Annual Prizewinners’ Dinner 2024
27 October 2024
The Cavendish Laboratory’s Annual Prizewinner’s Dinner took place on 25 October 2024. Undergraduate Prize Winners, alongside Cavendish academics, celebrated their achievements and enjoyed a formal dinner at the Cloister Court of Jesus College.
The evening was hosted by Professor Mete Atatüre, Head of the Cavendish Laboratory. He opened the dinner by congratulating the special guests in attendance. “It is a privilege to celebrate the collective accomplishments that make the Cavendish Laboratory a leader in scientific research. Every achievement is a testament to our commitment to advancing science,” said Prof. Atatüre.
Among the special guests were Professors Paul Dastoor and Dan Frisbie, recently awarded the Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Professorships, Professor Lisa Jardine-Wright, Teaching Professor and Director of Isaac Physics, and Dr Boris Bolliet and Dr Sven Krippendorf, who have joined as Assistant Teaching Professors for the MPhil in Data Intensive Science. Dr Harry Cliff, Public Physicist for the Cavendish and STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship, was also in attendance.
Professor Atatüre acknowledged the teaching support staff, remarking, “Behind every achievement, there is vital support from our teaching office and administrative teams. Their efforts ensure our students and faculty can thrive, making such events possible.”
The evening concluded with Professor Atatüre presenting prize certificates to the winners. It was a night of celebration and recognition of promising future scientists. Below are more details of the current students and recent graduates who won the awards –
| Name | Prize |
| Terry Lam, Corpus Christi | Cavendish Part IA Prize for 1st year Physics |
| Adam Madill, Lucy Cavendish | Cavendish Part IA Practical Prize for 1st year Physics |
| Nihar Karve, Gonville and Caius | Cavendish Part IB A Prize: For best overall performance in Part IB A |
| Jiaqi (Joshua) Wu, Peterhouse | Cavendish Physics IB B Prize: For best overall performance in Part IB B |
| Daniil Zhitov, Corpus Christi | Cavendish Physics Part II – Hartree & Clerk Maxwell prize |
| Milosz Matraszek, Trinity | Cavendish Physics Part II – Amalendu Dev Memorial for Best Research Review, sponsored by Dr Ken Dev |
| Ziyu Lu, Trinity | Cavendish Physics Part II –
The Mark Warner Prize for talented theoretical physicists, sponsored by the Ogden Trust |
| Benjamin Gladwyn, Pembroke | Cavendish Physics Part III(Theoretical) – Nevill Mott Prizes for best Part III projects |
| Eero Jaaskelainen, Christs | Cavendish Physics Part III(Experimental) – Nevill Mott Prizes for best Part III projects |
| Laurens Smulders, Clare | Cavendish Physics Part III – Cavendish Laboratory Prize best overall performance in Part III |
| Crispin Turner, Queens’ | Cavendish Physics Part III – Cavendish Laboratory Computational Project Prize |
| Martin Griessman, Wolfson | Cavendish MASt – Cavendish Laboratory MASt Prize for best overall performance in the MASt |
Image: Annual Prizewinner Dinner 2024, from left to right, Martin Griessman, Ulrich Schneider, Terry Lam, Benjamin Gladwyn, Daniil Zhitov, Mete Atatüre, Crispin Turner, Adam Madill, Ziyu Lu, Laurens Smulders, Milosz Matraszek, Jiaqi (Joshua) Wu, Nihar Karve
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