ABOUT THE AWARD

This award has been founded by Professor Emeritus and former Department of Astronomy Chair You-Hua Chu, and is named in honor of her parents,  Mr. and Mrs. Hsiang-Pai and Wen-Hua Chu. Mr. and Mrs. Chu have always emphasized education and encouraged their children to achieve high goals and excellence, all four of whom obtained graduate degrees in the United States. This Excellence in Research Graduate Student Award has been established to honor Mr. and Mrs. Chu's wish to encourage young scientists to achieve excellence in research.

Recipients shall apply in writing for the Chu Award, including:

  1. A copy of a significant refereed research publication authored or co-authored by the student.
  2. A concise (1-2 paragraph) summary of their research program and their publication's significance. The department will request a brief supporting statement from the student's advisor.
  3. A current CV

The application form can be found here.

Applications will be reviewed by the Chair and Executive Committee, who will select the Chu Award recipient.

 

CHU AWARD WINNERS

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 2024: Haille Perkins

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2024: Nick Conroy 

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Tony and Patrick

2023: Yu-Ching (Tony) Chen and Patrick Aleo

 

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Burke

2022: Colin Burke

 

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Sreevani Jarugula
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Patrick Mullen

2021: Sreevani Jarugula and Patrick Mullen

 

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Jennifer Li

2020: Jennifer Li

 

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Holgado and Chu

2019: Miguel Holgado

 

Ben

2018: Benjamin Ryan

 

Dom

2017: Dominique Segura-Cox

 

2016 Mani Chandra

2016: Mani Chandra

 

2015 Rukmani

2015: Rukmani Vijayaraghavan