Margie Lauritsen Leighton Prize Winners
The Lauritsen Leighton Prize is awarded annually to one or two undergraduate students, preferably women, who have completed their sophomore year and are majoring in Physics, Astronomy, or Astrophysics. The prize was established by Drs. Walter Selove and Fay Ajzenberg-Selove.
2024 - Emily Hu, Diya Kumar, Giulia Murgia
2023 - Zofia Admaska, Riley Tam
2022 - Shalini Kurinchi-Vendhan, Elsa Palumbo
2021 - Elsa Palumbo
2020 - Yuchen Tang
2019 - Tegan Loveridge, Mai Nguyen
2018 - Margaret Anderson, Madison Brady
2017 - Emily Wu
2016 - Anita Kulkarni
2015 - Yanbing Zhu
2014 - Chien Yi Chang, Cassidy Yang
2013 - Connie Hsueh, Lisa Wang
2012 - Irina Ene
2011 - Nina Budaeva
2010 - Yanqi Zhang
2009 - Sedona Price
2008 - Rebecca Russell
2007 - Rachel Reddick
2006 - Sarah Stokes
2005 - Emily Russell
2004 - Amber Swenson
2000 - Daina Paulikas
1998 - Juna Kollmeier
1997 - Klejda Bega