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Congratulations to Kaito Iwasaki for being awarded the 2023 Phillip C. Stanger Prize in Astronomy. Kaito (left) is pictured receiving his award from Dr. Brad Trees (right), Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

The Phillip C. Stanger Prize in Astronomy is awarded by the Department of Physics and Astronomy to a senior student who has shown excellence throughout their career at Ohio Wesleyan University in the field of astronomy and astrophysics. The prize was created through a generous donation by the Stanger family, leaving a lasting legacy for longtime Professor of Astronomy, Phillip C. Stanger.

Congratulations to Nilu Debb for becoming a member of Sigma Pi Sigma! Nilu (left) is pictured with Dr. Yunhua Ding (right), Sigma Pi Sigma Advisor.

Sigma Pi Sigma is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics and astronomy. More information on Sigma Pi Sigma can be found on their webpage.

Congratulations to Malcolm Henderson for becoming a member of Sigma Pi Sigma! Malcolm (left) is pictured with Dr. Yunhua Ding (right), Sigma Pi Sigma Advisor.

Sigma Pi Sigma is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics and astronomy. More information on Sigma Pi Sigma can be found on their webpage.

Junior Astrophysics Major Hannah Green has been accepted into the US CMS Undergraduate Internship Program at Fermilab for summer 2023! This summer Hannah will learn about computational tools and data-science methods to analyze data obtained from the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Hannah will start her internship by spending two weeks at Fermilab before then moving to Purdue University for the remainder of the program. The P.I. for this resesearch is Dr. Miaoyuan Liu, Purdue University

The US CMS Undergraduate Internship Program seeks to address the under-representation of women and other minoritized students in physics and related STEM fields by offering the opportunity to complete a 10-week paid internship at one of more than 50 US institutions, while working with scientists affiliated with the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN). For more information on this program visit the Fermilab internship webpage.

Sophomore Physics and Pre-Engineering Major Madison Cofer has been awarded a small grant via the OWU Small Grant Program for their project: seaMATE Underwater Robotics Build! Utilizing the knowledge and skills that Madison has acquired from analog and digital electronics (PHYS 375), they will build a seaMATE pufferfish underwater robotic kit from scratch.

The OWU Small Grant Program seeks to fund student signature projects that complement their academic studies. For more information on this program visit the small grant program guidelines page

Congratulations to Sophomore Astrophysics Major Malcolm Henderson for being awarded the Muller Award by the Dept. of Physics and Astronomy. The Muller award began in 2000 from a generous donation by Robert and Elizabeth Muller, recognizing a student that shows promise in physics early on in their education.

Malcolm received the Muller award at the annual Muller Award Banquet where the department also welcomed a virtual presentation by Dr. Rowan Thomson, Professor of Physics and Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Carleton University titled Actions to Advance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Science.