Graduate Level

The 2016 Robert S. Hyer Graduate Research Award of the TSAPS was awarded to Eric Godat of Southern Methodist University. Advisor: Dr. Fred Olness

“For their work on parton distribution functions used to describe the internal structure of the proton which is crucial in helping separate known physics from that expected in searches for new physics phenomena at the Large Hadron Collider.”

Undergraduate Level

The 2016 Robert S. Hyer Undergraduate Research Award of the TSAPS was awarded to Catherine Arndt of Baylor University. Advisor: Dr. Howard Lee

“For their work on zero-index materials for ultra-thin optical devices which is significantly important for imaging, photo/thermo-voltaic, hot-electron excitation and optical sensing applications.”