Eric Brewe [2018]
Drexel University
Citation: For foundational research and development in introductory physics, pioneering work on student
networks in education and contributions to the community advancing physics education
Research.
Nominated by: GPER
Marcos (Danny) Caballero [2022]
Michigan State University
Citation: For foundational research and development on the roles of computation in physics education and contributions to research on undergraduate and graduate education in physics.
Nominated by: GPER
Catherine Hirshfeld Crouch [2021]
Swarthmore College
Citation: For leadership in physics education research focused on promoting thoughtful use of interactive engagement for all students, and for making physics relevant to life science majors, as well as for supporting others through archiving of key resources, mentoring, and commitment to equity and inclusion in STEM.
Nominated by: GPER
Zahra Hazari [2020]
Florida International University
Citation: For foundational research on identity development in the shaping of future physicists, and for supporting women in physics and promoting, through research and service, the importance of high school teachers for shaping the physics community.
Nominated by: GPER
Andrew F. Heckler [2021]
Ohio State University
Citation: For substantive contributions to research in physics education through the integration, application, and dissemination of the practices, constructs, and theoretical frameworks of cognitive science into high-quality scholarship advancing the field’s understanding of physics learning and teaching.
Nominated by: GPER
Charles Henderson [2016]
Western Michigan University
Citation: For pioneering research into use of research-based instructional strategies in physics, as well as leadership and service to the physics education research community, and serving as an ambassador to science, technology, engineering and math education broadly.
Nominated by: GPER
Sarah B. McKagan [2018]
American Association of Physics Teachers
Citation: For contributions to physics education research in energy and quantum mechanics, and for
supporting excellence in physics teaching by pursuing scholarly efforts on the adoption of
effective practices, organizing research-based resources, and creating tools for communities of
physics educators.
Nominated by: GPER
Steven Pollock [2015]
University of Colorado, Boulder
Citation: For pioneering efforts in upper division physics education research by applying interactive engagement teaching methods and by performing measures of their effectiveness.
Nominated by: GPER
Mel S Sabella [2019]
Chicago State University
Citation: For contributions to research in the field of introductory physics education courses designed to leverage the strengths of underserved and diverse student populations and engage them as co-investigators, and for demonstrating the utility of nontraditional measures of success in physics education.
Nominated by: GPER
Rachel E Scherr [2017]
Seattle Pacific University
Citation: For foundational research into energy learning and representations, application of video analysis methods to study physics classrooms, and physics education research community leadership.
Nominated by: GPER
Richard Steinberg [2015]
City College of New York
Citation: For contributions to understanding the teaching and learning of physics ranging from elementary school science to quantum mechanics and for using physics education research to improve K-16 instruction.
Nominated by: GPER
John R. Thompson [2023]
University of Maine
Citation: For performing seminal research on student use of mathematics in physics and the learning and teaching of thermal physics, for leading interdisciplinary collaborations and conferences, and for leadership in the physics education research community.
Nominated by: GPER
Michael Wittmann [2015]
University of Maine
Citation: For foundational research into student learning of physics, pioneering work in K-12 teacher development, and leadership in building community for physics education researchers.
Nominated by: GPER