Outstanding Dissertation Awards

Dissertation Awards Laud Academic Excellence

Published
May 19, 2025
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The Outstanding Dissertation Award is bestowed upon nominated students who are truly exceptional. Nominees are evaluated on the merit and creativity of their research. Congratulations to the 2024-2025 award recipients:

  • Michael Taylor, Department of Optics, New Hamiltonian Formalisms for Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
  • Zachary Barber, Department of Philosophy, Why Mindfulness Matters for Morality
  • Braden Weight, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ab Initio Simulations of Molecular Quantum Dynamics and Exciton-Polaritons
  • Chang Liu, Department of Economics, Essays on International Macroeconomics
  • Hannah Swerbenski, Department of Psychology, Measurement and Analytical Issues in the Study of Maltreatment Sequelae and Related Intergenerational Processes