
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Jessie Thwaites
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Albert R. Erwin, Jr. & Casey M. Durandet Award
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Anna Cooleybeck
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Alan & Arline Paul Award
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Jacky Yip
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Charles Mendenhall Award
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Sam Norrell
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Departmental Teaching Awards
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Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence
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Bradley Kumm
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Best Teaching Assistants
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Stephen McKay (Spring 2022)
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Shu Tian Eu (Fall 2022)
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Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year
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Owen Eskandari
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Outstanding Undergraduate Assistant
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Chloë Edgington
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Staff Awards
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George Ott Award
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Peter Weix
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2022
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Undergraduate Awards
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Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award
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Mika Xu
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Bernice Durand Research Scholarship
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Elyse Incha
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Hagengruber Scholarship
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Drake Miller
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Liebenberg Family Scholarship
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Isaac Barnhill
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Ingersoll Awards
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Best Coursework in Physics 247
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Ella Chevalier
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Best Coursework in Physics 248
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Shunjie Zhu
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Best Coursework in Physics 249
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Will Cerne
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Graduate Awards
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Alan & Arline Paul Award
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Ricardo Ximenes
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Karl Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award
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Lekshmi Thulasidharan
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Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder Award
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Shu Tian Eu
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Charles Mendenhall Award
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Matt Cambria
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Departmental Teaching Awards
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Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence
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Scott Lucchini
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Best Teaching Assistants
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Keenan Smith (Spring 2021)
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Minhal Gardezi (Fall 2021)
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Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year
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Justin Marquez
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Outstanding Undergraduate Assistant
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Jake Murawski
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2021
Undergraduate Awards
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Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award
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Briana Wirag
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Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award
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Katiya Fosdick
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Bernice Durand Research Scholarship
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Haley Stueber
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Hagengruber Scholarship
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Gage Siebert
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Liebenberg Family Scholarship
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David Kwak
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Albert Agustus Radtke Award
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Kenny Jia
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Graduate Awards
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Phyllis Jane Fleming Award
- Kayla Leonard DeHolton
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Albert R. Erwin, Jr. & Casey Durandet Award
- Jimena Gonzalez Lozano
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Alan & Arline Paul Award
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Chen-Hsun Jay Chan
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Van Vleck Award
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Sai Chaitanya Tadepalli
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Bindesh Tripathi
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Karl Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award
- Scott Lucchini
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Elizabeth S. Hirschfelder Award
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Rachel Sassella
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Departmental Teaching Awards
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Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence
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Weng-Him Cheung
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Best Teaching Assistants
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Bindesh Tripathi (Spring 2020)
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Daniela Girotti-Hernandez (Fall 2020)
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Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year
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Matt Cambria
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Pandemic In-Person Teaching Assistant Awards
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Mrunal Korwar
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Piotr Marciniec
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Soren Ormseth
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Kunal Sanwalka
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Richard Toohey
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Winnie Wang
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Weng-Him Cheung
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Yurii Kvasiuk
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Linipun Phuttitarn
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John Podczerwinski
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Arjav Sharma
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Keenan Smith
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2020
Undergraduate Awards
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Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award
- Yitong Liu
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Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award
- Haley Stueber
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Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship
- David Szymulewski
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Hagengruber Scholarship
- Calvin Osinga
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Liebenberg Family Scholarship
- Gage Siebert
Graduate Awards
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Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award
- Alex Pizzuto
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Phyllis Jane Fleming Award
- Joelle Baer Corrigan
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Hallet H. and Mary F. Germond Award
- Ibrahim Safa
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Van Vleck Award
- Yue Hu
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Karl Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award
- Scott Lucchini
Departmental Teaching Awards
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Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence
- Michael Cervia
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Best Teaching Assistants
- Greg Loges (Spring 2019)
- Scott Lucchini (Fall 2019)
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Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year
- Abigail Bishop
2019
Undergraduate Awards
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Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award
- Lauren Laufman
- Ariana Blair
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Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award
- Mari McPheron
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Bernice Durand Research Scholarship
- Arianna Ranabhat
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Albert Agustus Radtke Scholarship
- Luquant Singh
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Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship
- Gage Siebert
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Hagengruber Scholarship
- Keegan Downham
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Liebenberg Family Scholarship
- Brandon Radzom
Graduate Awards
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Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award
- Susan Sorensen
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Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award
- Ping-Yu Li
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Emanuel R. Piore Award
- Qinrui Liu
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Elizabeth Hirschefelder Scholarship
- Emily Lichko
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Hallet H. and Mary F. Germond Award
- Leah Tom
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Cornelius P. and Cynthia C. Browne Award
- Zachary Buckholtz
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James Nelson Humphrey Award
- Barış Özgüler
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Van Vleck Award
- David Gold
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Karl Guthe Jansky & Alice Knapp Jansky Award
- Adrian Fraser
Departmental Teaching Awards
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Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence
- Ben Lemberger
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Best Teaching Assistants
- Josh Karpel (Spring 2018)
- Mitch McNanna (Fall 2018)
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Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year
- Benjamin Harpt
2018
Undergraduate Awards
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Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award
- Alexandra Brukhovetsky
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Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award
- Sara Branson
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Bernice Durand Research Scholarship
- Molly Hetzel
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Albert Agustus Radtke Scholarship
- Eli Mueller
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Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship
- Sam Carman
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Hagengruber Scholarship
- Cory Cotter
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Liebenberg Family Scholarship
- Jerry Zhang
Graduate Awards
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Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award
- Leslie Taylor
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Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award
- Joe Olson
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Emanuel R. Piore Award
- Nathan Holman
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Elizabeth Hirschefelder Scholarship
- Joelle Baer
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Hallet H. and Mary F. Germond Award
- Alex Opremcak
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Cornelius P. and Cynthia C. Browne Award
- Ben Lemberger
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James Nelson Humphrey Award
- Harsha Gurram
Departmental Teaching Awards
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Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence
- Joshua Karpel
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Best Teaching Assistants
- Mitch McNanna (Spring 2017)
- Scott Lucchini (Fall 2017)
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Teaching Assistant Rookie of the Year
- Alex Pizzuto
2017
Undergraduate Awards
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Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award
- Celeste Keith
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Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award
- Oliver Hitchcock
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Bernice Durand Research Scholarship
- Jozef Trokan-Tenorio
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L. R. Ingersoll Prizes
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Spring & Summer 2017:
- Cooper Goss (103) Justin Laridaen (104)
- Weidi Dai (201) Kangbo Li (202)
- Jack Nuckles (207) Isaac Mades (208)
- Jonathan Stensberg (241)
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Fall 2016:
- Logan Yeager (103) Marcus Voigt (104)
- Jimmy Soeherman (201) Severin Deng (202)
- Alex Blair (207) Kayla Bauhs (208)
- Jeff Wade (241) Oliver Hitchcock (247)
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Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship
- Kevin Langhoff
Graduate Awards
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Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence
- Nick Brewer
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Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Award
- Hyunsue Kim
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Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award
- Edward Leonard
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Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award
- Justin Walker
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Emanuel R. Piore Award
- Rishabh Khandelwal (Spring 2017)
- Benjamin Hokanson-Fasig (Fall 2016)
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Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Scholarship
- Chad Bustard
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Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Support Award
- Zhenyi Qi
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Elizabeth Hirschefelder Scholarship
- Rachel Myers
Departmental Teaching Awards
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Best TA
- Mitch McNanna (Spring 2016)
- Alex Scherer (Fall 2016)
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Rookie of the Year
- Evan Heintz
2016
Undergraduate Awards
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Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award
- Leah Fulmer
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Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award
- Rachel Gruenke
- Benjamin Hoscheit
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Bernice Durand Research Scholarship
- Maggie Beheler-Amass
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L. R. Ingersoll Prizes
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Spring & Summer 2015:
- Siddak Kanwar (103) Brent Janssen (104)
- Daniel Kurniawan (201) Sherkhan Sauyrtayev (202)
- Brett Paris (202) Samantha Miller (207)
- William Ferris (241) Tom Stone (248)
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Fall 2015:
- Hao Yu (103) Wei He (201) Rachel Maguire (202)
- Thomas Gu (207) Colin Grosh (241)
- Roger Waleffe (247) Kevin Langhoff (249)
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Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship
- Colin Adams
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Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award
- Eli Mueller
Graduate Awards
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Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence
- Andrew Loveridge
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Henry & Eleanor Firminhac Award
- Emily Lichko
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Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award
- Matthew Beck
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Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award
- Usama Hussain
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Emanuel R. Piore Award
- Edward Basso (Fall 2015)
- Deepak Mallubhotla (Spring 2016)
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Van Vleck Award
- Leon Maurer
Departmental Teaching Awards
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Best TA
- Leon Maurer (Spring 2015)
- Alex Loving (Fall 2015)
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Rookie of the Year
- Alex Scherer
Service Awards
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Distinguished Service
- Professor Emeritus Marv Ebel
2015
Undergraduate Awards
- Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Jennifer Witt
- Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Mackenzie Meyer
- Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Mackenzie Meyer
- Hagengruber Undergraduate Support Fund: Joshua Cherek
- L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2013-2014: Meichen Pan (103) | Alex Rokni (104) | Thejas Wesley (201) | Jonathon Gulliver (202) | William Maes (208) | Noah Johnson (248)
- L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2014-2015: Vik Patel (103) | Eric Peloza (104)| Daniel Vigil (201) | Nicolaas Angenent-Mari (202) | Kari Fossum (207) | Victoria Cooley (208) | Tom Stone (247) | Idris Boukahil (249)
- Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Ruifeng Xie
- Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Luke Hartman
Graduate Awards
- Carl and Brynn Anderson Graduate Physics Fund: Nick Brewer
- Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Danny Crow
- Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Award: Stephanie Kubala
- Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Anna Korver
- Allan M. and Arline B. Paul Physics Award: Todd Garon
- Emanuel R. Piore Award: Ruiyang Feng (Fall 2014) | Adrian Fraser (Spring 2015)
- Van Vleck Award: Tyler Ruggles
Department Awards
- Best TA: JRichard Sayanagi (Spring 2014) | Cameron King (Fall 2014) | Joe Olson (Spring 2013)
- Rookie of the Year: Andrew Hard
2014
Undergraduate Awards
- Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Chunling Yan
- Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Ethan Kay
- Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Anna Christenson
- Hagengruber Undergraduate Support Fund: Joshua Cherek
- L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2012-2013: Dustin Richter (103) | Natalie Dosch (104) | Yunsheng Ji (201) | Boru Wang (202) | Xiaoqing Li (207) | Samuel Kellen Hartwick (208) | Cory Hawley (248)
- L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2013-2014: Cody Lane (103) | Katherine Umhoefer (104) | Michael Soukup (201) | William Maes (207) | Xiaoqing Li (208) | Weifan Chen (247) | Cory Hawley (249)
- Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Stephen Taylor
- Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Kevin Meaney
Graduate Awards
- Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Jianjia Fei
- Albert R. Erwin, Jr.-Casey M. Durandet Graduate Student Award: Laura Dodd
- Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Award: Xian Wu
- Charles Elwood Mendenhall Award: Matthew Ebert
- Emanuel R. Piore Award: Duncan Pettengill (Fall 2013) | Matthew Meehan (Spring 2014)
- Van Vleck Award: Todd Garon | Canran Xu
Department Awards
- Best TA: Zach Simmons (Spring 2013) | Zachary Williams (Fall 2013)
- Rookie of the Year: Dahan Kim
Service Awards
- Distinguished Service Award: Carl Anderson
2013
Undergraduate Awards
- Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Briana Indah
- Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Andrew Alt | Natalia Antropova | Anna Christenson
- Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Ayah Almousa
- Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Physics Undergraduate Scholarship: James Sebald
- L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2011-2012: Paul Merchant (103) | Amy Zelko (104) | Mengcheng Qi (202) | Aaron Stemo (207) | Pornampai Narenpitak (208) | Chunling Yan (248)
- L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2012-2013: Xiongcheng Gu (103) | Fengchun Miao (104) | Shane Wehler (201) | Joel Neher (202) | Zijian Tao (207) | Bai Wang (247) | Tianyao Wu (249)
- Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Brian Zutter
- Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Laura Fleming
Graduate Awards
- Cornelius P. and Cynthia C. Browne Fellowship: Marty Lichtman | Michael Wood
- Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Nicole Vassh
- Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Family Award: Christopher Anderson | Ian Wisher
- Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Bethany Riley
- Mendenhall Graduate Award: John Gamble
- Emanuel R. Piore Award: William Cottrell (Fall 2012) | Mohandas Pillai (Spring 2013)
- Van Vleck Award: Amrit Poudel | Vladimir Zhdankin | Yuxuan Wang | Samuel Ducatman
Department Awards
- Best TA: Nicole Vassh
- Rookie of the Year: Ryan Foote
Department Service Awards
- Distinguished Service Award: Clint Sprott
2012
Undergraduate Awards
- Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Laura Fleming | Amanda Joers | Karissa Metko
- Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Blaine Law | Mohandas Pillai | Antonio Puglielli | Adam Wright
- Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Danny Jones | Alexandra Schroeder
- Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Physics Undergraduate Scholarship: Natalia Antropova | Eric Hendries
- L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2010-2011: Zachary Zinda (103) | Rachael Ann Lester (104) | Patrick Bollom (207) | Sharon Lu (207) | Eric Hendries (248) | Stephane Cooperstein (248)
- L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2011-2012: Tory Nestler (103) | Aaron Follansbee (104) | Jincheng Huang (207) | James Sebald (247)
- Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Georgios Stratis
- Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Craig Price
- Astronomy Department Awards
- Lowell Doherty Award for Excellence in Astronomy: Ali Bramson
- Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Family Award: Blakesley Burkhart
Graduate Awards
- Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Michael Wood
- Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Award: Kara Maller
- Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Peisi Huang | Christine Lewis | Meghan McGarry | Isobel Ojalvo | Andrea Peterson
- Germond Graduate Award: Saurabh Maiti
- Mendenhall Graduate Award: Tomas Hernandez | Joshua Weber | Ian Wisher
- Emanuel R. Piore Award: Huaike Guo (Spring 2012)
- Van Vleck Award: Christopher Anderson | Tomas Hernandez | Saurabh Maiti | Kenny Rudinger | Joshua Weber | Ian Wisher
Department Awards
- Best TA: James Hostetter (Spring 2011) | Michael Wood (Fall 2011)
- Rookie of the Year: Brendan Shanahan
Department Service Awards
- Distinguished Service Award: Robertson Leach
2011
Undergraduate Awards
- Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Jessie Otradovec
- Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Blaine Law | Jessie Otradovec | Nadia Qutaishat | Sara Stanchfield | Aaron Swander | Adam Wright
- Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Carli Peters
- Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Physics Undergraduate Scholarship: Danny Jones | Alexandra Schroeder
- L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2009-2010: Da Yin (103) | Yinshan Chen (104) | Ke Chu (201) | Yaming Jiang (202) | Tyler Will (207) | Dana Bellissimo (208) | Georgios Stratis (248)
- L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2010-2011: Linbailu Jiang (103) | Andrew Wiederhold (104) | Xiaoyi Qu (201) | Zhiyun Jiang (202) | Yicheng Li (207) | Leah Alstad (208) | Azeem Zaman (247)
- Liebenberg Family Research Scholarship: Craig Price
- Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Audra Amasino | Scott Moe | Rich Pang | Antonio Puglielli
- Astronomy Department Awards
- Lowell Doherty Award for Excellence in Astronomy: Jacob Miller | Victoria Hartwick
Graduate Awards
- Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Valerie Plaus
- Phyllis Jane Fleming Graduate Student Award: Kara Maller
- Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Emily Barrentine | Meghan McGarry | Isobel Ojalvo | Valerie Plaus | Chiu-Tien Yu
- Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Family Graduate Award: Kelsey Morgan
- Emanuel R. Piore Award: Chien Yeah Seng (Fall 2010) | Fangzhou Zhang (Fall 2010) | Isobel Ojalvo (Spring 2011)
Department Awards
- Best TA: Zach Deland (Spring 2010) | Jacob Feintzeig (Fall 2010) | Michael Wood (Fall 2010)
- Rookie of the Year: Nicole Vassh
Department Service Awards
- Distinguished Service Award: Chun Lin
2010
Undergraduate Awards
- Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Award: Victoria Hartwick (Astronomy) | Alexandra Schroeder (Physics)
- Dr. Maritza Irene Stapanian Crabtree Award: Jake Covey | Alejandro de la Rosa | Craig Price | Aaron Swander | Ruxiu Zhao
- Bernice Durand Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Megan Jones
- Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Physics Undergraduate Scholarship: Jane Kaczmarek | Jake Miller | Alexandra Schroeder
- L. R. Ingersoll Prize Spring 2008-2009: Tyler Van Dyck (103) |Anna Jean Moreland (104) |Kexian Zhu (201) | James Mott (202) | Xiong Xiong (207) | Timothy John Wendorff (208) | Ruxiu Zhao (248)
- L. R. Ingersoll Price Fall 2009-2010:Tyler Van Dyck (104) | Alexander Matthew Diedrich (201) | Andrew Lang (202) | Li Xuan Tan (207) | Anna Pendleton (208) | Eric Katzelnick (247)
- Albert Augustus Radtke Scholarship Award: Jonathan Bohn | Jonathan Jara-Almonte | Alex Lang | Lauren Levac | Jacob Swan
Graduate Awards
- Joseph R. Dillinger Award for Teaching Excellence: Vikram Adhikarla
- Raymond G. & Anne W. Herb Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship:Steven Hart
- Elizabeth Hirschfelder Award: Karen Andeen | Amanda Gault | Laura Gladstone | Meghan McGarry | Chiu-Tien Yu
- Karl Guthe Jansky and Alice Knapp Jansky Family Graduate Award: Claudia Cyganowski (Astronomy)
- Emanuel R. Piore Award: Matthew Brookhart (Fall 2009) | Zack DeLand (Spring 2010)
Department Awards
- Best TA: Valerie Plaus (Spring 2009) | Michael Wood (Fall 2010)
- Rookie of the Year: Zack DeLand
Campus Awards
- Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards Innovation in Teaching: Dhananjay Dhokarh
Department Service Awards
- Distinguished Service Award: Mary Stapanian | Juliette Apkarian