Each year, the FSU Department of Physics recognizes its undergraduate and graduate students for excellence in the major. Featured below are recent award winners.
Undergraduate
Joseph E. Lannutti Scholarship Fund
The Lannutti Award recognizes excellence in undergraduate research. It was first awarded in 2009. This award is coupled with the annual Physics Department Undergraduate Poster Session that takes place each spring during Honors Week.
2025
- Keegan Smith (1st)
- Nam Mashraqi (2nd)
- Ella Sarnac (3rd)
2024
- Justin Scully
- Scott Baker
- Nam Mashraqi
2023
- Wonmin Song
- Bajron Zenelaj
- Ethan Todd
2022
- Diya Choudhury
- Ty Wilson
- Rebecca Van Gelder
2021
- Justin Marquez
- Meg Van Deventer
- Jane Case
2020
- Gillian Boyce
- Fabio Rivero
- Maarten de Haan
2019
- Zachary Goraum
2018
- Robert Goff
2017
- Amelia Estry
- Linsey Rodenbach
- Kyle Romines
2016
- Andrew Hurley
- Austin Skeeters
- Hannah Holt
- Megan Wheeler
2015
- Stephen Crothers
- Madeline Austin
- Ezra Brooker
2014
- Enmanuel Sanchez
- Dennice Roberts
- Spencer Jones
2013
- Kelly Ann Pawlak
- Ashley Huff
- Kyle Serniak
2012
- Daniel Moerland
- Andrew Wray
- Ashley Huff
2011
- Kristen Collar
- Morgan Askins
- Julia Bourg
2010
- Julia Bourg
- Rutger Dungan
- Alison Pawlicki
2009
- Kristen Collar
- Alison Pawalicki
- David Page
Lynn Shannon Proctor Fellowship
Lynn Shannon Proctor was a physics major at FSU when she died in an automobile accident. To honor her memory, her family established the Lynn Shannon Proctor Award in the Department of Physics. The award is for an applicant or outstanding student in the undergraduate or graduate program in physics. The recipient must be a member of an ethnic or gender group that is underrepresented in physics.
- 2025 – Elliot Parker
- 2024 – Moises Medina Restrepo
- 2023 – Wai-Ga (David) Ho
- 2021 – Giovanni Franco Rivera
- 2017 – Hannah Holt
- 2016 – Madeline Austin
- 2015 – Megan Matthews
- 2014 – Dennice Roberts
- 2013 – Ashley Huff
- 2012 – Alicia Gomez
- 2011 – Kristen Collar
- 2010 – Amy Rouinfar
- 2009 – Alison Pawlicki
- 2008 – Bernadette Cogswell
- 2007 – Amy Crisp
- 2006 – Rhiannon Mecharchand
- 2005 – Danielle Stroup
- 2004 – Lisi Goodlet
- 2003 – Stacy Pouliot
Anna H. Runyan Endowed Scholarship Fund in Physics
In 2012, the FSU Foundation received an unrestricted gift from the estate of Anna H. Runyan, who graduated from FSU in 1954 with a B.S. in physics. She worked for the Navy as a physicist in Panama City, FL. She died in 2012 and willed money to FSU "to be used as seen fit by the FSU Foundation's officers." This gift was used to establish the Anna H. Runyan Scholarship in Physics, to be distributed every year.
2025
- Adam Mooers
- Jake Scally
- Naoum (Nam) Mashraqi
2024
- Keegan Smith
- Robert Laughlin
- Shaheed Perez
- Zachary Levy
2023
- Michael Fredock
- Lexington Mandachi
- Moises Medina Restropo
- Justin Sculley
2022
- Peter McGoron
- Kevin Liguori
2021
- Rebecca Van Gelder
- Graham O’Donnell
2020
- Maarten de Haan
- Chika Onobogu
- Justin Marquez
- Janiris Rodriguez
2018
- Kelly Anderson
2017
- Corey Brummel-Smith
- Kenneth Hanselman
- Alex Saperstein
- Anna Yannakopolous
2016
- Austin Skeeters
- Amelia Estry
- Dayshon Mathis
- Hannah Holt
- Linsey Rodenbach
Günter Schwartz Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Günter Schwarz was a talented musician and a particularly fine pianist. He encouraged all of the FSU undergraduate physics majors to take as many courses as possible in music and related arts areas. The Günter Schwarz Memorial Scholar Award is given to students who have outstanding records in physics, have completed at least 90 credit hours towards the major, and have participated significantly in the music and/or related arts.
2025
- Holly Zeyl
2024
- Sarah Eschrich
2023
- Jack Lyons
2022
- Christina Schiffert,
- James Sullivan,
- Shelby Arrigo
2021
- Matthew DeJong
2020
- Meg van Deventer,
- Gillian Boyce
2019
- Adam Korbert
2017
- Savannah Mitchem
2016
- Kenneth Hanselman
2015
- Charlotte Welch
2014
- Drew Blankstein
2013
- Taylor Hynds
2012
- Daniel Scott Davis
2011
- Brett Gardner
2010
- Jared Doster
2009
- Steven Dolly
2008
- Keenan Pepper
2005
- Caroline Carpentieri
2004
- Jose Valery
2003
- Juliette Victoria
Clara Kibler Davis Scholarship
The Clara Kibler Davis Scholarship is for worthy female students studying physics, chemistry, mathematics and other courses in science.
2024
- Ana Pereira
- Holly Zeyl
2023
- Diya Choudary
- Sophia Korte
- Wonmin Song
2022
- Rebecca Van Gelder,
- Lexington Mandachi
2021
- Zain Abhari
- Chika Onubogu,
- Ashlyn Langford,
- Christina Schiffert
- Meg Van Deventer
Charles and Anna Uhrhan Award
- 2024 – Sofia Paulino Korte
- 2021 – Meg Van Deventer
- 2018 – Leon Hostetler
Graduate
J. W. Nelson Endowment
2025
- Jiabao Wang
- Zhenqi Hua
- Zihan Zhang
2024
- Haoyang Liu
- Mario Benites Valladares
2023
- Samuel Ajayi
- Gustavo Figueiredo
- Alex Haidet
2022
- Edmundo Barriga
- Yawaraj Adhikari
- Mariam Gogliashvili
2021
- Josiah Cochran
- Lily Joy Stanley
Dirac Endowed Fellowship/ Scholarship
- 2025 – Zhengfei Hu
- 2024 – Sogoud Sherif
- 2023 – Ruojun Wang
- 2022 – Angelica Goncalves Dos Santos
- 2021 – Pablo Giuliani
Hagopian Family Endowment Fund in High Energy Physics
- 2023 – Rafey Hashmi
- 2022 – De-lin Xiong
- 2021 – Vazha Loladze
Hellmann-Dirac Award in Theoretical Physics
- 2025 – Shameran Mahmud
- 2024 – Gustavo Figueiredo
- 2023 – Prakash Sharma
- 2022 – Vazha Loladze
- 2021 – Yuting Tan
Major Michael J. Mills Scholarship in Astrophysics
- 2024 – Branislav Rabatin
- 2023 – Mariam Gogliashvili
- 2022 – Melissa Shahbandeh
- 2021 – Felipe Maldonado
Clara Kibler Davis Scholarship
The Clara Kibler Davis Scholarship is for worthy female students studying physics, chemistry, mathematics and other courses in science.
2025
- Ronghe (Erin) Wang
2024
- Purbita Rahman Prova
- Elham Fereidouni Balangan
- Brittney Grimes, Georgette Kufatty
2023
- Keke Feng
- Irene Roman
- Shameran Mahmud
2022
- Aikaterina Flessa
- Ashton Morelock
- Meutia Wulansatiti Nursanto
- Yuting Tan
2021
- Greta Chappell
Yung Li Wang Graduate Fellowship
2025
- Angel Rosado Trinidad
- Irfan Mohammad
- Kaitai Xiao
- Yuxin Wang
2024
- Keshav Singh
- Manoj Subramanya
- Wai-Ga (David) Ho
- Yuwaraj Adhikari
2023
- Arijit Gupta
- Zhenqi Hua
- Olatunde Oladehin
2022
- Alex Moon
- Zihan Zhang
- Bal K. Pokharel
2021
- Jennifer Neu,
- Sangsoo Kim,
- Wenkai Zheng
Hagopian Family Endowment Fund in High Energy Physics
2025
- Kevin Liguori
- Steffi Bower
2024
- Irene Roman
- Ali Al Kadhim
2023
- Angelica Goncalves dos Santos
2022
- Ryan Kim
2021
- Suho Kim
John D. Fox Scholarship Fund
The John D. Fox Scholarship Fund supports outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in physics. Preference will be given to, but not limited to, students who have demonstrated academic merit and whose scholarly activity is focused in the area of nuclear physics. Financial need is a secondary consideration.
2025
- Shaheed Perez
- Vignesh Sitaraman
- Zachary Levy
2024
- Jesse Hernandez
- Marc Salinas
2023
- Alex Conley
- Bryan Kelly
- Scott Baker
2022
- Graham O'Donnell
- Ellens Lopez-Saavedra
2021
- Gordon McCann
John E. & Melissa D. Gray Novotny End Graduate SS-Physics
- 2024 – Ronald Melendrez, Luz Jimenez Vela
- 2022 – Sangsoo Kim
- 2021 – John McFarland
Anna H. Runyan Endowed Scholarship Fund in Physics
In 2012, the FSU Foundation received an unrestricted gift from the estate of Anna H. Runyan, who graduated from FSU in 1954 with a B.S. in physics. She worked for the Navy as a physicist in Panama City, FL. She died in 2012 and willed money to FSU "to be used as seen fit by the FSU Foundation's officers." This gift was used to establish the Anna H. Runyan Scholarship in Physics, to be distributed every year.
- 2022 – Tyco Brahe Mera Evans
- 2021 – Jing Lu
Richard L. Wilder
- 2024 – Benny C. Schudelmier, Mohammad Irfan