Physics Department Awards and Scholarships
The department generally recognizes one or more graduating physics majors and one or more graduating MS students for outstanding scholarship in physics courses. The awards, which are presented at the annual School of Natural Science and Mathematics Awards Banquet, consist of individual engraved plaques. In addition, the names of all awardees are engraved on a permanent plaque which is on display within the department.
All graduating majors and MS candidates are considered for the award. No formal application is needed.
The department annually recognizes one or more physics majors for outstanding service to the department. The awards, which are presented at the annual School of Natural Science and Mathematics Awards Banquet, consist of individual engraved plaques. The names of all awardees also are engraved on a permanent plaque, which is displayed within the department.
All upper-division majors are considered for the award. No formal application is needed.
This scholarship, which honors the memory of Professor Ed Cooperman, usually is awarded annually to a continuing physics major. The amount of the award varies, but typically is approximately $300. The scholarship is presented at the School's annual awards banquet, and the name of the recipient is engraved on a plaque displayed within the department. Both need and academic achievment are considered in the selection of the recipient.
A formal application is required. Forms are available from the Department Office in the Spring semester.
This award, which is funded by a generous endowment provided by Emeritus Professor Raymond V. Adams, is presented to a physics major who designs an experiment for use in the department's teaching laboratories. The work must be supervised by a faculty member, and the student must submit a full written description of the experiment. Thanks to a recent additional donation from Professor Adams, the amount of the award now is $1000. It is presented at the School's annual award banquet, and the name of the recipient is engraved on a permanent plaque displayed within the department.
A formal application is required. See the notices posted in the department for more information.
This prize, which is funded by a generous gift from the family of the late Dr. Robert W. Kedzie, will be awarded annually to the graduating physics major who has shown the greatest improvement throughout his or her undergraduate career. All graduating physics majors are eligible for the award regardless of the semester of graduation. No formal application is required. All undergraduate physics courses including those taken at other institutions will be considered in determining the degree of improvement.
The nominal amount of the prize is $250. However, during the first few years of this program the amount of the prize may be somewhat less.
The Dan Black Scholarships provide $4,000 per year in support to junior and senior physics majors. They are awarded mainly on student promise. These awards were made possible by the generosity of Mr. Dan Black, a CSUF graduate in physics. Both continuing and transfer students are eligible. For more information contact the Physics Department Office.
A generous donation by the family of the late Norman Nitzberg, machinist for
the physics department and the college of NSM, provides for awards to honor
two students each year in the area of experimental physics: The first award
is a $200 cash award to a non-graduating physics major showing the most
promise in an area of experimental physics research, the second award is
a major physics reference book (or two books) for a graduate who has excelled
in experimental physics and the use of the machine shop.
This is a new award for 2006.
The Louis and Sara Shapiro Memorial Loan Fund provides short-term, emergency loans to Cal State Fullerton physics graduate students and physics majors who have attained upper-division standing. Follow the link for more information.
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