TAP Programs for Students
Graduate Student Research Prize
The Theoretical Astrophysics Program (TAP) seeks to award one student at the University of Arizona with the Graduate Student Research Prize. Beginning in 2020, this will be an annual competition in order to more frequently highlight students conducting exceptional theoretical astrophysics research. The application period opens each November with applications due mid-January. Please join the TAP mailing list to receive future announcements.
The winner of the completion will receive a commemorative plaque, a $1000 cash award, and an invitation to present their work during the spring colloquia series. Review and selection are done by committee and are based on the quality and originality of the research.
The TAP is pleased to award 2024 Graduate Student Research Prize to Yangyan Cai (Sam Gralla, advisor). Dr. Cai will be invited to provide a TAP Colloquia talk fall 2024.
The 2025 competition will be announced in November 2024. Subscribe to the TAP Listserv to receive future announcements.
1) Must be either a current grad student or < one-year post-Ph.D. completion.
2) Original research article submitted or published in a peer-reviewed journal within the previous two years.
3) Provide a one-page summary outlining the importance and context of the work.
4) Submit research advisor endorsement statement, including an estimate of the student’s percent contribution to both the research and the writing (minimum 60% student contribution expected).
Please contact Rosie Johnson, TAP Project Manager, with any questions.
Graduate Student Research Prize Recipients
Name | Department | Year |
Yangyang Cai | Physics | 2024 |
Haowen Zhang | Astronomy | 2023 |
Gabriele Bozzola | Astronomy | 2022 |
Nicolas Garavito-Camargo | Astronomy | 2021 |
Joshua Lothringer | Lunar & Planetary Lab | 2019 |
Youngmin JeongAhn | Lunar & Planetary Lab | 2016 |
Evan Schneider | Astronomy | 2014 |
Tim Johannsen | Physics | 2011 |
Curtis Cooper | Lunar & Planetary Lab | 2006 |
Martin Pessah | Astronomy | 2006 |
Todd Thompson | Physics | 2000 |
Sharada Iyer | Physics | 2000 |
Chris L. Fryer | Astronomy | 1996 |
William Sears | Lunar & Planetary Lab | 1994 |
TAP Travel and Training Grants for Students
The TAP small matching grants program seeks to provide resources to undergraduate and graduate students to assist with training, travel for research collaboration, or confernece attendance to support their educational and research pursuits and help to prepare them for entering the future job market.
Grant awards up to $1,000 may be used for training opportunities, conferences, research-related travel, or professional supplies/equipment. Preference will be given to new applicants and those in the later stages of their degree program.
The application period for 2025 awards will be announced November 2024. Awardee decisions announced each February to support early planning for spring/summer travel. Application availability will be announced through the TAP listserv.
Past Awardees of TAP Travel and Training Grants
Click on the tabs above to view the past recipients by year
Sabina Abate | |
Atri Bhattacharya | Physics |
Rixin Li | Astronomy |
Rachel Smullen | Astronomy |
Etka Pastel | Astronomy |
Carolynn Raithel | Astronomy |
Etka Patel | Astronomy |
James T. Keane | Lunar and Planetary Science Laboratory |
Gabriele Bozzola | Astronomy |
Saverio Cambioni | Lunar and Planetary Science Laboratory |
Pedro Espino | Physics |
Hamish Hay | Lunar and Planetary Science Laboratory |
Rixin Li | Astronomy |
Rachel Smullen | Astronomy |
Maria Steinrueck | Lunar and Planetary Science Laboratory |
Adam Sutherland | Astronomy |
Tyler Trent | Astronomy |
Jiachuan Xu | Astronomy |
Gabriele Bozzola | Astronomy |
Jose Cisneros | Physics |
Emmanouil Drimalas | Physics |
Tintin Nguyen | Astronomy |
Chang Tao Yang | Physics |
Jada Walters | Lunar and Planetary Science Laboratory |
Xiaozhou Zhao | Lunar and Planetary Science Laboratory |
Yangyang Cai | Physics |
Soley Hyman | Astronomy |
Vikram Manikantan | Astronomy |
Ian Matheson | Lunar and Planetary Science Laboratory |
Jiachuan Xu | Astronomy |
Eonho Chang | Astronomy |
Jonah Barber | Physics |
Jose Cisneros Castro | Lunar & Planetary Science Laboratory |
Katie Chamberlain | Astronomy |
Eonho Chang | Astronomy |
Emmanouil Drimalas | Astronomy |
Hayden Foote | Astronomy |
Soley Hyman | Astronomy |
Ian Matheson | Lunar & Planetary Science Laboratory |
Pranjal RS | Astronomy |
Himansh Rathore | Astronomy |
M Smith | Astronomy |
Jackson Zarisky | Astronomy |