Department News
2003-2004
Awards presented this year at the 2004 Convocation Award Ceremony on Tuesday, April 27:
Edwin Foster Kingsbury Prize (Established as an annual award to those students whose performance and promise is judged by the department to be the most outstanding during the year of the award): Alison Andrews, Devin Edwards and Benjamin Reschovsky
Physics and Astronomy Founders Award (Awarded periodically to a senior who has demonstrated four years of outstanding progress and development of his or her understanding of physics or astronomy.): Trevor King and Nels Gilbreth
Physics and Astronomy Alumni Award (Awarded to those students concentrating in physics and astronomy, who, in the opinion of the department, have made the most significant progress in the study of their major subject and the relations of this science to other fields of learning: Matt Pysher
PICNIC 2004 was held on May 5, 2004 at the White Eagle Lodge and Teepee. Largest attendance ever despite the somewhat cloudy wet weather. Lots of good food and fun.
Matt Schutzer '04 has won a Fulbright scholarship to study Biomechanics in Germany next year. Matt is a Physical Science major. Congratulations to Matt!
Anthony Annunziata '05 has won a Barry M. Goldwater scholarship, which is a very prestigious national scholarship for undergraduates in science and engineering. There were 310 scholarships awarded nationally this year. Anthony is a Physics major. Great job, Anthony!
PhD's received by our graduates in the last year: 8!
in Physics: Matt Cashen '96 (Stony Brook), Deep Gupta '97 (MIT), Scott Lacey '96 (Oregon)
in Astronomy: Paul Abell '90 (RPI), Dave Berger '97 (Georgia State U.), Jeff Kern '95 (NRAO-New Mexico Inst. of Mining & Tech.), Christy Tremonti '94 (John Hopkins)
in Space Science: Jennifer Heldman '98 (U. Colorado)
2004 Graduating Class: 10
Physics: Nathaniel Blauss, Patrick Crawford, Nels Gilbreth, Trevor King, Jonathan Kopenhaver, Matthew Pysher, and Chris Ritacco
Astronomy-Physics: Joseph Martin
Astrogeophysics: Alison Koleszar
Physical Science: Matthew Schutzer
Charlie Holbrow featured in "People in Physics" on line at Physics Central (March 2004).
In-house research on geometric phase makes the "TOP STORIES OF 2003" in APS Physics News in 2003 (see pg. 2)
Beth Parks has made the news for her work on energy audits with her CORE class (Energy and Sustainability) and her outreach program (Girls Under the Hood) that ties Colgate to the community. For more information on this news, follow this link.
Tony Aveni featured in Colgate's "In the News" (January 2004).
Tom Balonek quoted in Utica Observer Dispatch, January 15, 2004 in response to President Bush's proposed space plan.
Kiko Galvez has been promoted to Full Professor of Physics and Astronomy! Congratulations Kiko! (December 2003)
In-house research on a new geometric phase in optics made it to Physical Review Letters (and its cover!). Patrick Crawford '04, Matt Pysher '04, Henry Sztul '01 and PJ Haglin '01 were among the coauthors. This work was also highlighted in the American Institute of Physics' Physics News Update and July 2003 issue of Physics Today. For more information on this research follow this link.