Phone: 616-331-2274
Fax: 616-331-3740
Dr. Karen Gipson (Chair)
gipsonk@gvsu.edu

118 Padnos Hall of Science, 1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401
Grants, Awards, & Honors
(received by the physics faculty)

  • Dr. Edward Hamilton, Visiting Professor of Physics, selected for the GVSU Interfraternity Council Professor of the Month, April 2009.
  • Mr. Glen Swanson, Adjunct Faculty of Physics,  featured in National Solar Tour, Nov. 2009.
  • Dr. Karen Gipson, Associate Professor of Physics is the recipient of  the 2008 Women's Commission Impact Award.

  • Dr. Ross Reynolds, Professor of Physics is the recipient of the 2008 Pew Teaching Excellence Award.
  • Dr. Brad Ambrose, Associate Professor of Physics is the recipient of the 2006 Pew Teaching Excellence Award.
  • Dr. Harold Schnyder, Associate Professor of Physics is the recipient of the Cottrell College Science Award from  Research Corporation (2005 – 2008).
  • Dr. Kingshuk Majumdar, Assistant Professor of Physics  is the recipient of the Cottrell College Science Award from Research Corporation (2005 – 2008).
  • Dr. Kingshuk Majumdar, Assistant Professor of Physics  is the recipient of the Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics (at University of California, Santa Barbara) Scholar Award (2005 – 2008).
  • Dr. Brad Ambrose, Associate Professor of Physics is the recipient of  NSF CCLI-EMD Grant DUE-0441426 (2005 - 2007): "Developing a Tutorial Approach to Enhance Student Learning of Intermediate Mechanics."
  • Dr. Douglas Furton, Associate Professor of Physics is the recipient of  Michigan Space Grant Consortium Research Seed Grant Program (2004 – 2005).
  • Dr. Brad Ambrose, Associate Professor of Physics is the recipient of GVSU Presidential Teaching Initiative Award (2001 - 2002).
  • Dr. Karen Gipson, Associate Professor of Physics is the recipient of GVSU Professor of the Year 2001 Award (by the Student Senate) .


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