The Department of Physics has awarded fourth-year undergraduate Sareen Sabra the eighth annual Lucjan Krause Undergraduate Scholarship in Physics.
The scholarship was established by Dr. Krause's family in his name to recognize deserving undergraduate students in any physics program who, through their academic and scientific endeavours, bring recognition and honour to the University of Windsor's Department of Physics. The award is for $1,500.
Physics Club president Sareen Sabra is the recipient of the $1,500 Lucjan Krause Undergraduate Scholarship in Physics.
Sabra says the award is a physical reminder that the work she has done has made an impact.
"Most of the time, whether I'm doing research or helping out in the department, I do it because I genuinely enjoy it I love talking, doing and thinking about physics. Winning this award wouldn't have changed that, but it's definitely encouraged me to keep going and keep doing what I enjoy," she says.
"It's also nice that this award was created by a former department head. It shows how much the department cares about its students and supports their growth and achievements, which makes it feel even more meaningful."
Sabra is currently president of the Physics Club.
"Sareen is a highly successful student and has made many valuable contributions to the physics department," says Steven Rehse, head of the Department of Physics.
"Along with carrying a GPA of 95, she has been a very active and proactive president of the Physics Club. She has made it her mission to strive for both fun and excellence as a student-led club, winning the Science Society "departmental association of the year" award, and to reach out to as many junior physics students and other students across campus as possible."
Sabra performs theoretical physics research with professor Jeffrey Rau. She is the recipient of the Baylis Research Internship and two Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Undergraduate Student Research Awards. She is currently writing up the results of her work and hopes to have a publication produced this year before she graduates.
She has disseminated her research results by attending the Canadian Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics and the Canadian Association of Physicists annual congress, giving an oral presentation entitled "The Spreading of Chaos in Systems with Long Range Interactions."
