Joseph Henry Physics Competition

In 2012 Physics Department started annual competition for undergraduate students interested in physics. The tournament takes place in mid-November, and all physics majors are strongly encouraged to participate in it. The problems and lists of winners can be found below.

Since 2015 competitions have been supported in part by the CHEER fund.

If you have questions about the Competition, please contact Jesse Ernst or Oleg Lunin.

2021
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Winners

The results of the 2021 Joseph Henry Competition

First Prize: Jacob Stern

Second Prize: Yiming Qin

Third Prize: Henry Ashley

2019
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Winners

The results of the 2019 Joseph Henry Competition

The winner of the competition: Steven Gassner (senior).

Winners by category

Sophomores: Jacob Stern

Freshman: Henry Ashley

2018
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Winners

The results of the 2018 Joseph Henry Competition

The winner of the competition: Simi Kaur

Winners by category

Senior: Andrew Knutson

Junior: Meng Zhang

Sophomores: Nathan Tinklepaugh

2017
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Winners

The results of the 2017 Joseph Henry Competition

First Prize: Frederick Bayer

Second Prize: Andrew Knutson

Third Prize: Daniel Fausak and Julia Estrada

2016
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Winners

The results of the 2016 Joseph Henry Competition

First Prize: John McFarland

Second Prize: Nicholas Vanderpool

Third Prize: Udit Gupta

2015
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Winners

The results of the 2015 Joseph Henry Competition

The winner of the competition: Udit Gupta (Senior).

Winners by category

Seniors:

First Prize: Udit Gupta

Second Prize: Nicholas Vanderpool

Juniors: Noah Park

Sophomores: Andrew Fernandes

2014
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Winners

The results of the 2014 Joseph Henry Competition

The winner of the competition: Udit Gupta (Sophomore)

Winners by category

Seniors

First Prize: Nicholas Carrara
Second Prize: Chris Robertshaw

Juniors

First Prize: Nicholas Vanderpool
Second Prize: Xinzhong Chen

Sophomores

First Prize: Udit Gupta
Second Prize: Anthony Lobko

2013
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The results of the 2013 Joseph Henry Competition

The winner of the competition: Fatima Hussain (Senior)

Winners by category

Seniors

First Prize: Fatima Hussain
Second Prize: Matthew Sarker

Juniors

First Prize: Yuxuan Du
Second Prize: Chris Robertshaw

Sophomores

First Prize: Xinzhong Chen
Second Prize: Eric Dohner

2012
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The results of the 2012 Joseph Henry Competition

The winner of the competition: Jingwei Jiang (Junior)

Winners by category

Seniors

First Prize: Vicky Tang
Second Prize: Steve Lauzon

Juniors

First Prize: Jingwei Jiang
Second Prize: Daniil Gladkov

Sophomores

First Prize: Yexin Zheng
Second Prize: Richard Dygert

Freshmen

First Prize: Jacob Behm