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Department ofPhysics

Physics Awards/Honor Society

The David Blockus Award

Established in 2007 in memory of David L. Blockus, Ph.D., this prize is presented each year to the outstanding senior physics major, as determined by the faculty of the Department of Physics.


Recipients

2024: Leyang Ding

2023: Robert Cady

2022: Josh Mitchell

The Carl H. Hayn Physics Prize

Established in 1997 by William and Katherine Duffy in honor of Carl H. Hayn, S.J., longtime physics professor at Santa Clara University. The prize is awarded annually to the most outstanding student in the sequence Physics for Scientists and Engineers I, II, and III, as selected by the faculty who teach the sequence.


Recipients

2024: Renee Chapla

2023: Seth Madden

2022: Nicholas Lopatin

The John B. Drahmann Prize in Physics

Established in memoriam in 2001 by Jean Drahmann, this prize is awarded to the graduating senior physics major who best exemplifies the hard-working and earnest values of John B. Drahmann, longtime dean of sciences and professor of physics.


Recipients

2024: Jwwad Javed

2023: Hannah Aguirre

2021: Rob Cady

Sigma Pi Sigma

Sigma Pi Sigma, the national physics honor society, was founded in 1921 at Davidson College in North Carolina. The Santa Clara University chapter was founded in 1969. Sigma Pi Sigma endeavors to help students attain a clearer understanding of the powers of science, to promote further interest in the advanced study of physics, to foster the spirit of scientific research, and to encourage a professional spirit and collegiality among students of physics. Members are selected from the upper 25 percent of their class and must also have a grade point average of 3.3 in physics and mathematics.

2024 Recipients:

Ben Bisconti
Leyang Ding
Daniel Gutierrez-Monge
Jwwad Javed
Ivar Rydstrom
Justin Sun

2023 Recipients:

Robert Cady
Javier Garcia de Castro
Peter Hovland
Skyler Weight

2021 Recipients:

Ben DalFavero
Alexandria Kissas
Josh Mitchell
Vikram Naidu
Pratul Saini
Rob Stallman
Joshua Yaldaei