Awards and Honors
Martin G. Larrabee Award This award, established in honor of Martin G. Larrabee, Professor of Biophysics, is open to seniors for meritorious undergraduate research in biophysics. Those wishing to be considered must announce their candidacy to the Dept. Chair at least three months before commencement. Ete Z. Szüts Undergraduate Research Travel Award This award, named in honor of a PhD graduate student from this department, will provide funds for up to 80% of the transportation costs of undergraduate research students in biophysics to attend a scholarly meeting. A member of the Biophysics Dept. faculty who will be at the same meeting must sponsor recipients. Honors in Biophysics To be eligible for departmental honors at graduation, biophysics majors must achieve an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher. In addition, a paper based on their mandatory six lab research credits must be submitted and be acceptable to the student’s research supervisor and research sponsor. To qualify, students must complete the Honors Checklist for biophysics, and have it approved by their faculty advisor and the DUS coordinator (Dr. Woodson) by early April. Click here for more information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
