Alysia Marino and Dennis Perepelitsa Named 2021 Teachers of the Year

Anonymous — Wed, 05 May 2021 23:28:50 +0000

Alysia Marino and Dennis Perepelitsa Named 2021 Teachers of the Year Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/05/2021 - 17:28

This has been a very unusual year for classes in the Physics Department. Like our students, our faculty have also stepped up to provide outstanding instruction and mentoring. This year, the Department acknowledges two faculty in particular whose efforts went above and beyond the call of duty: Alysia Marino and Dennis Perepelitsa.

Professor Marino achieved outstanding classroom teaching and development and reforms in courses at all levels.

Professor Perepelitsa demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching and mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students.

Congratulations to our 2021 Teachers of the Year!

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2021 Staff of the Year Awarded to Tiffany Mason and Skip Woody

Anonymous — Wed, 05 May 2021 22:30:40 +0000

2021 Staff of the Year Awarded to Tiffany Mason and Skip Woody Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/05/2021 - 16:30

Physics staff have also contributed at an exceptionally high level over the past year. The Department would like to acknowledge two staff members for making particularly valuable contributions throughout 2020 and into 2021.

Tiffany Mason is the Program Manager for the NIST-Prep program. Her invaluable leadership of the PREP programs over the past year has been a tremendous service to the NIST-Prep students and their Principal Investigators.

The Department would also like to acknowledge Skip Woody for his many contributions to laboratory instruction and in particular for his leadership in ensuring the functioning of the entire Duane Physical Laboratories complex during the Pandemic.

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Physics Honors Graduate Student and Postdoc Excellence with Spring 2021 Awards

Anonymous — Wed, 05 May 2021 22:22:53 +0000

Physics Honors Graduate Student and Postdoc Excellence with Spring 2021 Awards Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 05/05/2021 - 16:22

The Department of Physics has announced awards in excellence for physics graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who have demonstrated excellence in and beyond their fields. Congratulations to the Spring 2021 award winners:

Excellence in teaching

Cai Cash for outstanding contributions to the 1120 teaching team, including:

Above-and-beyond assistance handling unexpected pandemic-related issues
Serving as an outstanding example of pedagogy to the other TAs

Sarah Kerr for outstanding contributions to both the 1120 and 3220 teaching teams, including:

Above-and-beyond assistance handling unexpected pandemic-related issues
Serving as an outstanding example of pedagogy to the other TAs
Always looking for new opportunities to engage with and assist students in these courses.

John Zaris for outstanding contributions to Phys 2010 & Phys2130 including

Above and beyond concern for his students and their learning
Analyzing his teaching and looking for ways to further improve
Always ready to help out with course logistics as needed

Dr. Jacob Pettine for outstanding contributions to the online version of Phys 4410 including

Invaluable assistance with course logistics
Daily interactions with students, creating connections to both people and course material, despite the remote format
Nominated by both course instructor Prof Rogers and research advisor Prof Nesbitt

Dr. Alexandra Werth for outstanding contributions to Phys 1140

Primarily responsible for the design, creation and running of a remote version of the Phys 1140 lab course
Remote version of Phys 1140 has been very successful and popular with students.

Outstanding service contributions

Kazemi Adachi for outstanding contributions to CU prime and GASP (CU graduate student association)

Interim president and founding member of GASP

Pablo Aramburu Sanchez for outstanding contributions to GASP and CU-Prime

GASP interim Social Chair and founding member
CU-Prime Diversity Workshops & Mentorship

Berenice Garcia for outstanding contributions to equity and inclusion work including:

Founding member and graduate liaison for COSMOS (Community of Support for Marginalized Students)
Work with Upward Bound, a mentoring and tutoring program for first-generation and low-income high school students

Yonas Gebre for outstanding contributions to EIC (Equity, Inclusion and Cookies committee).

Gayle Geschwind: for outstanding contributions to Equity and Inclusion work in the department, including:

PISEC (Partnerships in Informal Science Education in the Community) site leader, consistently ensuring that PISEC logistics run smoothly
Chair and convening member of JEDI (Jila’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee)
One of the founding members of the CU APS – IDEA team.
One of the founding members of GASP

Andrea Marton Menendez for outstanding contributions to Partnerships in Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC), over 10 semesters, including:

Procuring special experimental supplies for students interested in creating their own experiment
Leading PISEC sites for multiple years
Helping to manage PISEC's social events and build culture
Planning for the program’s future health and success

Juniper Pollock for outstanding contributions to Equity and Inclusion work in the department, including:

Founding member of the CU APS-IDEA team and newsletter contributor
Founding member of GASP
Member of R-Cubed

Dr. Michael Bennett for outstanding informal science learning work including:

Leadership in JILA’s Physics Frontier Center educational programs
Directing and strengthening the Partnerships in Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC) program for the last 5 years. This program engages youth from historically under-represented communities in physics and enables undergrads, grad students and post-docs to learn about community engagement, diversity and teaching
Member of JEDI (JILA’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) committee.

Dr. Jessica Hoehn - for many years of outstanding contributions to equity and inclusion work in the department including:

Broadening diversity in the department
A leading member of the Equity, Inclusion and Cookies committee for many years
Long standing member of the Partnerships in Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC), which engages youth from historically under-represented communities in physics.
Founding member of the CU APS-IDEA team

Dr. Alexandra Lau for outstanding contributions to Equity and Inclusion work in the department, including:

Founding member of CU APS-IDEA team
Many years of work on the EIC (Equity, Inclusion and Cookies) team.

Dr. Ben Pollard for outstanding contributions to CU prime over many years. • Founding member and organizer of CU-Prime and the broader Access Network (national) • Advising and support of many undergraduates within and beyond CU

Dr. Michael Vignal for outstanding contributions to Equity work in the department, including:

Service to the R^3 committee
Running ‘Fostering Inclusivity’ workshops for incoming grad students
Working to create a culture where all voices within the department are represented
Assisting with the formation of a new graduate student association (GASP)

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Commencement

Alysia Marino and Dennis Perepelitsa Named 2021 Teachers of the Year

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2021 Staff of the Year Awarded to Tiffany Mason and Skip Woody

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Physics Honors Graduate Student and Postdoc Excellence with Spring 2021 Awards

Excellence in teaching

Outstanding service contributions

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