Student Achievement

Description: This scholarship is available to any student in 3rd-year honors Applied Mathematics.

Recipient: Matthew Holden (2011-12)

Description: Awarded annually to the student registered in the second-year of an Honours Specialization in Physics with the highest average mark above 80% in the first-year courses and a minimum mark of 80% in both Physics and Mathematics. 

Recipient: Rayan Atique (2025-26)

Description:Awarded annually to students entering the second year of any Honours Specialization (preferred) or double Major in an Honours degree in the Faculty of Science. The scholarships will continue in the third and fourth years, provided the student maintains an 80% average in 5.0 or more courses each academic year in an Honours Specialization or double Major in the Faculty of Science. Recipients who are in the Basic Medical Sciences program within the Faculty of Science in year 2 will continue to receive the scholarship in years 3 and 4 within the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Students pursuing a dual degree will not be eligible to continue receiving this scholarship. If a recipient does not qualify to continue receiving the scholarship, another student from the same year will be selected. These scholarships were made possible by a bequest by the late Gertrude M. Hamilton BA '32 (Zoology) in memory of her parents. Value: 8 at $2,200 each year, continuing for 3 years Effective: 2022 - 2023 academic year

CRITERIA:

• FACULTY SPECIFIC
• MIN 80% AVERAGE
• NAMED DONOR AWARD

HOW TO APPLY: No Application required.

Description: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the fourth year Honors Research Project (Physics 4999E) with a minimum mark of 80%.

Recipients:

• Quinn Ciardelli/Samuel Barber (2024)
• Maxximuss Cole-Andre/Katie Brown (2023)
• Jenna Veugen/Jill Psotka (2022)
• James Graham (2021)
• Anastasia Codirenzi (2020)
• Tim Hallatt/Matthew McCready (2019)
• Joshua Folkerson/Cody McLeod (2018)
• Abhilash Mathews (2017)
• Nathalie Thibert (2016)
• Brian Hau Duong (2015)
• Michael Bramble (2014)
• Saied Sorkhou (2014)
• Leesa Marie Fleury (2013)
• Cameron Hopkins (2013)
• Maria Goiko (2012)
• Nathan Armstrong (2011)
• Matthew Quinn (2010)
• David Marchant (2008)
• Ildiko Beres and Elena Gil (2007)
• Robert Chatelain, Tara Jill Parkin, James Wurster (2006)
• Jamu Alford and Andrew Todd (2005)
• Sean Barry Gryb (2004)
• Derek Masterman (2003)
• Joseph Postma (2002)
• Colleen G. Schinkel (2001)
• Christopher Patrick McNorgan (2000)
• Michael Mwangi (1999)
• Bob Nguyen (1998)
• Rachael Lewis (1997)
• Tom A. Glickman (1996)
• Reza Kasrai (1995)
• Kimberley Catherine Hall (1995)
• Jeremy D. Gill (1994)
• Darren Hugh Keyes (1993)
• Christopher Temple Sparrow (1993)
• Yujian Ren (1992)
• Gary Paul Gortmaker (1991)
• Steven Roy Leffler (1990)
• C.Y. Edward Tong (1989)
• Daniel Kucerovsky (1989)
• Darcy L.D. Mason (1988)

Description: Awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student registered in the Faculty of Science in any year beyond year one, who is enrolled in an Honors Specialization, Major, or Specialization in Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy or Chemistry. Candidates must have a minimum 85% average and demonstrate financial need. Applications can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar and must be submitted by October 31. Selection of the recipient will be made by the Office of the Registrar. This scholarship was established through Foundation Western by J. David Jackson (BSC '46, DSC '89) in memory of Professor Gar Woonton who served the UWO Physics Department from 1931 to 1948 before going to McGill and later Laval. Gar Woonton returned to Western in 1974, and was an Honorary Professor until his death in 1980.

Description: Awarded annually to full-time undergraduate students in third or fourth year of any module in Physics, based on academic achievement, commitment to research and community service. Applications may be obtained from the Department of Physics and Astronomy and must be submitted by September 30, with a maximum one-page statement that describes the student’s research experience and community service. The Department of Physics and Astronomy will select one recipient in third year and one recipient in fourth year. This scholarship was established by a gift from Dr. Gérard Hébert (PhD ’60).

Recipients: 

• 2026-27: Soufan, Reem (3rd year)
• 2026-27: Abdul Rahman,Rayhan Mohammed (4th year)

Description: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the honors Physics program with a minimum average of 80%.

Recipients (1923-1959):

• 1959: Gerald Roy
• 1959: Robin Ollerhead
• 1959: William Laidlaw
• 1958: Robert McEachran
• 1957: Ruby Ebisuzaki
• 1956: Edmond Reeves
• 1956: John Prothero
• 1955: Shirley Chandler
• 1955: William King
• 1954: Robert C. Smith
• 1954: Bartley McIntyre
• 1953: Beverley Young
• 1953: Raymond Dankwardt
• 1952: Roderick Wilson
• 1952: Bruce McIntosh
• 1951: Robert L. Williams
• 1951: John E. Lokken
• 1950: Peter A. Fraser
• 1950: Stanley J. Gladys
• 1949: W. Parker Alford
• 1949: George A. Harrower
• 1948: Felix Pirani
• 1947: Werner Teichert
• 1946: J. David Jackson
• 1946: Donald Hunten
• 1945: Hugh Leah
• 1944: John B. Brown
• 1943: James A. Carruthers
• 1941: Ross Love
• 1939: Maurice Rosenthal
• 1934: Reuban Hornstein
• 1934: John Tamblyn
• 1932: Donald W. McVicar
• 1931: Alba Musselman
• 1929: John F. Heard
• 1927: Phillip J. Fallona
• 1926: Malcolm Crawford
• 1925: A.M.I.A.W. Durnford
• 1923: Kenneth Thomson

Description: Awarded for Honors Physics, Third Year Endowed by the late Mrs. John Gordon McIntosh, of Winnipeg, in memory of her husband.

Description: This scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate student who has demonstrated financial need and who achieves a minimum 80% average. These scholarships were established by a generous bequest from Laurene Paterson.

Description: Mervin Wass grew up on a farm near Granton, north of London. He graduated from Western in the class of '33. His generous endowment provides scholarships for science students who are studying mathematics.

Recipient: Saied Sorkhou (2011-12)

Description: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the honors Astronomy program with a minimum average of 80%. Endowed by the late Dr. H.R. Kingston in memory of his wife.

Recipients:

• Samuel Barber (2024)
• Katie Brown (2023)
• Jill Psotka (2022)
• Sofia Pasquini (2021)
• Callum Dewsnap (2020)
• Dakota Cecil (2019)
• Joshua Folkerson (2018)
• Sina Khajehabdollahi (2015)
• Neil Bhatt (2013)
• Mathew Abado (2012)
• Allison Hill (2011)
• Cory Shankman (2010)
• Owen Blackwell (2009)
• Stephanie Keating (2008)
• Robbie Halonen (2007)
• James Wurster (2006)
• Christopher Bildfell (2003)
• Peter Dobias (2002)
• Wayne Neil Edwards (2001)
• Simon T. Strasser (2000)
• Norma Froelich (1999)
• Christopher Tycner (1999)
• Tara Helene Atcheson (1998)
• Brian S. Moffat (1996)
• Scott A. Benoit (1995)
• Denise M. Kaisler (1994)
• Alison I. Procter (1993)
• Victor S. Uras (1990)
• T.A. Aaron Sigut (1988)
• Marcia E. Wehlau (1984)
• Peter J.T. Leonard (1983)
• David A. Bohlender (1982)
• Ian A. McLean (1978)
• Patrick Mann (1977)
• A. Russell Taylor (1976)
• Lindsey E. Davis (1975)
• Henry J.A. Leparskas (1974)
• R. Carl Bignell (1966)
• R. Douglas Hierlihy (1966)

Description: Awarded to outstanding undergraduate students to allow them to pursue research during the summer

Recipients by Year:

Description: Awarded to the student with the highest standing in the honors Physics program with a minimum average of 80%. Endowed by former students and friends of Dr. Dearle, MBE, FRSC.

Recipients:

• Maxximuss Cole-Andre (2023)
• James Graham (2021)
• Idan Nemirovsky (2020)
• Matthew McCready (2019)
• no candidate (2018)
• Patrick Hatch (2017)
• Sumit Sharma (2016)
• Brian Hau Duong (2015)
• Saied Sorkhou (2014)
• Leesa Marie Fleury (2013)
• Rafael Schulman (2012)
• Nathan Armstrong (2011)
• Sam Chippin (2010)
• Adrienne Campbell (2009)
• Kevin Green (2008)
• Jeffrey Yao Chiun (2007)
• Robert Chatelain (2006)
• Stephen Donald Hudson (2005)
• Sean Barry Gryb (2004)
• Ken Wong (2002)
• Ryan Chad Rivest (2001)
• Christopher Patrick McNorgan (2000)
• Michael Mwangi (1999)
• Mark J. Allen (1998)
• Christopher M. Pinciuc (1997)
• Tom A. Glickman (1996)
• Michael Anthony Ketter (1995)
• Mark Roseman (1995)
• Susan Puddephatt (1994)
• Jeremy D. Gill (1994)
• Deidre Louise Batchelar (1993)
• Yujian Ren (1992)
• Gary Paul Gortmaker (1991)
• John Andrew Girash (1990)
• C.Y. Edward Tong (1989)
• Karl M. Krushelnick (1987)
• Eric F. Donovan (1986)
• Eric R.J. Saettler (1986)
• Robert Jedicke (1985)
• Paul E. Van Esbroeck (1984)
• David A. Crandles (1983)
• Eva B. Marcinowski (1981)
• Stephen K. Burley (1980)
• Peter A. Hardy (1979)
• Randy S. Kissack (1978)
• William E. Hampton (1973)
• Neil A. Alberding (1972)
• Parweez Gulshani (1971)
• Igor T. Shuster (1971)
• Stephen C. Box (1970)
• Bert Guindon (1970)
• Brian P. Kennedy (1969)
• Ernest L. McFarland (1968)
• Robert Mickle (1967)
• Andres Jaaku (1966)
• Gerrit de Boer (1965)
• Gordon R. Whiting (1965)
• Robert Dynes (1964)
• Maaike Hoeksema (1964)
• Robert Reader (1963)
• Larry Chamberlain (1962)
• Shirley Haycock (1962)
• Ross Turnbull (1962)
• Robert Clarke (1961)
• Rokus de Hartog (1961)
• Edmund Hartlin (1960)
• Uldis Rutulis (1960)
• William Gascoigne (1960)

Description: This scholarship is open to all second, third, or fourth-year students in the Faculty of Science. It is made possible by a bequest to Foundation Western by the late Ruth V. Lumsden (BA '79) and Robert O. Lumsden (BA '78).

Recipient: Rafael Schulman (2011-12)

Description: Available to full-time students registered in their third year of study at the University of Western Ontario based on academic achievement in Year 2.

Recipients:

• Cameron Hopkins (2011-12)
• Dawn Mackay (2011-12)

Description: Awarded to a third year student in an Honours Specialization in Physics, or a double Major in an Honours degree which includes one or both, or in any of the undergraduate programs in Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering. Scholarship will alternate between the Faculty of Science in even years and the Faculty of Engineering in odd years. Donated by the General Electric Company, Schenectady, N.Y., in honour of John A. I. Young, PEng,BSc Honours Physics and Mathematics (Radio Physics Option), Western 1950, and recipient of the General Electric Steinmetz Award, 1981. Established through Foundation Western. 

Recipients:

• Peter Legg (2007-08)
• James Wurster (2004-05)
• Sean Gryb (2002-03)
• Glencora Borradaile, Applied Math (2000-01)
• Richard Clarkson, Applied Math (1996-97)
• Doreen Lynn Silvester (1995-96)
• Rachel Anne Lewis (1994-95)
• Jeremy D. Gill (1992-93)
• Andrew Kat Fung Tjew (1990-91)
• Erika Lisa Winkler (1986-87)
• Janice C. Winte (1983-84)

Description: Awarded annually to the student receiving the highest mark in Medical Biophysics 4467A/B: Radiation with Medical Applications. Established through the generosity of the J.B. Bickell Foundation.

Recipients:

• Dae Myoung Yang (Danny) (2013)
• Spencer Martin (2011)
• Matthew Quinn (2010)
• Adrienne Campbell (2009)
• Renee Filion (2002)
• Colleen Schinkel (2001)

Description: Awarded by the University Board of Governors for the highest standing in the Major in an Honors Double Major Degree, with a minimum average of eighty percent.

Recipients:

• James Graham (Physics) (2021)
• Julia Bruce-Robertson (Physics) (2020)
• Adam Sosnowski (Medical Physics) (2014)
• Nicole Drakos (Astrophysics) (2013)
• Nataliya Moldovan (Medical Cell Biology) (2010)
• Nataliya Moldovan (Medical Physics) (2010)

Description: Awarded by the University Board of Governors for the highest standing in the Honors Specialization, with a minimum average of eighty percent.

Recipients:

• Ethan Sacoransky (Medical Physics) (2020)
• Michael Bramble (Planetary Science) (2014)
• Andrew Jung Jongho (Medical Physics) (2014)
• Adam Sosnowski (Medical Physics) (2014)
• Stephanie Blain (Planetary Science) (2012)
• Samuel Embaye (Applied Mathematical Methods) (2012)
• Matthew Holden (Physics) (2012)
• Arvand Barghi (Medical Physics) (2011)
• Erin Kennedy (Science and Education) (2011)
• Matthew Quinn (Medical Physics) (2010)