Graduate Fellowship /physics/ en NSF Grad 91Ҹ Fellowships awarded to physics students and alumni /physics/2026/04/15/nsf-grad-research-fellowships-awarded-physics-students-and-alumni <span>NSF Grad 91Ҹ Fellowships awarded to physics students and alumni</span> <span><span>Kirsten Apodaca</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-04-15T15:49:39-06:00" title="Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - 15:49">Wed, 04/15/2026 - 15:49</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/physics/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-04/Old_Main_Blossoms1.jpeg?h=1df79d67&amp;itok=UW4mtf_D" width="1200" height="800" alt="spring blossoms in front of the Old Main building"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/122"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/186" hreflang="en">Graduate Fellowship</a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/194" hreflang="en">Student Awards</a> </div> <a href="/physics/kirsten-apodaca">Kirsten Apodaca</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">Four physics students and two alumni are among this year’s recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate 91Ҹ Fellowships. Overall, </span><a href="/graduateschool/2026/04/14/prestigious-nsf-fellowship-awarded-40-graduate-students" rel="nofollow"><span lang="EN-US">40 CU 91Ҹ students received fellowships</span></a><span lang="EN-US">, placing the university in the top 15 nationwide.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">Congratulations to senior Raymond Anchordoquy, graduate students Leo Illing, Miles Mackenzie, and Julia White, and alumni Aaron Barrios and Blake Maly. Three additional physics students and alumni received an honorable mention in this year’s competition.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US">The fellowship is highly competitive and recognizes outstanding students from across the United States in science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. Recipients receive professional development, research opportunities and three years of financial support with an annual stipend of $37,000.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">“We’re proud to see our students earning this distinction at the national level,” said Tobin Munsat, professor and chair of physics. “This recognition reflects not only their individual academic excellence and research potential, but also the strength of our community as a whole.”</span></p></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/physics/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/Old_Main_Blossoms1.jpeg?itok=tA5za72T" width="1500" height="978" alt="spring blossoms in front of the Old Main building"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:49:39 +0000 Kirsten Apodaca 2544 at /physics Five physics students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships /physics/2023/06/07/five-physics-students-awarded-prestigious-nsf-fellowships <span>Five physics students awarded prestigious NSF fellowships</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-06-07T13:18:21-06:00" title="Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 13:18">Wed, 06/07/2023 - 13:18</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/611"> Graduate Student </a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/122"> News </a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/114"> Newsletter </a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/519"> Student Awards </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/186" hreflang="en">Graduate Fellowship</a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/12" hreflang="en">News</a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/511" hreflang="en">Newsletter</a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/194" hreflang="en">Student Awards</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> window.location.href = `/graduateschool/2023/04/24/prestigious-nsf-fellowships-awarded-43-graduate-students`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:18:21 +0000 Anonymous 2156 at /physics The William and Dorothy O'Sullivan Graduate Award in Physics /physics/2012/02/15/william-and-dorothy-osullivan-graduate-award-physics <span>The William and Dorothy O'Sullivan Graduate Award in Physics</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2012-02-15T17:05:00-07:00" title="Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 17:05">Wed, 02/15/2012 - 17:05</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/122"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/190" hreflang="en">Graduate</a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/186" hreflang="en">Graduate Fellowship</a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/188" hreflang="en">O'Sullivan</a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/194" hreflang="en">Student Awards</a> <a href="/physics/taxonomy/term/192" hreflang="en">Students</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h3>Overview</h3><p>We are proud to announce the second year of the O'Sullivan Family Graduate Fellowship Award, funded by William and Dorothy O'Sullivan. Their gifts the last two years, and their commitments for the future, will provide critical fellowship support for the department's best and brightest incoming graduate students.</p><p>The O'Sullivan Family Graduate Fellowship Award will maintain a legacy of one of the Department's most distinguished faculty members and provide graduate fellowships for future generations of graduate students.</p><h3>Award Winners</h3><ul><li>2012 - John Corson and Theresa Christian</li></ul><h3>About The O'Sullivans</h3><p>Dr. William J. O'Sullivan is a Professor Emeritus of the 91Ҹ Department of Physics. His distinguished career lasted over 35 years, from 1968 to his retirement in 2002. Between 1988 and 1966, Dr. O'Sullivan served as Chair of the Department of Physics, a period of remarkable growth and success, largely due to his leadership.</p><p>Dr. O'Sullivan's research area was experimental condensed matter physics. Twelve Ph.D. Students in physics graduated under his mentorship, many of whom have gone on to distinguished careers in science. He and his students published 75 refereed physics journal articles and book chapters.</p><p>Dr. O'Sullivan earned a B.S. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1952, his M.S. in Physics from the University of Southern California in 1954, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1958. He was an assistant professor of physics at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School 1958-1959, staff scientist at Space Technology Laboratories 1959-1963, and staff scientist at Sandia National Laboratories 1963-1968.</p><p>Professor O'Sullivan was a Fellow of the American Physical Society and was twice awarded 91Ҹ Faculty 91Ҹ Fellowships. Dorothy J. O'Sullivan is the wife of William O'Sullivan and mother of the couple's three children. Professor O'Sullivan's many successes would have been impossible without her steadfast assistance.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:05:00 +0000 Anonymous 630 at /physics