Physics Student Awards


Physics Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to our 2023-24 physics scholarship winners:

DuValle Scholarship

  • John Clark
  • Lauren Furlong
  • Daniel Johnson             


Jared Adkins Scholarship

  • Briana Provencher        


Helminger Undergraduate Research Fellowship

  • John Clark

Outstanding Physics Student Awards

As the Spring Semester draws to a close every year, the Department of Physics presents the Outstanding Physics Student Award to students demonstrating outstanding academic performance in Physics for that academic year. Candidates for the award must have completed a year of physics at the University of South Alabama during the academic year in either of the following sequences:

1. PH 114 & PH 115 (Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics)

2. PH 201 & PH202 (Calculus-Based Physics)

The awards are open to all students regardless of major. Eligible students are nominated by one of the student's instructors and voted on by the entire faculty.


Outstanding Student Award Archive

2019 - 2020 Student Awards for PH 114 / PH 115:

Outstanding Students

  • Katelyn Vollmuth
  • Noel Godang
  • William Olena


Honorable Mention

  • Alexander Fleet
  • Ian Singley
  • Kartik Patel
  • Andrew Blake

2019 - 2020 Student Awards for PH 201 / PH 202:

Outstanding Students

  • Hannah Giannini
  • Alfredo Huerta


Honorable Mention

  • Ian Baum
  • Diego Calderon
  • Aaron Godfrey
  • Courtney Glenn 

2017 - 2018 Student Awards for PH 114 / PH 115:

Outstanding Students

  • Srihari Prahadeeswaran
  • Brandon Webb
  • Emily Denision
  • Zara Ijaz

Honorable Mention

  • Anna Puckett

2017 - 2018 Student Awards for PH 201 / PH 202:

Outstanding Students

  • Long Dinh

Honorable Mention

  • Samuel Campbell
  • Brandi Robins