5 SUNY Oneonta Students Receive Physics and Astronomy Awards

Five SUNY Oneonta students received scholarships and awards from the Department of Physics and Astronomy this semester.

The Douglas and Dorothy Scott Fielder Scholarship is awarded to full- or part-time undergraduate students who are Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors (accrued 25 credits or more) majoring in Physics or Adolescent Education Physics (PHYS, AEPH), who demonstrate academic achievement and financial need. This scholarship is renewable with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better while continuing to meet eligibility requirements for up to eight consecutive terms.

Thomas Passannante received the Douglas and Dorothy Scott Fielder Scholarship award.

The Michael P. Merilan Scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Michael Merilan, the long-time Dean of the Division of Arts and Sciences and SUNY Oneonta astronomer. In his 25 years of service to SUNY Oneonta, Dr. Merilan was tireless in his efforts to share his love of astronomy with members of SUNY Oneonta and local communities.

This scholarship is awarded to Physics majors pursuing the minor in Astronomy (PHYS-PHYA, PHYS-PHYB) who have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA and financial need. This scholarship can be renewed if a student maintains a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better and continues to meet original eligibility requirements, subject to a maximum of eight consecutive terms/awards in total.

Julia Busemeyer received the Michael P. Merilan Scholarship award.

Established in honor of Dr. Charles T. P. Wang's memory, the Wang Scholarship is awarded to a freshman physics major whose first-semester academic work shows exceptional promise. Additional awards are given to upperclassmen based on exceptional academic work.

Alexander Ashmall-Liversidge, Jack Millen and Jacson Wolfe were recipients of the Wang Scholarship Award.

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