Each senior thesis was reviewed by a senior thesis committee consisting of the research advisor, senior thesis course instructor, and a third faculty member. If all three thesis committee members felt the senior thesis is outstanding, the student receives the award. The committee's votes were blind.
| 2022 | Brady Elster |
| 2020 | Kurt Burdick, Liana Rodelli, Wyatt Vigilante |
| 2018 | Alex Bredikin |
| 2017 | Ryan Bouricius |
| 2016 | Eli Adler, Oliver Vischer |
| 2015 | Greg Fobes, Charles Woodward |
Awarded to students with an outstanding senior project and senior project report.
| 2022 | Chris Weil |
| 2021 | Oluwasekemi Odumosu, Raymond Rogers, Jediah Tau |
| 2019 | Thy Doan Mai Le |
| 2017 | Angelo Niforatos |
The Balance Award goes to a senior physics and astronomy major who balanced the demands of scholarship, course work, and community service particularly well.
| 2022 | Antara Sen |
| 2021 | Kemi Odumosu |
| 2020 | Robert Melikyan |
| 2019 | Thy Doan Mai Le |
| 2018 | Salvatore Ferrone |
| 2017 | Matt Bellardini |
| 2016 | Eli Adler |
| 2015 | Alisa Babcock |
| 2014 | Jeffrey Porzio |
| 2013 | Joey Engelbrecht |
| 2012 | Andrew Hope |
| 2011 | Judith Olson |
| 2010 | Jordan Hyatt |
| 2009 | Colin Howard |
| 2008 | Nik Batruch |
| 2007 | Nitin Rajan |
| 2006 | Kevin Faehndrich |
| 2005 | David Whelan |