Drake Physics Prize

Drake runs a contest for high school physics majors in the following states: Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota.

This takes the form of a test written by the faculty of the Drake Physics and Astronomy department which is taken at the student's home institution. Students are entered by their high school physics or science teachers.

First prize in the test is a full, 4-year tuition scholarship to the Drake Physics and Astronomy department. A second 4-year tuition scholarship is offered to a runner-up (top 50 senior) based on the academic record of the student, high school teacher and counsellor recommendations, and the results of interviews held in April.

High school students and teachers unfamiliar with the contest should contact the department at 515-271-3141.

Professor Staunton, chair, awards the 2002 Physics Prize to Pavel Batrachenko	2002 winner, Pavel Batrachenko, holding the Physics Prize Trophy (the trophy stays at the winner's high school for a year)

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