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Physics awards

Joel Matthew Orloff Award for Service--for service to the department, Institute or community

Terri M. Yu '03, EECS and physics, San Jose, Calif.
David B. Starr '03, mathematics and physics, River Forest, Ill.
Jeffery B. Brock '03, physics, Allston, Mass.


Philip Morse Memorial Award--for a senior of high academic standing in physics who plans to pursue graduate study in physics

Philip C. Schuster '03, mathematics and physics, Oregon City, Ore.


Malcolm Cotton Brown Award--for a senior of high academic standing in physics who plans to pursue graduate study in experimental physics

Alexander D. Wissner-Gross '03, EECS, mathematics and physics, New Hyde Park, N.Y.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on June 4, 2003.

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