ROBERT K. GOULD PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Established in 1994 by friends and colleagues in honor of Robert K. Gould, professor of physics, 1968–1994. Awarded to the graduating senior whose senior work in physics best exemplifies the high standards for research set by Professor Gould. The 2020 Robert K. Gould Prize in Physics was awarded to Isabel Weber Cravioto for her outstanding laboratory work building a photothermal microscope, under the supervision of Assistant Professor of Physics Michael E. Durst. This sophisticated project required her to apply a wide range of knowledge in physics, including optics, lasers, electronics, and electricity and magnetism. She excelled in all aspects of this independent project, from initial construction, beam alignment, soldering, and testing through to the final data collection and analysis of the photothermal signal in gold nanoparticles.