Graduate Awards ( Departmental | University )
The awards listed below are given to Astronomy Department Graduate Students. Recipients of the awards are chosen by the Graduate Studies Executive Committee.
Fred T. Goetting, Jr. Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Given in recognition for outstanding service to the department or outstanding teaching service.
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Year |
Recipient |
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Chalence Safranek-Shrader |
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Irina Marinova & Jeremy Murphy |
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Guillermo Blanc |
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Joshua Adams |
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Sarah Salviander & Shadrian Strong |
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Amy Forestell |
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Claudia Knez |
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Julia Silge & Joe Tufts |
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Marsha Wolf & Erin McMahon |
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Nairn Baliber & Joe Tufts |
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Pamela Gay |
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Yancy Shirley |
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Pamela Gay |
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Marcel Bergman |
David Allen Benfield Memorial Scholarship in Astronomy
Given annually (or less often) for excellence in research work.
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Year |
Recipient |
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Jeremy Murphy |
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Guillermo Blanc |
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Donghui Jeong |
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David Fisher and Jarrett Johnson |
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Ivan Ramirez |
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Lucas Cieza |
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Nick Sterling |
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Mukremin Kilic |
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Jeong-Eun Lee |
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Anjum Mukadam and David Yong |
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n/a |
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Yancy Shirley |
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Inese Ivans |
Frank N. Edmonds, Jr. Memorial Fellowship in Astronomy
Given to support outstanding research.
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Year |
Recipient |
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Paul Robertson |
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Manos Chatzopoulos |
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Jeremy Murphy |
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Donghui Jeong and Irina Marinova |
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Jarrett Johnson |
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Ivan Ramirez |
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Marcelo Alvarez |
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Lucas Cieza |
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Nick Sterling |
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Shizuka Akiyama |
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n/a |
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Greg Doppman |
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Inese Ivans |
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Juntao Yuan |
Board of Visitors Graduate Student Second Year Research Defense Award
Given in recognition for an outstanding Second Year defense of research to date.
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Year |
Recipient |
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Taylor Chonis |
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Manos Chatsopoulos |
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Guillermo Blanc and Sean Couch |
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Donghui Jeong |
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Mike Dunham |
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Ivan Ramirez |
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Lucas Cieza |
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David Smith |
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Jeong-Eun Lee |
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Jasmina Marsh |
Livingston Outstanding Graduate Student
For outstanding performance by graduate student academic employees.
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Year |
Recipient |
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Joshua Adams |
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Lucas Cieza-Gonzalez |
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Nicholas Sterling |
Outstanding Thesis/Report
Three annual University awards recognize outstanding master's theses/reports. Nominations accepted from Graduate Studies Committee Chairs.
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Year |
Recipient |
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Emmanouil Chatzopoulos |
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Tim Weinzirl |
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Jarrett Johnson |
Outstanding Dissertation
To doctoral students whose dissertations merit recognition for excellence in scholarship, research, and writing. One nomination accepted annually from each graduate program.
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Year
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Recipient
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Ian Roederer |
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Mukremin Kilic |
University Continuing Fellowships
80-90 annual awards, UT's largest, are based on: major accomplishments since entering Graduate School, a well-defined program of research, strong personal statement, and letters of recommendation. Financial need is considered. Nominations are accepted from Graduate advisors, and evaulated by faculty review committees.
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Year
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Recipient
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Erik Brugamyer |
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Guillermo Blanc |
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Guillermo Blanc |
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Donghui Jeong |
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Michael Dunham |
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Elizabeth Fernandez |
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Lucas Cieza-Gonzalez |
Harrington Fellowship
In support of gifted and ambitious young scholars at The University of Texas at Austin at a level that would equal or exceed the levels of prestigious longstanding programs at other institutions around the world.
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Year |
Recipient |
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Joshua Adams |
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Lucas Cieza-Gonzalez |