Robert and Lillian Pepin Undergraduate Research Awards for Physics

This scholarship was established by a gift from the estate of Robert and Lillian Pepin. Professor Pepin was a longtime faculty member in the School of Physics and Astronomy and also served for 20 years as the director of the Institute of Technology (now College of Science and Engineering) Honors Program. He was a pioneer in the use of mass spectrometry to study the composition of the entities of our solar system, such as planets, meteorites and comets. The scholarship is intended to support undergraduate physics majors (or intended majors) who are participating in (or intend to start) conducting research. The application should include a brief description of the proposed research and must be accompanied by a letter of support from a prospective faculty research advisor.