The Henry Krakauer Dissertation Award

This award is offered annually in recognition of an outstanding dissertation by a graduate student in physics. (Note: This fund is established in memory of Professor Henry Krakauer, an exceptional Theoretical Condensed Matter Physicist and Respected Colleague, who served the college from 1980-2023)

Nominations for this award should include the following

Letter from the advisor
Student’s CV
Digital copy of the final dissertation
Digital copy of the defense presentation
Any useful additional supporting materials.

Nominations should be considered during the dissertation defense committee and should be submitted to the Graduate Studies committee by August 1 at the end of each academic year. Dissertations completed in the 12 months prior to the August 1 deadline will be considered for the award.

Recipients:
2024 - Felipe Ortega-Gama
2023 - Siyuan Chen